20-year-old Rodney Drummer was arrested at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 10 after an incident at the Antelope Valley College campus bookstore.
Drummer who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol went into the campus bookstore and apparently took some gum off a shelf and was believed by the clerk he was trying to steal it. Drummer then pushed the clerk and left the store.
The campus Sheriff’s arrived in seconds and arrested Drummer on charges of strong-arm robbery. Drummer was also a parolee and also faces a parole violation because of this.
Associates of Drummer were believed to have been intimidating the bookstore employees but no additional arrests have been made.
Deputy Miguel Ruiz said that this was the first major issue since the Sheriff’s
Department took over security at AVC in January.
Representatives at the bookstore declined to comment on the incident.
-By Antonio De La O
