Man who threatened bus driver with a gun on UCF campus appears before a judge

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A man who police said threatened to shoot a bus driver on the University of the Central Florida campus stood before a judge Friday.

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Investigators Takuya Takahashi pointed a gun at a Lynx bus at the southwest side of the university Thursday night.

Law enforcement searched for Takahashi for about an hour after they said he rode off from the scene on a bike.

When they found him, investigators said they found a gun inside his fanny pack after he was arrested.

Read: UCF police identify suspect accused of armed threat of a bus driver on campus

Takahashi is facing charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on school property.

The incident caused UCF’s main campus to go into lockdown as dozens of police secured the area.

Students were also told to shelter in place as officers searched for the man with the gun.

UCF police identify suspect accused of armed threat of a bus driver on campus University of Central Florida police said a man is in custody after he pointed a gun at a bus driver on campus. (WFTV)

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