OPD finds Miami first-year in a sticky situation
At 2:21 a.m. Saturday, OPD officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Beech Street in reference to a report of a burglary in progress.
Officers arrived at the home to find a male vomiting in a bathroom. The residents were collected around the doorway, and claimed to have never seen the vomiting man before.
When questioned by the officers, the male claimed he had been at the house earlier in the night. However, when asked the address, he came up short, according to OPD.
The male, mouth encrusted with vomit, smelled strongly of alcohol and was found to be a first-year student.
The male reported that it was possible he had stumbled into the wrong house, and that his friends had brought him to North Beech Street.
The residents said they did not recognize the names of either of the male's friends, yet did not wish to press charges. But, OPD did not hesitate, and charged him with sales to and use by underage persons and disorderly conduct: public intoxication.
While being transported back to his dorm, the male requested the cruiser pull over and let him out to vomit.
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At 1 a.m. Friday, employees of Brick Street Bar & Grill, 36 E. High St., called OPD in reference to an unwanted person haunting the bar.
When officers arrived, they found the male in question restrained by a bouncer on the side entrance of the patio.
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According to Brick Street employees, the male had been asked to leave and had refused four separate times. They intended to press trespassing charges.
Officers reported the male was visibly intoxicated, and when asked for ID, the suspect presented a Pennsylvania driver's license making the bearer 21 years old. The officers asked if it was fictitious and in a bout of nervousness, the male admitted it was.
When asked if he was a Miami student, he withdrew a student ID from his left sock, handed it to the officer, and confirmed.
He was charged with sales to and use by underage persons, criminal trespass, certain acts prohibited and disorderly conduct: public intoxication. He was dumped off at his dorm.
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