University student arrested for possession of stolen things
LSU Police Department officers responded to a call after Parking and Transportation Services towed a vehicle with a parking tag that was reported stolen.
Officers met with the owner of the vehicle, Jonathan Tanksley, 20, of 1443 Brightside Lane, and told officers he found the tag in a parking lot and decided to use it, according to LSUPD Lt. Marshall Walters.
Tanksley was issued a misdemeanor summons for possession of stolen things and released.
Man unaffiliated with University arrested for reckless driving and suspended license
LSUPD officers responded to a report of a vehicle slamming on its brakes repeatedly near the intersection of Highland Road and Darymple Drive.
Walters said officers located the vehicle and identified the driver as Maurice Marix, 52, of 625 St. Rose, and discovered he was driving with a suspended license.
Marix told officers he felt cars were following him too closely which is why he was braking, according to Walters.
He was issued a misdemeanor summons for reckless operation of a motor vehicle and driving with a suspended license and released.