Unwelcomed tailgaters start gameday fight on Parade Ground
LSU PD Spokesperson Kevin Scott said three non-student men were charged with second degree battery and disturbing the peace after starting a fight on the Parade Ground during Saturday’s gameday.
Around 6 p.m., LSUPD responded to a reported fight by a tailgate on the south side of the Parade Ground, Scott said.
Upon arriving, Scott said the officers detained the three individuals, Joseph Manuel, James Baggett and John Baggett, and talked to witnesses at the tailgate.
Witnesses reported the three individuals came up to their tailgate intoxicated and wanted to start a fight, Scott said. When a patron asked them to leave the tailgate, the three attacked the victim, pushing him on the ground, Scott said. The three then proceeded to kick and punch the victim lying on the ground. EMS transported the victim to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital for a minor injury.
Scott said Manuel, James Baggett and John Baggett were all transported to the Public Safety Building, where they were processed and turned over to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office to be booked on the charges.
Students charged with simple battery after writing on passed out student in Herget
Two University students were charged with simple battery after drawing on another student with a Sharpie while she was passed out.
Scott said LSUPD responded to a simple battery around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at Herget Hall. The victim, a University student, said she woke up after falling asleep in the lobby of Herget and had Sharpie drawings all over her skin, Scott said. The woman said she was told that two University students, Bond Morris and Ethan Fleck, had drawn on her while she was unconscious on the couch, Scott said.
When LSUPD met with Morris and Fleck, they both admitted to drawing on the woman. They were both transported to the Public Safety Building where they each received a misdemeanor summons for simple battery.
Non-student adds to long history with LSUPD
A man who has had 11 run-ins with LSUPD since 2012 was charged with returning or remaining after being forbidden, Scott said.
On Tuesday, around 12:30 p.m., Scott said LSUPD was called to the Student Union regarding a suspicious person. A complainant from an office inside the Union said the man had come into the office and made employees uncomfortable by what he was saying and doing, Scott said.
LSUPD identified the man as Bryan Brown. Brown, who is well known by LSUPD, has already been in contact with officers twice prior to this incident, according to Scott. Brown’s other encounters with LSUPD include trespassing on campus in multiple locations, Scott said. This time, he was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for returning or remaining after being forbidden.