Suspect's arrest caught on video on Duke's campus

DURHAM

A video showed campus police arresting 20-year-old Jeffrey Alan Velez Jr., who is not a student at Duke, after he was seen boarding a university bus and he refused to get off.

Click here to view the video. (Caution, contains adult language.)

After Velez left the bus, he allegedly fought back as officers tried to handcuff him. A police officer used pepper spray to finally get him to stop resisting arrest.

Investigators said the backpack contained a student's computer, keys, and credit cards - valued at $2,500.

Velez is charged with felony larceny, resisting arrest, and trespassing. Bond was set at $2,500.

At a court hearing Tuesday, a judge ordered him to stay away from the Duke campus.

Velez has past charges dating back to 2010 that include unauthorized use of vehicle, breaking and entering, and trespassing. 

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