Man arrested for extra charges on credit cards at concession standsChadrick Banks, an 18-year-old man unaffiliated with the University, of 5357 E. Brookstown Drive, was arrested March 5 and charged with felony theft following an investigation into complaints made at the PMAC and Alex Box Stadium, said Sgt. Jason Bettencourtt, LSU Police Department spokesman.University Athletics officials contacted LSUPD regarding complaints of extra charges on customers’ credit cards at the concession stands in Alex Box Stadium and the PMAC, Bettencourtt said.Police observed Banks making extra charges on customers’ credit cards using security cameras installed at the stands where the complaints originated. Banks took cash from the register and used the unauthorized transactions to balance the stand’s records, Bettencourtt said.Banks later admitted to making unauthorized transactions. Bettencourtt said the total amount stolen was about $2,500.Banks was booked into East Baton Rouge Prison.
 
Man claims to be bodyguard, asst.coach for visiting basketball teamLeonce Vallery, a 49-year-old man unaffiliated with the University, of 3426 Fairfield Ave., was arrested and issued a summons for trespassing.Vallery approached officers and asked to be let into the basketball game against Georgia despite not having a ticket, Bettencourtt said. Bettencourtt said Vallery was making irrational claims about being a bodyguard and assistant coach for the basketball team.One of the officers recognized Vallery as a person banned from the area for a similar incident, Bettencourt said.Vallery was issued a misdemeanor summons and released off campus.
 
Students arrested for possesion of marijuana, drug paraphernaliaGrant Swonke, a 19-year-old University student of 15910 Champions Drive in Houston, and Tyler Boland, an 18-year-old University student from 12208 Bayswater Court Road in Glenn Allen, Va., were arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, Bettencourtt said.Officers smelled marijuana at Broussard Hall on March 2. Police determined the source of the smell was coming from Swonke and Boland, Bettencourtt said.Swonke had about one gram of marijuana, Bettencourtt said. The students were issued summons and released.
 
Man caught driving without license, smoking marijuana with minorAdrian Tate, a 29-year-old man unaffiliated with the University, of 5153 Hollywood Blvd., was arrested and issued a summons for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and issued a citation for driving without a license, Bettencourtt said.Police patrolling Dalrymple Drive at 2 a.m. on March 7, made a traffic stop after observing a car cross the center line. Police approached the car and smelled marijuana, Bettencourtt said.Tate, the driver, and a 14-year-old female passenger admitted to smoking marijuana, Bettencourtt said.Daisy Milton, a 36-year-old woman unaffiliated with the University, of 638 S. 14th St., arrived at the LSUPD station to pick the minor up. Police asked Milton to verify the date of birth of the minor, but she could not. Police then contacted the minor’s actual mother.The juvenile’s mother verified her daughter didn’t have permission to be with Milton or Tate, Bettencourtt said.Milton was arrested and issued a summons for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and resisting a police officer.
 
Officers arrest man with Schedule I narcotic, intent to distribute
Myron Holt, a 20-year-old unaffiliated with the University, of 300 Mallard St. in Morgan City, La., was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I narcotic and possession of drug paraphernalia, following a traffic stop on March 4, Bettencourtt said.At 9:30 p.m., officers performing a traffic stop smelled marijuana, Bettencourtt said.The driver consented to a search. Police then found nine individually wrapped buds and a small scale, Bettencourtt said.Holt admitted to both owning and selling the narcotics, Bettencourtt said.Holt was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Bettencourt said.Cause of fire in car in Kirby Smith parking lots unknownOn March 1, LSUPD responded to a burning car in Kirby Smith parking lot, Bettencourtt said.Baton Rouge Fire Department extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported, and no charges are pending, Bettencourtt said. The cause of the fire is unknown.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com