A man has been detained after an incident at Vanderbilt University, where he was accused of chasing and threatening students with a knife. According to an arrest affidavit, the suspect, 40-year-old Kiracuras D. Johnson, was identified following a distress call received by Vanderbilt University Police in the early hours of Sunday concerning a man with a knife at the Wyatt Center on campus.
WSMV reports that Johnson, who had already been issued a criminal trespass warning, was found outside of the Vanderbilt University Hospital Emergency Department. Despite a knife not being discovered on his person at the time of arrest, the victims assert that Johnson had threatened them with one. “Upon reviewing cameras, Johnson was in fact on Vanderbilt University property,” stated the arrest affidavit, confirming his presence at the location of the incident.
Johnson now faces several charges, including criminal trespassing and felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. FOX 17 indicated that two victims had come forward, providing statements that Johnson had threatened them with a knife, bolstering the accusations against him…