Four men arrested for crashing party at Sigma Chi fraternity house
 
LSU Police Department officers arrested four men unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 21 for criminal trespass.
 
Officers reported to a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity house after being called about several uninvited party guests who refused to leave and tried to start a fight, according to Det. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman.
 
When officers were speaking with members of Sigma Chi, they saw a silver car traveling down East Fraternity Circle in the wrong direction drive into a parked vehicle, Bettencourtt said.
 
The vehicle then tried to pull away from the scene, but police stopped it and identified the driver as Shane Brown, 20, of 5535 Pauline Drive, New Orleans, Bettencourtt said.
 
Three other men who crashed the party were also in the car: Blandon Byrd, 18, of 650 North Ardenwood Drive; Brian Atkins, 22, of 2715 Sherwood St.; and Derrek Byrd, 20, of 11640 Sewanee Drive.
 
All four men were issued misdemeanor summonses for criminal trespass.
 
Brown was also issued a summons for a hit and run, Bettencourtt said.
 
 
Student arrested for possession of marijuana in Broussard Hall
 
 
Officers arrested a University student Nov. 19. for possession of marijuana, Bettencourtt said.
 
Officers reported to Broussard Hall for a potential drug use complaint, Bettencourtt said.
 
A custodian brought a book bag that had been left unattended in the lobby to the resident assistant, Bettencourtt said.
 
The bag contained a wallet, which was belonged to Tommy Pettiette, 18, of 5 Hunters Branch Drive, Houston.
 
When the RA examined the wallet to identify the owner, they found it contained marijuana, Bettencourtt said.
 
Officers contacted Pettiette about the bag and returned it to him.
 
They asked for his ID,  Bettencourtt said, and as he went to retrieve it, the marijuana fell onto the floor, and Pettiette tried to kick it under the couch, Bettencourtt said.
 
Officers searched Pettiette’s room and found 0.7 grams more of marijuana, Bettencourtt said.
 
Pettiette was issued a misdemeanor summons, Bettencourtt said.
 
 
Man arrested for remaining at University after being forbidden
 
 
Officers arrested a 26-year-old man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 15 for entering and remaining after being forbidden.
 
Officers responded to a complaint of a few suspicious men walking around vehicles in the Hart parking lot, Bettencourtt said.
 
Officers found Christopher Lynch, a vagrant, near Dalrymple Drive, Bettencourtt said.
 
Lynch, who had previously been banned from campus in 2009, was issued a misdemeanor summons, and the other men were banned from campus, Bettencourtt said.
 
 
University student arrested for DWI and improper lane usage
 
 
Officers arrested a 20-year-old University student on Nov. 20 for DWI and improper lane usage.
 
Officers patrolling Highland Road at 2:42 a.m. saw a car swerving in its lane and crossing the centerline into the opposing lane, Bettencourtt said.
 
Officers followed the car, driven by Gordon Clark, of 1626 Glenmore Ave., and saw it almost hit several parked cars, Bettencourtt said.
 
 
 
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