1. One charged with smoking marijuana in park
MU Police Department officers arrested an MU student on suspicion of marijuana possession at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Clyde Wilson Memorial Park, 601 Parkhill Drive, according to a police report.
Freshman Adam Aton, 19, of The Maneater staff, was seen smoking what appeared to be marijuana by officers, and when they went to contact him he tried throwing it into a nearby waterway. Aton was arrested on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with physical evidence.
2. Police arrest one after basketball-related assault
A freshman was arrested on suspicion of punching a fellow student after a basketball game at the Student Recreation Complex. The police were notified about the assault at 7:05 p.m. Friday evening and arrested Marquez Williams, 20, on suspicion of third degree assault, according to MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer. The victim of the assault sustained a laceration to his upper lip.
3. Two MU students arrested in Hudson
Police arrested two freshmen at 12:10 a.m. Friday in Hudson Residence Hall, according to an MUPD arrest report.
Student staff called the police after smelling marijuana coming from a room occupied by Olivia Davis, 18, and Danielle Schermaul, also 18. Police found both alcohol and marijuana in the room, as well as two unidentified white pills in a plastic cigarette package.
Davis was arrested on suspicion of purchasing and/or possession of intoxicants by a minor, and Schermaul was arrested on suspicion of possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana, possession or use of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances.
4. Four juniors charged with trespassing
Police were dispatched to Faurot Field at 2:05 a.m. Saturday after being notified to an ongoing trespassing.
Kyle Sitomer, Andrew Clark, Arthur Johnson and Daniel Kennedy, all 21, were found on the premises by MU police officers.
They were arrested on suspicion of first-degree trespassing, as they had to climb over a fence in order to get into the stadium.
5. Angry man pours beer in victim’s vehicle, down her shirt
Phillip Anthony Lawson, 25, was arrested at about 11:27 p.m. Friday and again at 10:45 p.m. Saturday after two separate incidents.
Friday night, Lawson approached a female victim on McBaine Avenue. She decided to leave when he approached her and got into her car.
Lawson jumped into the passenger seat and told the female he needed a ride. The female told Lawson she would not drive him anywhere. He grew angry and poured his beer inside her vehicle and on her clothes. Then, he proceeded to pull a handgun from his waistband and said “Bitch, stupid bitch.”
She promptly drove away fearing she would be shot.
Later that evening, Lawson arrived at the Boone Hospital Emergency room at 1600 East Broadway, where he made sexual comments to two officers there. He was told to stop, but persisted.
He was arrested then on suspicion of two counts of third-degree sexual misconduct, and the next day for second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.
6. Officers respond to Broadway Diner fight
Officers were called to 601 Rollins St. at 1:44 a.m. Sunday about an assault that occurred earlier in the evening at Broadway Diner.
The male victim at that location was found distraught with his shirt ripped at the neck. He informed officers he had been involved in a fight earlier at the diner. He had followed the suspect to the address where police arrived.
He said he tried to go into the fraternity house where the suspect entered, but Joshua Cloyd, 20, and Alex Davis, 20, prevented him. They both told him to get off the phone with police, which he refused to do.
Cloyd and Davis both pushed the victim to the ground and punched and kicked him when he would not hang up the phone. While he was on the ground, one of the suspects threw the victim’s phone across the parking lot. Bruises on the victim’s head, neck and chest were visible.
Davis and Cloyd were arrested on suspicion of one count of assault each and released on a signature summons. Chase Derousse, 19, who was involved in the primary fight was also arrested and charged with assault.
