A female law student was choked and beaten at knife point by a man in daylight on Saturday Aug. 17 at the Law Quad.

He also stole her purse and backpack before running away, according to police reports.

The Department of Public Safety was alerted, and the victim was transported to the emergency room at University Hospital, where she was later released.

The extent of her injuries is not known, DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said.

The suspect in custody is 56-year-old Joseph Robinson, who was caught fleeing the scene. Robinson, who does not have a mailing address but does not consider himself homeless, is being held at the Washtenaw County Jail on a $500,000 bail.

He was arrested and arraigned on two charges -assault to commit robbery while armed and assault with intent to commit murder.

A preliminary hearing to see if he will be charged began Aug. 28 and will continue this month.

Several female students said they were shocked by news of the attack because they do not believe Ann Arbor is not known for its violence.

"It does make me a little more apprehensive, hearing something like this," said LSA freshman Tessa Korndorfer.

"It sounds pretty rare. I don't think it'll happen to me because I don't go anywhere alone at night."

Others said they believed it was an isolated incident that couldn't happen to them.

Brown said students should not be afraid of being assaulted but should be mindful that it does occur.

"I think as always, students need to be aware of their surroundings and follow good security procedures," Brown said.

"It never hurts to remind people about the emergency telephones on campus."

LSA freshman Casey Crocket said the news that it happened during the day was surprising. She added that being from a relatively safe hometown worrying about crime is not something she has adapted to.

"If it's light, I feel safer. You don't think something like this happens during the day," she said.

"I don't feel unsafe, I just feel more conscious."

Some events that happened earlier in the summer also surprised students, like a shooting involving two Michigan football players.

After a night of drinking on May 17, Michigan football players Markus Curry and Carl Diggs were walking home from a party on the 200 block of Packard Street that had been broken up by police around 11:30 p.m. after a fight broke occured.

Curry and Diggs did not participate in the fight, Ann Arbor Police Department Sgt. Michael Logghe said.

When they reached the corner of Madison Street and Fifth Avenue at around 12:30 a.m., they were confronted by four males, who police believed had been involved in the earlier altercation.

One man had a gun and began shooting.

Only Diggs and Curry were hit - Diggs in the leg and Curry in the back.

Both were driven to University Hospital by friends and treated for their injuries.

AAPD eventually arrested a shooting suspect, 18-year-old Ypsilanti resident Joshua White, who was charged with two assault charges with intent to murder, as well as carrying a concealed weapon and two felony firearms counts.

White had turned himself in after police issued a warrant for his arrest, but he pleaded not guilty to all counts and was eventually released.

Students said they found the shootings more shocking than the robbery.

"That's more surprising, that there are people with guns here," SNRE sophomore Elizabeth Graham said, adding that though she is not surprised by most area crime, she still feels safe in Ann Arbor.

"There are a lot more people in the Law Quad during the school year.

"I have never been there when it's just been me."

Both Curry and Diggs played in last Saturday's game.