East Lansing resident Samuel Roberts walks into the courtroom Tuesday at the 54-B District Court. His pretrial for the alleged assault of an MSU student is set to take place Dec. 3, 2013. Danyelle Morrow/The State News
The pretrial of the man accused of assaulting an MSU student has been postponed until December.
East Lansing resident Samuel Roberts, 22, was arrested in the early morning of Oct. 19 on charges of assault against his ex-girlfriend, holding her in his apartment against her will and preventing her from alerting authorities.
Roberts appeared in court for his scheduled pretrial Tuesday morning in 54-B District Court before Judge Richard Ball.
His pretrial was rescheduled to Dec. 3, with a preliminary examination following Dec. 6, Ball said.
At his arraignment Oct. 21, Roberts was charged with unlawful imprisonment, assault with a dangerous weapon, interference with electronic communication and domestic violence, according to court documents.
East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said the alleged victim told police she and Roberts had gotten into an argument at his apartment when he suddenly became violent.
The victim alerted authorities after she returned to her dorm in Yakeley Hall.
She told police during the argument that Roberts began grabbing her by her arms, and throwing her into walls and chairs.
When she tried to call the police, she said he took her cell phone.
She attempted to escape the room when? Roberts threatened her with a knife.
The victim told police she eventually was able to get close enough to the door to escape quickly.
Murphy confirmed the victim was a student, but could not do the same for Roberts.
Roberts had a blood alcohol level of .10 when he was arrested.
The victim was left with minor injuries.
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