Ryan Thomas, of Lee Center, N.Y. was arrested and charged with second degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree after hitting a Rome, N.Y. resident with a wine glass on South Campus Sunday, according to a Syracuse Police report.

Officers arrived on the 300 block of Slocum Heights at about 12:45 a.m. and met with a Syracuse University student, who said she was holding a party at her apartment when she requested the Rome, N.Y. resident to leave several times, the report stated.

After finally leaving the party after about 15 minutes, she said he started throwing things at her apartment, according to the report.

The student said she got in a verbal argument with him outside and slapped him in the face, to which he retaliated by punching her in the nose and mouth, the report stated.

At this time, her friend Thomas approached the altercation and told the Rome, N.Y. resident that he was upset about the incident, according to the report.

Officers later met up with the Rome, N.Y. resident at University Hospital, who said, ‘I was just minding my own business and Ryan just hit me for no reason,’ the report stated.

He said he was struck by Thomas with a dark blue wine glass, causing two-inch lacerations to his right forehead, a two-inch laceration to his right cheek and a one-inch laceration under the right side of his noise, according to the report.

Public Safety was also at the scene, the report stated.

Published on October 29, 2006 at 12:00 pm