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Disorderly Conduct

A Marshall University Police Department officer was on routine patrol on Sept. 24 at approximately 12:45 p.m., when he observed 2 African American males pinning another African American male on the ground and hitting him in the face behind the Big Green Apartments. The officer commanded the 2 individuals to get on the ground and to see their hands. One of the males instead of getting down took off from the officer and would not stop. The officer called for backup and placed the remaining suspect and victim in custody. The suspect was identified and wouldn’t say why they were fighting. The victim would not give a story explaining what had occurred. Both individuals were given citations for disorderly conduct. The identity of the male who ran away was determined and he was caught at a later time and given a citation as well. The citations were given as follows: black male, 18, disorderly conduct and obstructing justice, black male, 18, obstructing an officer and black male, 23, disorderly conduct.

 

Battery

On Thursday, Sept. 24, an officer responded to the report of a fight occurring between Freshmen South and the tennis courts. The victim stated the altercation began last week in Harless Dining Hall. An unknown male came up to the victim and asked him what he was staring at. It happened again on Sept. 24 when the unknown male stared at the victim as he walked by. The unknown male asked if he had a problem and said he was staring at him. The suspect then hit the victim and in an act of self-defense the victim took the suspect to the ground. The suspect then fled the scene. Officers saw the suspect at approximately 5 p.m. crossing the street at the 1900 block of Fifth Avenue. The officers stopped the suspect and he admitted to being involved in the altercation. The suspect, a black male, 19, gave his witness stating he was the one under self-defense. The suspect was then placed under arrest for battery. He has since been released and is allowed no contact with the victim.

 

Driving on a Revoked License

On Sept. 26 just before 2 p.m., an MUPD officer made a traffic stop at the 1600 block of Third Avenue. The driver ran a red light and the officer discovered she was operating the vehicle on a license revoked for DUI. This was her 2nd offense.

 

“Stolen” Backpacks

On Sept. 27 at 1:37 p.m., a victim filed a report stating his backpack had been stolen. The victim last saw the backpack on Saturday, Sept. 24 and discovered it missing later that evening at approximately 4 p.m. The victim suspected his roommate was involved. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the victim came into the MUPD office and stated he had found his backpack. The backpack was found in his room and nothing was missing.

The victim put his backpack in a locker in the Rec Center while it held an iPhone, laptop and calculator, on Friday, Sept. 25. The victim returned and discovered the backpack had been stolen from his locker. MUPD reviewed the video film and found nothing. On Monday, Sept. 28, the victim called the MUPD station and stated he found his items in the Rec Center in a different locker than he originally thought.