Miami Student

Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: Community

Male reports punch to face while eating near Bruno's

At almost 3 a.m. Saturday morning, Miami graduate student Daniel Siber reported to an Oxford police officer on foot patrol that he had been assaulted.

According to the report, Siber said that he was eating a piece of pizza by Bruno's and talking to a group of people. A male individual from the group asked Siber if he could fix his computer. Siber allegedly replied that he could not, and the male walked away.

The male came back with a second male, and the first told the second that Siber would not fix his computer. The second male punched Siber in the mouth, according to reports.

Siber described the male as white, 5-foot 11-inches tall, wearing a maroon shirt with a buzzed haircut.


Police discover Miami U. student with pants undone

At 12:30 a.m. Friday, Oxford police officers noticed a male behind some bushes in the south alley in the 100 block of East High Street with his pants undone.

One of the officers attempted to make contact with the male, when the male ran away. Officers noticed that as he ran, he dropped a plastic container of orange juice, later discovering that it contained vodka.

After officers apprehended the male, he continued to struggle until he wiggled out of his shirt.

Officers noted in the report that he smelled strongly like alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy.

He was transported to OPD and identified as Miami student Thomas W. Campbell, 19.

When officers asked him why he ran, he allegedly explained that he was about to urinate, had his pants unzipped, zipped them up and got scared. He was taken to McCullough-Hyde Hospital for minor injuries then transported to Butler County Jail.

Campbell was cited for resisting arrest, underage consumption, disorderly conduct and littering.


Alcohol possession leads to citation for 2 MU first-years

Oxford police were dispatched to a large party in progress at 16 W. Sycamore at almost midnight Friday.

As police approached, loud music was reportedly coming from apartment A, and a flood of people began exiting the apartment when they noticed police. Two males were found to be in possession of open beer cans.

When asked to see identification by police, the males said that they did not have their IDs.

After talking with police, both males decided to give their driver's licenses to the officers, identifying them as Miami first-years Nicholas Nolan and James P. Stephens, both 18. They were both cited with underage possession.

When the owner of the house was located, he was identified as
Nathaniel Rice.

Rice allegedly explained that he was hosting the party in order to raise money for a litter violation he had received last week.


Junior discovers unknown sophomore naked on futon

Miami junior Nick Kanoza called Oxford police at almost 5 a.m. Friday, stating that there was an unknown naked male sleeping on his futon.

Officers arrived and woke the male up. The male was reportedly disoriented and thought he was at his own apartment, located a couple of blocks away.

It was not until he walked around the apartment for a bit that he realized that he was not in his own apartment.

He was identified as sophomore Michael Rocco, 19, and police reported that he had a strong odor of alcohol about him.

Kanoza stated in the report that he did not want Rocco charged
with burglarizing or trespassing in his apartment.

Rocco was charged with underage intoxication and disorderly conduct and brought home.

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