MAN ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASSINGLSU Police Department officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on April 7 at about 1:30 p.m. for trespassing and illegal carrying of burglary tools.LSUPD received a call about a suspicious person walking through a construction area on campus, said LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Russell Rogé. Officers eventually found, stopped, and questioned Chris J. Leonard, 48, of 3000 Hodges Street, Lake Charles, when he was riding his bicycle near West Lakeshore Drive. Officers searched the book bag he had with him. Inside the bag, officers found a pair of bolt cutters, two screwdrivers and several other small hand tools, Rogé said. Leonard was arrested for criminal trespassing and illegal carrying of burglary tools. Officers confiscated the tools, issued a misdemeanor summons and banned Leonard from campus.MAN ARRESTED FOR BATTERY OF A POLICE OFFICERLSUPD arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on April 10 at about 11:30 p.m. for battery of a police officer, resisting arrest and for a fugitive warrant issued in Baton Rouge.Officers saw Robert H. Keel, 55, of 811 Marton Street, Wilimington, N.C., pushing his bicycle between the Greek Theatre and the School of Music and Dramatic Arts construction site, Rogé said. When officers asked Keel for his identification, he told them he was homeless.After obtaining Keel’s identification information, officers discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest for stalking, Rogé said. When the officers told Keel to put his hands behind his back, Keel struck one of them. Keel resisted arrest before officers were able to put him in handcuffs, Rogé said. The officers booked Keel in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for battery of a police officer, resisting arrest and the fugitive warrant. He was banned from campus.MAN ARRESTED WITH STEROIDSLSUPD arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on April 14 at about 7:30 a.m. for possession of steroids and drug paraphernalia, among other charges. Officers stopped Jonathon H. Brignac, 23, of 16325 Shenandoah Avenue, Baton Rouge, on Highland Road near South Stadium Drive for improper lane usage and an expired vehicle inspection sticker, Rogé said. During the stop, officers spotted an unopened syringe on the passenger seat of Brignac’s vehicle. Brignac told the officers he had the syringe because he is diabetic, but later told them he had steroids with him, Rogé said. The officers placed Brignac under arrest and searched his vehicle. Officers found a 9 mm handgun with two fully loaded magazines, four unopened 60 cc syringes, 25 unopened 5 mL syringes, four 10 mL glass bottles containing suspected testosterone and other items used for taking steroids, Rogé said. Officers booked Brignac in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for possession of Schedule III drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal carrying of a weapon.
Campus Crime Briefs
April 15, 2009