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Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Capital Region College Dorm, Police Say

A college student is facing weapons charges after allegedly bringing a loaded gun to his Capital Region dorm room.

The Bryant and Stratton College dorms in Albany.

The Bryant and Stratton College dorms in Albany.

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Jalen Brown, 20, was arrested at Bryant and Stratton College’s student housing complex on Union Drive in Albany on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, according to Albany Police.

Officers responded to the University Heights College Suites at around 5 p.m. after campus security reported a student with a handgun in their dorm room.

Investigators located Brown as he returned to his room and found a loaded 9mm handgun, police said.

“Through investigation, it was determined that there was no threat to anyone during this incident,” Albany Police said in a statement.

Brown was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a weapon. He was being held at the Albany County jail on $20,000 bail.

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