Tampa man arrested following reports of threats and attacks on a USF student

A Tampa man faces multiple charges after a student reported being attacked and threatened, according to HCSO.

TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man was arrested following an investigation into reports that he had been threatening and attacking a student at the University of South Florida.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Ashtin Andreasen, 21, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on March 27.

Detectives said they were called on March 26 to the USF campus in Tampa after a student reported being strangled, battered and threatened with a knife during multiple incidents throughout several days at an off-campus location.

Detectives said that they learned that Andreasen also had an active warrant issued by USF police for strangulation and false imprisonment of the same victim.

According to Hillsborough County jail records, Andreasen is facing 11 charges, including battery and tampering with a witness, among others, and bond was set at $43,000.

Andreasen is currently being held at the Falkenburg Road Jail, records show.