Charly Haley

chaley@dmreg.com

An Iowa State University student was arrested early Wednesday for pointing a loaded handgun at several people on campus.

At about 12:15 a.m., ISU Police responded to the area of Schilletter Village on campus, where Jerome Elgin Guy Clinton, 26, had reportedly pointed a gun at several people, according to an ISU Police news release.

Clinton yelled at people and attempted to start a fight with them, according to the news release. He fled the area before the people called police, but ISU Police were able to locate and arrest him shortly after the reported confrontation. Officers found a handgun near Clinton, police said.

According to the news release, Clinton is criminally charged with three counts of assault, which is an aggravated misdemeanor; three counts of going armed with intent, a class D felony; three counts of first-degree harassment, an aggravated misdemeanor; three counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, a class C felony; carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor; and possession and control of a firearm by a felon, a class D felony.

He is being held at the Story County Jail on an $80,000 bond.

Clinton is a junior at ISU majoring in management information systems, according to ISU's student directory.

According to Iowa court records online, Clinton has a criminal history including assault and theft charges in 2008 and an assault charge in 2014.