Quinnipiac University student injured during pot raid

Two students at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut were arrested earlier this month for marijuana possession and breaching the peace, and one of their roommates was injured when a routine drug search turned ugly, according to collegenews.com.

Security came to the dorm room of Christopher Thompson at 2 a.m. on Oct. 18 after detecting a “heavy marijuana smell” and asked if they could enter to investigate. When Thompson, who lives in a dorm with three other male occupants, answered no, the security officers entered anyway. It was at this moment that the situation became a confusing mess.

Two of Thompson’s roommates were immediately woken up by the noise, and one of them, David Bowen, put one of the officers in a headlock. He was arrested shortly thereafter. Another roommate, Greg Valerio, was woken up after being pulled to the ground and sustained injuries of an uncertain degree; he spent the night in the hospital.

Police reportedly found a bong and 21 grams of pot in the room, which led to Thompson’s arrest. He was later released on $1,500 bail and Bowen on $500 bail.

University of Florida football player accused of eye gouging

Brandon Spikes, linebacker for the No. 1-ranked University of Florida football team, has come under fire after allegedly trying to gouge an opposing player’s eye out during Saturday’s game against Georgia, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Footage of the play shows Spikes reach over and push his hand inside Georgia running back Washaun Ealey’s helmet while Ealey is being pulled to the ground by other players following a tackle. Ealey, at the end of the tape, begins waving his hands around and trying to pull his helmet off, presumably because another man’s hand is in his eye socket.

Spikes was not penalized during the game but has since been suspended and will not be allowed to play in the first half of the upcoming game against Vanderbilt this weekend. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) will be reviewing the tape of the incident to decide whether to hand Spikes an even harsher punishment, but his fate remains uncertain.

Florida’s coach said Spikes just got “caught up in emotion” on that particular play after having his helmet pulled off twice by Georgia players.

Connecticut man charged in stabbing death of University of Connecticut football player

John William Lomax III, a 21-year-old man from Bloomfield, Conn., was charged last week with murdering University of Connecticut student Jasper Howard outside of a dance last month, according to espn.com.

Witnesses say Lomax attended the dance with Johnny Hood, even though neither are UConn students. Hood was arrested and questioned last week as well, but he was charged only with lying to the police.

Lomax’s lawyer, Deron Freeman, told reporters he was surprised that his client was charged with murder, considering the police have yet to recover the murder weapon and that Lomax was just at the dance to party. Lomax has claimed he was not present when the argument started, but that he showed up to try and break it up.

Police also arrested Hakim Muhammad and Jamal Todd in connection with the murder, but they were charged only with conspiracy to commit assault, a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm and lying to the police.

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