Mississippi State University Police Department arrested three students for burglarizing dorm rooms.
Ty Abraham, freshman mechanical engineering student, and Jamal Jones, freshman computer engineering major, were arrested on Tuesday, and have since been suspended from MSU. They were booked at Oktibbeha County Jail with bond set at $5,000. They were both released.
Erik Russell was arrested earlier on Jan. 27, and was also suspended from MSU.
MSU Police Department Chief of Police Vance Rice said the three worked in conjunction, primarily burglarizing unlocked rooms in McKee Hall.
Vance advised students to keep their rooms locked.
“Lock your Residence hall rooms, especially when you are asleep or away. Leaving your room unlocked for a one-minute trip to a neighbor or the restroom, is 30 seconds longer than a thief needs,” Vance said. “If you want to keep it, lock it up.”
Rice said this is an ongoing investigation.
