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Police brief 02/18/10

February 17, 2010

Student punches roommate, receives MIP

A 19-year-old male MSU student sustained minor injuries early Sunday morning after an altercation with his roommate in Wonders Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

The victim said his roommate, a 20-year-old male MSU student, had gone out for the evening. At about 5:30 a.m., the suspect urinated on the floor. The victim asked the suspect to clean it up, then the suspect punched the victim in the face, McGlothian-Taylor said.

The East Lansing Fire Department responded and the suspect was cited with for minor in possession.

The victim is not pressing charges, McGlothian-Taylor said.

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