Felix Paulino, a freshman in the College of Human Services and Health Professions, was arrested and charged with two counts of second degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree after a fight broke out on South Campus on Sunday, according to a Syracuse Police report.

Public Safety got a call for a loud party on Small Road at about 1:20 a.m., Public Safety Interim Chief Tony Callisto said. As the officers responded to the call, they heard on the radio that the Syracuse Police Department was also called because there was a fight in progress.

Once Public Safety officers arrived on scene, they saw a gathering of students scatter, Callisto said. Public Safety officers were able to apprehend Paulino, who apparently injured people outside the apartments with a broken bottle, including one Syracuse University student.

Syracuse Police officers arrived soon after and were approached by one SU student and two others, according to the report. The SU student, who was hosting a party at his apartment on 230 Small Rd., Apt. No. 5, said he went outside after a fight broke out when a group of uninvited guests were asked to leave the apartment, according to the report.

While outside, the SU student got thrown to the ground and was hit in the back of the head with an unknown object, the report stated. The student received four stitches for a laceration on the left side of his head and is in considerable pain.

A student from the Ontario College of Art said he saw the SU student outside with blood on him, and when he went to help him, he got hit in the head as well, according to the report. The Ontario College student has a skull fracture with bleeding on the brain, and is in serious but stable condition.

Pete Rowley, a sophomore physical therapy major, said he was heading toward his home at about 1:15 a.m. when he saw a group of people arguing in front of 220 Small Road, the report stated.

He said he saw one of his friends there and offered to drop her off at another apartment, according to the report. When he returned, he saw Paulino swinging what he thought was a clear liquor bottle.

Rowley said he was about 10 to 15 feet away when the SU student got hit in the back of the head, the report stated.

While speaking to Syracuse Police, Rowley pointed to Paulino as the one responsible, according to the report. Even though Paulino was wearing a jacket that he was not wearing at the time of the incident, Rowley said he was positive Paulino was the one that hit the SU student.

The incident was under investigation throughout the night, and the case closed Sunday morning with Paulino’s arrest, Callisto said.

Also at the party were students from Ontario and New Jersey, the report stated. A student from Ontario got hit in the shoulder by an unknown object and has a laceration 2 inches long and half an inch wide. It is possible the laceration went into the shoulder joint, which would require surgery.

The student from New Jersey said he received a cut on his left wrist, but is unsure how it happened, according to the report.

Published on October 21, 2006 at 12:00 pm