Two teens arrested for possession, intent to distribute marijuana
LSU Police Department officers arrested two male teens unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 7 for possession with intent to distribute drugs.
Officers patrolling the visitor’s center parking lot on Dalrymple Drive and Highland Road saw two men in a dark vehicle acting suspiciously, according to Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman.
Officers found Schedule III drugs in the lap of Aaron Wright, 17, of 4225 Baywell St., Tabor said.
Police searched the vehicle and found 12 bags of marijuana in the car, weighing 16.6 grams, and another six bags, weighing 7.7 grams, on Wright’s person, Tabor said.
Officers arrested Wright for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and Schedule III drugs, and the other passenger, Spencer Thomas, 19, of 966 Highway 77, West Maringouin, for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Tabor said.
Wright and Thomas were booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Tabor said.
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Student arrested for filing false police report, issued misdemeanor
Officers arrested a University student for criminal mischief Nov. 7.
Officers received a phone call around 4 p.m. from Jacob Witz, 19, of 5526 Grand Lake St., Bellaire, Texas, saying he was looking for his girlfriend because he feared she was going to commit suicide, Tabor said.
After locating Witz in his dorm room, Witz admitted to making the incident up, Tabor said. Witz’s girlfriend was also in the dorm room, and they both admitted they were having a verbal dispute, Tabor said.
Witz said he lied to get police there faster, Tabor said. Witz was issued a misdemeanor summons.
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Man arrested for resisting officer, disturbing peace, public intimidation
Officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 9 for disturbing the peace, resisting an officer and public intimidation.
Officers patrolling Lakeshore Drive near the UREC Student Recreation Complex saw John Talluto, 53, of 940 Stanford Ave., Apt. 321, standing near the complex, Tabor said, adding that when police tried to approach him, Talluto began issuing vulgar comments.
Talluto then balled up his fists and threatened the officers while trying to resist being placed in handcuffs, Tabor said.
Talluto was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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Student arrested for tearing down exit sign in Herget Hall
Officers arrested a University student Nov. 11 for simple criminal damage to property.
Officers reported to Herget Hall in response to an exit sign being pulled off the wall, Tabor said. A witness said she had heard the sign being pulled off the wall and identified William Roach, 19, of 7402 West Rim Drive, Austin, Texas, Tabor said.
Officers found Roach in his room, and he admitted to knocking the sign off the wall, Tabor said. Roach was issued a misdemeanor summons.
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Man arrested for domestic abuse battery, public intoxication
Officers arrested a 43-year-old man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 13 for domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace by public intoxication.
Officers patrolling South Stadium and Nicholson drives saw Daniel Wiggins, of 1417 Elmhurst Lane, Flower Mound, Texas, arguing with a female in the West Stadium lot, Tabor said.
The female admitted to being in a physical altercation with Wiggins, who she said had struck her, Tabor said.
Wiggins was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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Student arrested for remaining after being forbidden
Officers arrested a 19-year-old University student Nov. 13 for remaining after begin forbidden.
Officers were responding to a fire at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house around 11:15 p.m., Tabor said. When officers tried to move people from the fire on the south lawn, Samuel Godfrey, of 103 Craig St., Como, Miss., continued to videotape the fire and walk next to it, Tabor said.
Officers asked Godfrey to step away from the fire and move back, but he refused, Tabor said.
Godfrey was issued a misdemeanor summons.

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