Student arrested for resisting arrest, vandalism to two vehicles
A University student was chased by LSU Police Department officers and arrested after he damaged two parked vehicles in the early morning hours of Oct. 12, said Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman.
LSUPD officers were patrolling the University campus near East Fraternity Circle when they noticed an individual repeatedly kicking a car parked on the road, Lalonde said. The officer approached Matthew D. Jones, 18, of 899 Jetty Court in Ponte Vedra, Fla., who then fled on foot.
One officer was able to catch Jones, and he was linked to a second damaged vehicle near the first, Lalonde said.
Jones was charged with two felony counts of simple criminal damage to property and resisting an officer. He was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
 
Man driving without headlights in possession of multiple drugs
A 62-year-old was stopped on Oct. 15 for driving without headlights and was arrested for possession of synthetic marijuana, crack cocaine and clonazepam, Lalonde said.
LSUPD officers saw a car driving near Dalrymple Drive and State Street with its headlights turned off at 3:50 a.m., Lalonde said.
After stopping the car, officers discovered the driver, Charles Alan Dantoni, of 3262 Wyoming St., was in possession of multiple narcotics, including a clonazepam pill, commonly used to control seizures.
Lalonde said officers also found a pipe in the car believed to be used for smoking crack.
Dantoni, who is unaffiliated with the University, was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
 
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