A 23-year-old Lehigh University student is facing aggravated assault and related charges for an incident Monday where he was discovered to have a loaded gun and a knife, according to police.

Police said Nile Hardy was causing a disturbance about noon at the Farmington Square Garage on Asa Drive, where he was allegedly yelling out “I’m God. Don’t kill me," and “I’m God. I’ll kill you all,” court papers say.

Police say a witness called them to report Hardy’s erratic and aggressive behavior earlier that day. Lehigh police were on their way to Hardy’s home to perform a well-check when they stumbled upon the disturbance, according to a campus safety bulletin.

Hardy was seen banging on the window of an occupied vehicle, police said. He was aggressive and shouting when officers found him, according to police. An officer accused Hardy of swinging at him, then punching him in the hand, court papers say. It took five police officers to subdue him, court papers say. He was arrested at Morton and South New streets in Bethlehem, police said.

Police said officers then found the loaded gun and knife.

After Hardy was subdued, a witness allegedly told police Hardy had ingested a psychedelic drug. He allegedly told the witness his intent was to be elected president in the next 12 years and then “kill all Muslims and Chinese people.”

Hardy, of Delaware County, was taken to a local health care facility for a psychiatric evaluation following his arrest.

That day police filed charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and harassment against Hardy. He had not been arraigned in the case as of Tuesday afternoon.

An hour after the incident, the university police department released details about the incident.

Information on incident that occurred today at Morton & New Street is available here:https://t.co/s5lo9LW9J8 — Lehigh University PD (@LehighPD) September 16, 2019

“The situation, at that point, was contained. If a situation is deemed by police to be an active threat to campus, a message will go to the campus community immediately via text and other urgent messaging tools. In this case, the situation was contained. Once a situation is contained, it is our priority to inform the campus in a timely manner and to provide as much accurate information as we are able to," University spokeswoman Lori Friedman said.

In a statement to the Lehigh University community, campus police Chief Jason Schiffer said Hardy didn’t brandish a weapon and the incident wasn’t an active shooter situation. Hardy was quickly taken into custody so there was no need to warn the community through HawkWatch text messages, push notifications, desktop computer takeovers, digital information boards, voice mails, emails or classroom announcement systems, he said.

“Overuse of our emergency communication systems could diminish their impact in truly critical situations and we want members of our campus community to understand that if and when they receive notifications through all these methods, they need to pay attention to what is being communicated,” Schiffer said.

Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy said he did not require Broughal Middle School students to shelter in place either.

“The incident happened so quickly and was resolved so quickly there was no ongoing need. I don’t believe Lehigh put any shelter in place orders out for the same reason. Our people and Broughal’s school resource officer spoke directly with (Lehigh University Police) Chief (Jason) Schiffer to stay informed," Roy said.

It’s against Lehigh policy to carry guns on campus, according to Schiffer. But Hardy wasn’t charged with any gun crime because the gun was legally purchased and he had a license to carry a concealed weapon, according to university spokeswoman Amy White.

Hardy is on interim suspension and is not permitted on campus, White said.

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