Police arrest 3 SRU students
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — State police arrested three Slippery Rock University students Thursday night after they allegedly robbed another student at gunpoint in his off-campus apartment that afternoon.
This is the second gun-related incident at The Grove apartment complex this week.
Julian Durden, 21, of Pittsburgh and Calvert Anderson, 23, of Johnstown were arrested at 6 p.m. on robbery, burglary, theft and conspiracy charges, according to a news release. Both are football players for SRU and were arrested outside the locker room after practice, police said.
Robert Brown, 22, of Pittsburgh was arrested about 11 p.m. on the same charges after a traffic stop, according to police.
Another arrest warrant was issued for Quatrell Jones, 23, of Johnstown, police said.
About 2 p.m., several black males allegedly broke into a first-floor apartment in building 11 at The Grove at 145 Harmony Road, Sgt. Rachel Graham said Thursday.
The resident, Kessel Weber, 21, and a friend were held at gunpoint while the men allegedly stole cash, a cell phone and other items from the apartment.
Weber knew the men who robbed him and identified Durden and Anderson, the release said.
Police got a search warrant for the three suspects’ apartment in the Heights apartment complex on Grove City Road in the township and recovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia there.
Several handguns also were found, police said.
All three suspects were taken to the Butler County Prison.
Both Durden and Anderson were kicked off the football team Thursday night effective immediately, a university spokesman said.
SRU notified students of the alleged robbery in the afternoon by sending out an e-mail and posting an alert to its website.
It is unknown if the incident Thursday has any connection to an attempted homicide that occurred Sunday at the entrance to The Grove apartments, Graham said.
In that case, three black men got out of a vehicle at 12:30 a.m. and allegedly fired shots at a gray Pontiac Grand Prix that was entering the apartment complex, police said.
No arrests have been made in that case.
All three suspects in Thursday’s robbery are listed in SRU’s student directory on its website.
Anderson also is awaiting a court date for charges of driving under the influence, careless driving and reckless driving stemming from an incident in Slippery Rock Township on May 18.
The property manager at The Grove deferred comments on the incident to a representative of Campus Crest, the Charlotte-based company that owns the complex.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the state police barracks in Butler at 724-284-8100.
