The man arrested Monday in connection to the robbery of two Washington University students had been issued a Washington University identification card over the summer and was spotted on campus posing as a transfer student just days before the attack.

The Clayton Police Department arrested 23-year-old Jeremiah McMillon, a North St. Louis resident, for the sexual assault of a University of Missouri-St. Louis student earlier Monday morning in Byron Place in Clayton.

The University City Police Department has since pressed additional charges against McMillon for the armed robbery of two Washington University students that occurred just before 3 a.m. Sunday at Big Bend Boulevard and Lindell Boulevard.

University City police confirmed that the two victims of the robbery identified McMillon as their attacker, according to a campus-wide crime alert.

McMillon registered in June as a student in University College, the evening division of the College of Arts & Sciences; he was issued a student ID in July, according to a statement issued by the University. There is currently no evidence that McMillon ever attended classes, and WUPD and the administration are currently investigating the circumstances related to the suspect’s registration.

Missouri Public Records reveal McMillon’s long criminal history, which included first-degree burglary and felony theft. At the time of attacks McMillon was on probation for a 2007 burglary conviction.

Members of an on-campus fraternity reported interacting with the suspect at their fraternity house on Aug. 29.

A member of the fraternity’s executive board, who wished to remain anonymous because officials told him that identifying himself would interfere with the investigation, said that McMillon approached several of the fraternity brothers outside their house and identified himself as Jeremiah. According to the fraternity brother, McMillon said he was a new transfer student and had previously been a member at the same fraternity at Saint Louis University and hoped to become part of the Washington University chapter.

The brothers let McMillon into their fraternity house but became suspicious of his affiliation when he provided excuses for his inability to complete certain fraternity rituals they asked him to perform as a test.

The brothers said they did not feel threatened by McMillon and said that he appeared to be a typical college student. The interaction with McMillon lasted for approximately 30 minutes.

The member of the fraternity’s executive board asked Lucy Morlan, coordinator for chapter development in the Greek Life Office, to touch base with her contact at SLU to find out if McMillon was a member of a fraternity there.

However, Morlan said that because neither she nor the brothers knew Jeremiah’s last name, she did not contact SLU.

McMillon is listed on SLU’S website as a freshman in the university’s school for professional studies.

The suspect’s encounter with the Washington University fraternity was not reported to WUPD.

After the arrest was announced in a campus-wide email, a fraternity brother made the connection between the man who approached him at the fraternity house and the suspect of the attacks, and he contacted WUPD.

WUPD is looking into the incident.

McMillion is currently in custody and is being held on bond.  He has been charged with attempted rape, forcible sodomy and three counts of robbery.

Since the attack of the two Wash. U. students, the University has issued four campus-wide crime alerts updating students on the investigation and other crimes in the area.

Local law enforcement is still investigating the connection between the suspect and other crimes in the area.

The e-mails reminded the campus community of safety resources, including the Campus2Home shuttle, which operates seven days a week from 7 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. and serves students who live in the Skinker-DeBaliviere, south of the Loop, north of the Loop, and south of campus areas. The shuttle leaves from Mallinckrodt every 30 minutes and makes a stop in front of Brookings.

WUPD Chief of Police Don Strom said that although McMillon is in custody, students should always take advantage of University resources and take precautions when traveling at night.  

“This is a real-life reminder to all of us that bad things can happen,” Strom said. “But the good news is that [the suspect] has been identified, and he’s in jail.”

WUPD requests that anyone report suspicious activities or persons off campus immediately to the police at 9-1-1 or via a blue light emergency telephone. Also, students are reminded to contact the police if they have any information that might assist in this investigation.