A Maple Grove teenager threatened to shoot a Gustavus Adolphus College student in the head before stealing her car from the campus early Saturday morning, according to new criminal charges.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 18-year-old Tayvius S. Martin with two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of simple robbery and theft of a motor vehicle in connection with the incident.
Charlie Potts, the dean of students at the college in St. Peter, said in an email Monday that Martin is “not affiliated with the Gustavus community”.
In a news release following the incident, the St. Peter Police Department said officers responded to a carjacking involving a suspect who appeared to be armed with a “rifle-style” firearm.
However, criminal charges indicate what appeared to be an AR-style rifle during the incident was possibly an airsoft gun.
There’s no mention of investigators recovering a firearm associated with Martin, although the complaint notes his parents confirmed he owns an AR-style airsoft rifle.