Student cries wolf, gets arrested

Biological engineering student William Connor Sinclair was arrested Sept. 21 after he admitted to lying to police about being robbed on Tower Drive near Williams Hall. 

Sinclair, 20, of 3735 Brightside Drive, claimed he had been struck from behind by an unknown assailant while walking from the Parade Ground early Sept. 16 after the Idaho game the night before, according to LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

He claimed his wallet and cell phone were taken during the attack.

LSUPD officers followed up with Sinclair on Sept. 17 because he was intoxicated when he reported the incident, Lalonde said. 

On Sept. 21, officers spoke with Sinclair again, at which time his story changed, Lalonde said. After further questioning, Sinclair admitted his injuries were sustained and his cell phone and wallet were lost during a fight outside of the Serranos Salsa Company restaurant on Highland Road.

Sinclair was arrested for criminal mischief and issued a misdemeanor summons.

 Man arrested for fugitive warrant

Liffort Wayne Hobbley II, 24, was arrested Sept. 18 for having a fugitive warrant with Baton Rouge Police Department. 

Around noon, LSUPD officers responded to a suspicious person in the Edward Gay Apartments’ parking lot, Lalonde said.

Upon arrival, officers located Hobbley and found he had an outstanding warrant for access device fraud, forgery and theft.

Hobbley, of 4500 Sherwood Common Blvd., Apt. 104, was arrested and booked in EBR Parish Prison.