Warrants were issued for the arrests of five additional University students, including several student-athletes, related to a March 5 altercation that occurred at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house.
Second-year College student Zachary Stair, third-year College student Edwin Pinigis and first-year College student Enongé Stovall have been arrested and released on bond, City of Charlottesville spokesperson Ric Barrick said.
Warrants were also issued for first-year College student Tamira Roberson and third-year College student Vincent Redd, though they have not been arrested, Barrick said. He added that, as of yesterday morning, Roberson had agreed to turn herself in while Redd could not be located.
According to Barrick, the altercation occurred during a closed party at the fraternity when first-year College students Michael Brown and Michael Giallombardo attempted to enter the house. After leaving Delta Upsilon, Brown and Giallombardo called friends and 15 to 20 students entered the house, Barrick said. Three people attending the party were injured but refused medical attention, he added.
Brown and Giallombardo were charged March 27.
Stair, Pinigis and Brown are members of the football team and Giallombardo is a member of the soccer team.
Redd had been a member of the football team until coach Al Groh announced he had been asked to leave, athletics department spokesperson Rich Murray said.
According to Murray, Stovall had been a member of the women's basketball team until January, when she left to focus on academics.
All of the athletes have athletic scholarships and it is not immediately clear how their scholarship status will be affected by the arrests, Murray said.
The athletes will meet with their respective head coaches and a member of the athletic department administration to determine what will happen following the outcome of the criminal process, Murray said.
Barrick said the criminal proceedings are dependent upon the Commonwealth's attorney.
Delta Upsilon President Tom Bannard said he was pleased with the outcome of the investigation.
"We are going to continue to cooperate [with the police]," Bannard added.
The investigation may have lasted a "little longer than it probably should [have]," Barrick said.
Barrick added he credited the police department with giving the students the chance to be forthright.
"It is a situation where those that told the truth definitely were seen in a different light than those who didn't," he said.
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