Federal Firearms Prosecutions

A University of Delaware student has been charged after authorities say a handwritten notebook mapped a plot to attack campus police, detailing the UD Police Station’s entry/exit points and referencing a specific officer. Police say a traffic stop and subsequent FBI search allegedly recovered multiple firearms and tactical gear — including a .357‑caliber Glock loaded with 27 rounds, extra magazines, an armored plate, a Glock 19 with an alleged machine‑gun conversion switch, a .556 rifle, extended magazines and hollow‑point ammunition — and federal prosecutors charged illegal possession of a machinegun (carrying up to 10 years); the university has temporarily separated and banned the student, calling the case “frightening,” while officials praised federal‑state cooperation in neutralizing the threat.