A University of Delaware student is facing federal and state charges after authorities say the uncovered an alleged plan aimed at the University of Delaware Police Department.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan of Wilmington, Delaware was arrested Monday during a traffic stop in the city.
While searching his truck during the traffic stop, police discovered a .357 caliber handgun loaded with 27 rounds that was “inserted into a microplastic conversion firearm brace kit,” along with three additional 27-round magazines, an armored ballistic plate and a marble composition notebook.
In the handwritten notebook, Khan discussed additional weapons and firearms, how they could be used in an attack, and how law enforcement detection could be avoided once an attack was carried out,” prosecutors said. “The notebook referenced a member of the University of Delaware’s Police Department by name, and included a layout of a building with entry and exit points under which the words ‘UD Police Station’ were printed.
Federal prosecutors charged Khan with illegal possession of a machine gun, a crime that could result in a potential 10-year prison sentence.
Interim University of Delaware President Laura Carlson confirmed that Khan was enrolled as an undergraduate student when he was taken into custody.
The University has temporarily separated the student from the University, including a ban from all UD campuses while legal matters are being resolved. We have been working closely with law enforcement throughout this matter and are sharing this information with you now that we have been cleared to do so,” Carlson told the campus community.
“There are no known or immediate threats to the University of Delaware community,” Carlson said, noting that investigators had shared “evidence of a plan that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department.”
At the state level, the New Castle County Police Department announced Tuesday that Khan faces multiple charges, including felony possession of a large-capacity magazine, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and a misdemeanor resisting-arrest count.
On Monday, November 24, 2025, at approximately 11:47 p.m., Patrol Officers from B-Squad were conducting a property check in Canby Park West when they observed a white Toyota Tacoma in the parkland, after hours,” officers said. “Officers initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and contacted the driver, and sole occupant, 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan of Wilmington.Officers developed probable cause to order Khan out of the vehicle, and he refused to comply. Subsequently, Khan resisted arrest and was taken into custody by the officers,” police added.
The following day, investigators executed a search warrant at Khan’s Wilmington home.
Within, law enforcement recovered a Glock 19 9mm handgun equipped with an illegal machine gun conversion device, commonly called a ‘switch.’ Law enforcement also recovered a .556 rifle with a scope and a red dot sight, eleven more extended magazines, hollow point rounds of ammunition, and a two-plate tactical vest equipped with a single ballistic plate,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.
Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray praised the cooperative effort behind the case, saying:
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This case is a quintessential example of federal and state law enforcement collaborating to neutralize a grave threat to Delaware before the worst could come to pass. I want to thank our dedicated law enforcement partners at the FBI and the NCCPD for their exceptional work. As always, we are proud to work with them to keep Delaware safe.