Man arrested for disturbing peace by intoxication, hitting cop
LSU Police Department officers arrested a 23-year-old man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 6 for disturbing the peace by public intoxication, battery of an officer and resisting arrest.
Officers working at the student gates of Tiger Stadium saw Ryan Zito, of 1024 Taylor St., Kenner, attempting to enter the stadium while showing obvious signs of intoxication, according to Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman.
Officers brought Zito to EMS members, who decided the treatment he needed, Tabor said.
Zito yelled profanities and threatened the officers while they brought him to the stadium’s trauma room for treatment, Tabor said.
Once in the trauma room, Zito continued to resist treatment and struck an officer attempting to restrain him, Tabor said. Zito was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Tabor said.
Man arrested for entering and remaining after being forbidden
Officers arrested a 40-year-old man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 6 for entering and remaining after being forbidden.
Officers patrolling the area of Touchdown Village around 8 p.m. saw Robert Duncan, of 17011 Talford Ave., Cleveland, selling T-shirts with profane remarks about Nick Saban and the Alabama football team, Tabor said.
Officers had warned Duncan and a few other people earlier in the day to leave campus because they lacked the necessary permits to sell T-shirts on campus, Tabor said.
Duncan was issued a misdemeanor summons, Tabor said.
Man arrested for disturbing peace by intoxication, resisting cop
Officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University for disturbing the peace by public intoxication and resisting an officer Nov. 6.
Officers patrolling the University lakes near State Street around 9:30 p.m. saw Charles Duke, 36, of 228 Harbor Road, Church Point, struggling to walk and stumbling into the road, Tabor said.
Officers tried to arrange for a friend of Duke’s to pick him up, but Duke became aggressive, Tabor said.
Tabor said one of Duke’s friends came to pick him up, and Duke was issued a misdemeanor summons.
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