Female receives two citations in same night
At around 1 a.m. Friday, a female, later identified as Miami University first-year Kaya Gieniusz, 18, reportedly walked up to a plainclothes officer at The Woods Bar carrying what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage with washed off X's on her hands.
The officer identified herself and reportedly asked Gieniusz how old she was. Gieniusz reportedly told the officer she was 18 and she was very sorry.
Gieniusz was reportedly arrested and taken to Oxford Police Department, where she was issued a citation. Gieniusz then reportedly refused a ride home or a phone call, telling officers a friend would meet her in the lobby.
At 1:55 a.m., Gieniusz was reportedly still in the lobby when the dispatch officer reportedly noticed repeated banging on the window and screaming coming from outside. When officers responded, they reportedly found Gieniusz making noise along with a friend who was trying to calm her down.
Gieniusz was reportedly uncooperative and rude to the officers and was taken back into booking. Inside, Gieniusz reportedly continued to be rude and was cited a second time for her actions.
Gieniusz then reportedly took the ticket and crumpled it into a ball. The officer reportedly told Gieniusz she would need to keep the information on the ticket for court.
Gieniusz was cited for underage possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct.
Male urinates on door, runs from police
At around 2 a.m. Friday, officers reportedly noticed a male throw a bottle from the second floor balcony of Bella Place Apartments.
When officers followed up, they reportedly found two males outside the door, neither of whom had thrown the bottle, but one of whom was urinating on the front door of a residence.
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The urinating male, later identified as Miami University junior Matthew Kilianski, reportedly began to run when he noticed the officers. When Kilianski reached the stairs, his pants reportedly began to fall down and he tripped down the stairs, falling onto the sidewalk.
Kilianski then reportedly got up and kept running toward the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital loading dock, where his pants fell again. Kilianski then fell to the ground and officers caught up to him.
Kilianski was taken to Oxford Police Department, where he reportedly told officers he had done nothing wrong and that he ran because "cops scare him." Kilianski also reportedly told officers he had not been drinking.
According to police reports, Kilianski had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and bloodshot eyes. Kilianski then reportedly admitted to officers he had been drinking before going uptown, but said he was a responsible student and a productive member of the community. Kilianski was cited for underage intoxication, obstructing official business and disorderly conduct.
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