HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A 28-year-old man who attends Miami Dade College was arrested Wednesday after police said he was found with marijuana and a gun near the school’s Homestead campus.
Authorities identified the suspect as Colson Kelvin Virgil, of Homestead.
Homestead police said officers responded around 12:15 p.m. to the 500 block of College Terrace to assist a detective investigating a report of an individual possibly selling narcotics near the campus.
Investigators said the responding detective located marijuana on Virgil.
As the detective picked up Virgil’s backpack, police said Virgil spontaneously stated there was a gun inside.
Officers then read Virgil his Miranda rights and he agreed to speak with investigators, according to the report. Police said Virgil acknowledged he was on school grounds at the time.
A school security official told police he called 911 after witnessing Virgil in possession of marijuana and said Virgil attends the college, the report states.
Police said Virgil was arrested and transported to the Homestead Police Department. Authorities said the gun will be swabbed for DNA and submitted to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office crime lab. They also confirmed that the marijuana was impounded.
Jail records show Virgil faces one count each of possession of a firearm on school property and possession of cannabis under 20 grams.
As of Wednesday, he was being held at the Metrowest Detention Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”
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