University student doesn’t get parking spot, keys another student’s car
LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said a University student was arrested for keying another student’s vehicle after he didn’t get a parking space.
According to Scott, LSUPD responded to a student complaint in the North Ag parking lot on Jan. 18 around 9 a.m.
The student said that while parking, another driver appeared who also wanted the space, Scott said.
When the student returned to her vehicle, she noticed her car had been keyed, Scott said.
LSUPD then contacted 19-year-old Alec McClosky, who confessed to having damaged the vehicle, according to Scott.
McClosky was arrested for simple criminal damage to property, was issued a misdemeanor summons and then released.
31-year-old University student arrested for stalking near Free Speech Plaza
Note: The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case involving Nicholas Xenakis. East Baton Rouge Parish District Judge Donald R. Johnson in January 2019 ordered records of the arrest to be expunged.
A 31-year-old University student was arrested for stalking near Free Speech Plaza after he “followed” the victim multiple times, Scott said.
According to Scott, LSUPD responded to a stalking complaint in Free Speech Plaza on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m.
Officers met with the student victim who provided details about the incidents, Scott said.
As a result, University student Nicholas Xenakis was arrested for stalking, Scott said.
During LSUPD’s contact with Xenakis, he admitted to following the victim on several occasions.
Xenakis was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charge.
Non-student arrested for UREC kayak theft from November
A 22-year-old non-student was arrested for felony theft in relation to an incident that occurred in November, Scott said.
According to Scott, LSUPD responded to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 26 to retrieve non-student Dorrion Carvin of Baton Rouge.
Carvin was in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office for an active arrest warrant issued by LSUPD for felony theft, Scott said.
The UREC originally reported the theft on Nov. 14, 2016, according to Scott.
Carvin is accused of renting a kayak and associated equipment, valued at $1178, and failing to return them, Scott said.
He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charge.
Additionally, during booking at EBRPP, Carvin was found to have a small plastic bag containing marijuana inside his underwear, Scott said.
The charge of introducing contraband into a penal institution was added during his booking, according to Scott.
University student arrested after exposing himself, performing sexual acts on himself
A 21-year-old University student was arrested for two counts of obscenity after two separate incidents of him exposing himself and performing sexual acts on himself.
According to Scott, LSUPD arrested University student Phillip Cooper on Jan. 26 at 10 p.m.
According to Scott, two women reported that a man exposed himself while sitting on a bench on West Lakeshore Drive on Jan. 16.
On Jan. 24, a woman reported that a man was masturbating on a bench near Hill Memorial Library, Scott said.
The suspect descriptions from both incidents were similar, and all three victims chose Cooper from photographic lineups, Scott said.
Cooper was previously arrested by LSUPD on Feb. 13, 2016, on the same charge. In that incident, Cooper reportedly exposed himself while parked near the entrance to Miller Hall, Scott said.
Cooper was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charges.
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