Police arrest student on assault charges

Published by the Statesman on March 14, 2014

By Giselle Barkley and Rebecca Anzel
Assistant News Editor and News Editor

On Friday, March 14 at 1:30 a.m., university police responded to a report of a fight between two male students.

A verbal and then physical altercation transpired between the two students, who are residents of Irving College, according to Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence Zacarese.

Police arrested the assailant, who was charged with assault in the third degree, added Zacarese in a statement.

Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps President Roxana Mehran said SBVAC transported the two male students from Irving College to the Stony Brook University Hospital.

It is still unknown who the two male students are and their current condition.

6:21 p.m., March 15: According to a statement made by Roxana Mehran, president of the Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps, SBVAC transported the two male students from Irving College to the Stony Brook University Hospital.

6:29 p.m.: On Friday, March 14 at 1:30 a.m., university police responded to a report of a fight between two male students.

A verbal and then physical altercation transpired between the two students, who are residents of Irving College, according to Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence Zacarese.

Police arrested the assailant, who was charged with assault in the third degree, added Zacarese in a statement.

The Statesman originally published this piece online here.