An armed carjacking prompted a two-hour lockdown on the Kennesaw State University campus Wednesday, Cobb County police said.
At about 5:35 p.m., officers were called to 3340 Frey Road about a reported carjacking. Investigators were told three men stole a 2023 Cadillac CT4 and drove toward the KSU campus, according to police.
Campus police issued an alert around 6:20 p.m. after receiving reports about the intruder on the campus, which is just off I-75 and near Cobb County International Airport.
After a brief foot chase, 17-year-old Marquise Adams was arrested by both Cobb and KSU police. Adams, of Lithonia, was found with the keys to the stolen vehicle, according to police. Weapons were also located. Adams was charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault, police said Thursday.
The two other suspects, whose names were not released, were not located after an extensive search, police said. No shots were fired on campus and no injuries were reported.
The campus lockdown was lifted about two hours later.
A men’s basketball game was played on campus Wednesday night between KSU and North Alabama. The game began on time and was not interrupted.
KSU Emergency: Kennesaw Campus: Remain secured in place. Armed suspects reported on campus. Police searching the area.
— KSU Emergency Management (@ksuoem) January 25, 2024
Nearly a decade ago, a call about a suspicious man with a possible weapon put KSU campus on lockdown as countless students attended class on April 25, 2014. The university lifted the lockdown after locating the man, who was unarmed.
“Police found the individual with a cellphone in his pocket and confirmed that he was not a threat and never posed a threat to the community,” officials said at the time.
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