University of Delaware student allegedly mapped out attack on campus police; illegal weapons recovered

A University of Delaware pupil accused of plotting to onslaught the University of Delaware Police Department scrawled elaborate plans to people field authorities, the Justice Department said. 

Luqmaan Khan, 25, was arrested pursuing a postulation halt successful New Castle County past week erstwhile authorities allegedly recovered a .357 caliber Glock handgun loaded with 27 rounds. Also recovered were 3 much 27-round magazines, an armored ballistic plate, a marble creation notebook and a notebook, the Justice Department said. 

"In the handwritten notebook, Khan discussed further weapons and firearms, however they could beryllium utilized successful an attack, and however instrumentality enforcement detection could beryllium avoided erstwhile an onslaught was carried out," the DOJ said. "The notebook referenced a subordinate of the University of Delaware’s Police Department by name, and included a layout of a gathering with introduction and exit points nether which the words ‘UD Police Station’ were printed."

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Multiple weapons were recovered wrong Luqmaan Khan's motortruck pursuing a postulation halt successful Wilmington, Delaware, authorities said. A notebook allegedly recovered with him had elaborate plans of a crippled to onslaught the field constabulary department. (New Castle County Police Department )

In addition, the notebook contained warfare techniques, battle plans and a diagram of the assemblage constabulary department, national prosecutors said. 

Other tribunal documents item a layout of a assemblage building.

During an FBI hunt of Khan's location successful Wilmington, authorities recovered a Glock 19 9mm handgun equipped with an amerciable machinegun conversion device, commonly called a "switch." 

Also recovered was a .556 firearm with a scope and a reddish dot sight, 11 much extended magazines, hollow-point rounds of ammunition, and a two-plate tactical vest equipped with a azygous ballistic plate, the Justice Department said. 

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A notebook was recovered connected Luqmaan Khan, 25, with alleged plans to onslaught the University of Delaware Police Department. (Justice Department)

Khan was federally charged with illegally possessing a machinegun, an discourtesy that carries a maximum punishment of 10 years' imprisonment.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the university, but successful a missive to the field community, interim President Laura Carlson said Khan was an undergraduate student.

"The University has temporarily separated the pupil from the University, including a prohibition from each UD campuses portion ineligible matters are being resolved. We person been moving intimately with instrumentality enforcement passim this substance and are sharing this accusation with you present that we person been cleared to bash so," she said.

"There are nary known oregon contiguous threats to the University of Delaware community," Carlson added. 

She noted that authorities released "evidence of a program that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department."

A presumption of the Department of Justice seal successful Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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"This is frightening to each of us," Carlson said.

"This lawsuit is simply a quintessential illustration of national and authorities instrumentality enforcement collaborating to neutralize a sedate menace to Delaware earlier the worst could travel to pass," said acting U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray.  

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.