**Bat used during domestic assault**

Kendrick Harris, 29, faces charges of second-degree domestic assault, false imprisonment, second-degree tampering and a felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after an alleged dispute Thursday night.

CPD officers responded to a disturbance involving a married couple at 2821 Mexico Gravel Road. CPD spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said the officers determined Harris was the primary aggressor and that he had a bat during the assault.

**Business check at Harpo’s leads to alcohol arrest**

Twenty-year-old Melissa Exely was arrested on suspicion of possession of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor after police conducted an open business check Friday night at 29 S. Tenth St.

Columbia Police Department officers arrested Exely during a check of Harpo’s Bar at 11:49 p.m. The officers saw Exely with an alcoholic beverage and asked her for identification.

Exely reportedly provided the officers an out-of-state driver’s license and an MU student ID card with someone else’s name.

**Freshman reportedly resists arrest in Hawthorn lobby**

An MU freshman was arrested in the main lobby of Hawthorn Residence Hall on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor and resisting arrest Saturday morning.

MU Police Department officers received a call about freshman Donald Newsham at about 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.

“We initially responded to a call from Galena Hall,” MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said. “When officers arrived, they made contact with the individual in the lobby of Hawthorn. That’s where the arrest took place.”

Weimer said Newsham was alone and had no alcohol in his possession when MUPD officers arrived. He was arrested just before 6 a.m. on suspicion of minor in possession of alcohol by consumption and resisting arrest.

“He refused to comply with the officer’s instructions then tried to pull away,” Weimer said.

**Officers arrest teen at The Penguin Dueling Piano Bar**

CPD officers arrested sophomore Catherine Heitz late Saturday night on suspicion of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor.

At 11:44 p.m. officers observed Heitz during an open business check of The Penguin Dueling Piano Bar at 1025 E. Broadway.

Stroer said the officers observed the suspect holding an open container and leaning against the wall. Heitz reportedly told officers she was only 20 years old. Officers then checked her ID and discovered she was 19 years old.

**Suspect reportedly drives drunk, crashes in lake**

Brady Cramer, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after driving his car into a lake late Sunday night.

At 11:53 p.m. an officer responded to a report of a vehicle driving into the lake near Rollins Road and Hulen Drive. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer found Cramer waiting near the vehicle.

Stroer said Cramer approached the officers and explained that it was his car, and he was in a crash.