BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar University Police are seeking an 18-year-old Lamar student they believe is responsible for an assault with a deadly weapon in the dorms in early March.
Jay Elijah Knox, 18, is wanted on a felony warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon connected to an assault on a student in the Gentry Hall dorms on Sunday, March 10, 2024, according to a Lamar Police Facebook post.
He's described as being 5'11" tall and weighs about 180 pounds police said.
Lamar Police ask that they be called immediately at 409-880-7777 if Knox is seen on or around the Lamar campus.
Knox is accused of being part of a group of four people, at least one armed with a handgun, who entered a dorm room in Gentry Hall at about 5 p.m. that evening according to file stories.
They then assaulted the dorm resident and robbed them before fleeing according to the Lamar University Police Department.
The suspects were last seen getting into a silver Dodge Avenger and speeding off towards Highland Boulevard according to police at the time.
This is a developing story, we will update with more information if and when we receive it.
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