FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) – Campus police have arrested a juvenile suspect in an armed robbery they say happened Thursday night at a University of Arkansas dorm in Fa...

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) – Campus police have arrested a juvenile suspect in an armed robbery they say happened Thursday night at a University of Arkansas dorm in Fayetteville.

Captain Matt Mills with UA Police said the suspect, who was arrested Friday (Nov. 7) afternoon, was not a student at the university.

According to police, a black male with scruffy facial hair followed closely behind students to gain entry into Pomfret Hall, where he then robbed several students at gunpoint using a small pistol around 6 p.m.

Police released a picture of the suspect wearing black sweat pants and a maroon long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt. He also had a pink backpack on his back, police said.

Captain Mills said police got a tip about the suspect's identity from the the picture and arrested the teen after an interview with officers.

The suspect has been taken to the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center and is facing a charge of aggravated robbery, according to police. Captain Mills said investigators are looking into why it took the victims more than two hours to report the robbery. Police have not released what the suspect stole from the victims.

"It is pretty terrifying," said UA freshman Madelyn Gale. "I do not really like walking by myself as it is, so then to know that there was someone on campus with a gun is pretty terrifying, especially in the dorm."

Captain Mills recommends students report anyone who enters a UA residence hall without authorization.

"The best advice is: if you do not know the person behind you, close the door and make them use their fob to get in," Mills said. "The buildings are locked down by a fob. Each student who lives in that residence hall has a fob for that building."

Gale said up until this incident, she would always hold the door open for the next person.

"We are in the South and it is just a common thing to be courteous and open the door," Gale said. "But [the robbery] is definitely going to make me think twice about letting the next person in behind me."