Female booked into EBR Parish Prison on game day for domestic violence against her two children
LSUPD officers arrested 43-year-old Catherine Szekely on Saturday, Oct. 25, after responding to claims of a disturbance.
LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde, said witnesses told officers the suspect, later identified as Szekely, hit and fought her two children in a vehicle for no apparent reason after the LSU vs. Ole Miss game in Champions Lot near Alex Box Stadium. Her children were 15 and 18 years old.
Lalonde said when officers made contact with Szekely, she appeared to be intoxicated and irate. However, she was never resistant with officers.
Officers arrested her under two counts of domestic abuse battery, Lalonde said. Szekely was then booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Student arrested for shoplifting in University bookstore
Jacob Appel, 18, was arrested for theft Saturday, Oct. 25, at the University bookstore.
Lalonde said the complainant said he witnessed Appel remove a tag on a hat and take a t-shirt into the bookstore dressing room. Appel put the items on before leaving and without paying, Lalonde said.
Police arrested Appel, who then admitted to the officers he stole both items and returned them to the store. Lalonde said Appel was issued a misdemeanor summons for theft.
Student causes estimated $200 in property damage in Herget Hall
Josiah Paulding, 18, was charged with simple criminal damage to property after he damaged exit signs in Herget Hall on Oct. 25.
Lalonde said LSUPD officers observed the damage on the third floor of the residence hall, where a water fountain was also obstructed.
Surveillance footage helped officers identify two suspects, Lalonde said. Officers were able to contact one of them, Paulding, who had damaged the exit signs.
Lalonde said police arrested Paulding and issued him a misdemeanor summons for criminal damage to property.
He said LSUPD officers have yet to locate the second suspect observed via surveillance. The investigation is ongoing.