Luqmaan Khan, 25, was charged last month will possessing a machine gun illegally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware said on Monday. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Police recovered a notebook, in which Khan wrote about using guns to carry out an attack “and how law enforcement detection could be avoided once an attack was carried out,” the Justice Department said. It added that he drew a map of what he called the police station of the University of Delaware and marked entrances and exits.
Police recovered a loaded handgun, ammunition and an armored ballistic plate during a traffic stop just before midnight on Nov. 24, and when the FBI searched Khan’s home the following day, agents found a handgun “equipped with an illegal machine gun conversion device,” a rifle and scope, 11 more magazines and tactical vest with a ballistic plate, the Justice Department said.
Khan reportedly was born in Pakistan and told police that “becoming a martyr is one of the greatest things you can do,” per court documents.
“The university has temporarily separated the student from the university, including a ban from all UD campuses while legal matters are being resolved,” stated Laura Carlson, University of Delaware interim president. “We have been working closely with law enforcement throughout this matter and are sharing this information with you now that we have been cleared to do so.”
