Brian Wayne Kelly, a 20-year-old University student, was arrested Thursday night outside of Dunglison dormitory after allegedly assaulting two other University students and spitting in the face of a University police officer. The assaults occurred sometime between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
According to University Police Department reports, Kelly approached a male University student walking down Whitehead Road and asked the student if his name was Victor. When the student responded that he was not named Victor, Kelly struck him, and the student fled to an emergency phone on Whitehead Road to request emergency assistance from police.
After the assault on Whitehead Road, Kelly walked toward the Alderman Road Residence Area where he confronted a group outside of Dunglison dormitory. When the group prohibited Kelly from entering the dormitory, Kelly assaulted a female University student in the group.
"There was no association between the two groups," University Police Captain Michael Coleman said.
At the same time as the second assault, University police were responding to a fire alarm in the area and spotted the incident. After Kelly's second assault, several females detained him until the police responded.
According to police reports, there was not a longdelay between Kelly's second assault and the arrival of police.
Once police were on the scene, Kelly was "uncooperative" and spit in the face of a University police officer during his arrest, Coleman said. Kelly's assaults against the two University students resulted in two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery. The charge of assaulting a police officer, however, is much more serious.
"It's a felony assault," Coleman said. "If convicted, he could face imprisonment in the penitentiary. Time frames for felonies are generally beyond one year, so that's a possibility."
The two students assaulted did not report "any kind of serious injury," according to Coleman.
The most recent arrest of a University student raises some concern over safety among those living in the University's residence halls over the summer. Currently, the Alderman Road Residence Area is home to the Summer Enrichment Program, several University sports camps and University students enrolled in summer session.
"Right now it completely confuses me," said rising first year Joon Choe, who is enrolled in summer session and living in Woody dormitory. "Until now I thought dorms were safe. I think I will be more reserved in going out from now on"
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