University student arrested for battery in Residential College
Mechanical engineering student John G. Meyer, 19, was arrested Sept. 5 for second degree battery after beating another student in the Engineering Residential College.
Around 1:05 a.m., police were called to the dorm’s lobby and met with the victim who had injuries to his face, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Corey Lalonde.
The victim told officers that his roommate and Meyer came into his room earlier and that Meyer began making fun of him. The argument escalated verbally, and Meyer eventually started hitting him.
The victim was seen by medical personnel and taken to the hospital.
Officers found Meyer, who acknowledged the confrontation.
Meyer, of 306 Hawk Drive in Slidell, was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Charter bus driver arrested on gameday, would not turn off engine
Charter Bus driver Charles Taylor Martin was arrested Sept. 8 for refusing to leave after he argued with officers about turning off a bus.
When the parking lots on Skip Bertman Drive became unusually full with buses on game day, police began asking drivers to turn their buses off because of carbon monoxide concerns, Lalonde said.
All but one of the buses was turned off. Police asked 41-year-old Martin to turn off his bus for them, and he became belligerent, Lalonde said.
He continued to argue with officers and refused to leave the area after officer’s told him to five times.
Martin, of 2953 Bienville Blvd. in Ocean Springs, Miss., was arrested and issued a misdemeanor summons.
Vehicle stolen on campus, found up in Mandeville by tacking phone
LSUPD received a report of a stolen vehicle with a cell phone inside near the parking garage on Highland Road on Aug. 7.
On Aug. 10, LSUPD worked with Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office to track the phone to Hammond.
On Aug. 11, State Police stopped the stolen vehicle in Mandeville. Jason Matthew Flattmann of 44011 Sweet Williams in Hammond was booked on possession of stolen property. On Sept. 10, LSUPD was able to charge him with theft of a motor vehicle and had him transported to EBR Parish Prison.
