NKU student accused of having gun in library, menacing

The Northern Kentucky University student accused of bringing a gun into a school library on Thursday remains in jail after appearing in court Friday morning.

Jaylin Johnson, 23, of Covington, is currently being held in the Campbell County Jail on carrying a concealed weapon, menacing and disorderly conduct charges. Her bond was set at $5,650 Friday morning.

NKU police officers responded to the incident at about 9:45 a.m. Thursday when university police were notified that a student had a weapon in a third-floor study area at the Steely Library.

Two officers responded in fewer than 60 seconds, and four officers responded in just over one minute, according to NKU.

Prosecutors told Judge Gregory Popovich on Friday morning that Johnson's gun was fully functional, but improperly loaded or prepared.

Officers said Jonson admitted to having the gun in her bag, NKU said. She turned over the weapon without incident and was immediately taken into custody.

Some students were briefly evacuated from the library as a precaution, but the campus community was never in immediate danger, according to the release.

"There was no reason to believe that anyone on campus was in immediate danger," said Amanda Nageleisen, a spokesperson for NKU. "The whole incident was taken care of in about 10 minutes."

The university's emergency notification system, Norse Alert, was not deployed due to the rapid nature of the police response, she said.

University policy calls for the system to be activated when the university determines that a serious threat exists and the campus community must take immediate action to remain safe and secure. The campus community was notified of the matter via email after officers' initial fact-gathering process was complete.

Johnson's trial was set to be continued on Sept. 3.