'Have You Ever Been Stabbed?': Liberty Student Threatened With Knife on Academic Lawn

LU ALERT: A student was threatened with a knife on the Academic Lawn near the Center for Natural Sciences on 11/19/25. Suspect: white male, 20yrs, 5'9", 140lbs, brown hair/eyes, jeans, blue puffer jacket, blue baseball cap. Report info to LUPD 434-592-7641.

LU Timely Warning Notification (25-041274): The Liberty University Police Department became aware of an Aggravated Assault that took place on 11/19/25 on the Academic Lawn near the Center for Natural Sciences. The suspect brandished a knife towards the victim while asking if the victim had been stabbed before, placing the victim in fear for her safety. The suspect then followed the victim into the School of Science, where he told the victim that he wanted to strangle her, while he held the knife towards the victim's torso. The suspect has been identified as a white male, 20 years old, 5' 9", approximately 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing jeans, a blue puffer jacket, and a blue baseball cap. This alert is sent in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, as this incident represents a Clery Act crime that occurred on Clery Act geography and poses a serious or continuing threat to the campus community.