By Steve Gilliam , University Relations
Posted: 4-3-07
GREENSBORO, NC – The UNCG Police Department has filed charges against Stephen D. Cobb, the UNCG freshman who was shot in his room in a campus residence hall on March 24.
Cobb has been charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for the keeping and selling of a controlled substance, felony possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resist, delay, and obstruct an officer.
The warrants were served on Tuesday afternoon, when he was released from Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, where he had been since the shooting. Cobb, 19, of Raleigh, is still recovering from injuries sustained during the shooting. He was released by the Guilford County Magistrate into the custody of his father on a written promise to appear.
The University is unable to release any information concerning any student conduct-related disciplinary action against Cobb because of restrictions from the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). When a UNCG student is charged with a serious crime on campus, the University can take actions such as interim suspensions, door lock changes, trespass warnings and student disciplinary charges to protect the community while the criminal charges are being resolved.
A police background check on Cobb revealed no previous charges. This was the first shooting in a residence hall in the history of the campus.
“The residence hall shooting on March 24 shocked the University, and it was an aberration to our campus life,” said UNCG Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan. “I hope that with this most recent arrest the campus can return to normal as we approach commencement on May 11.
“I want to reiterate that there is no higher priority than the safety of our university community members, and the safety of our students in their residence halls. We promote safety as a necessary part of campus life, and we will continue to do so in order to ensure that campus security is maintained to the highest possible standards.
“The University has a no-tolerance policy for drugs or firearms, and the when either one is suspected, they are investigated aggressively. At this time, we believe there is no further threat to the campus from this incident.”
Earlier, UNCG Police charged Brian Patrick Martin of Greensboro and Sidney R. Lowe Jr. of Raleigh in the shooting. UNCG police charged Martin, 19, with attempted first degree murder, attempted robbery with a firearm, possession of a weapon on campus, and discharge of a weapon on campus. Martin was arrested at the residence hall.
Lowe turned himself in to UNCG Police officers at the Greensboro office of the Guilford County Magistrate’s Office on March 27. UNCG Police charged Lowe as an accomplice to felony aid and abet attempted armed robbery, possession of a weapon on educational property, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for the keeping and selling of a controlled substance, possession of between one-half ounce and 1.5 ounces of marijuana and possession of stolen goods or property.
Neither Martin nor Lowe is a UNCG student. Further investigations by the UNCG and Greensboro Police departments connected Lowe and Martin with additional criminal offenses not related to the shooting and attempted robbery at UNCG.
