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Student arrested on assault charge
Doug Graham
Issue date: 6/14/07 Section: Front Page
A Pittsburg State University student was arrested Monday, June 11, and faces several charges stemming from an incident with a BB gun.
Aaron Plumley, 25, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, obstruction of justice, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property.
He was taken to Crawford County Jail, where he made $16,500 bond and was released about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say Plumley, 706 S. Broadway, was shooting a BB/pellet air rifle at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 101 E. Ford. No injuries were reported, but the shooting damaged at least one window.
"I'm not worried about a couple broken windows," said Sigma Phi Epsilon president Steven Barker, who was out of town when the shooting took place. "The safety issue is what got to me."
Members of PSU police, Pittsburg police and the Crawford County Sheriff's Department responded to the shooting at 9:26 p.m. and arrested Plumley, who is also a Pi Kappa Alpha member.
Sgt. Todd Stephenson, of PSU police, says Plumley ran away from the scene of the shooting and was caught leaving the rear of a house at 1806 S. Broadway. Pittsburg police questioned Plumley before taking him to jail.
Police say several victims identified Plumley as the shooter.
"I could smell alcohol on a great number of the subjects at 1806 S. Broadway," Stephenson said.
Stephenson says members of three law enforcement agencies responded because it was a shooting.
"We heard over the scanner a report of shots fired," Stephenson said. "That's all we knew and that's why so many responded."
The motive for the shooting is unknown.
"I can assure you there is no animosity toward the Pikes from us," Barker said of his fraternity.
Pi Kappa Alpha president William Cichy was out of town and could not be reached for comment.
Stephenson says the $16,500 bond reflects "the serious nature" of the charges. Aggravated assault is a felony, while the other charges are misdemeanors.
Coincidentally, another PSU student, Carlos Taylor, was arrested with two other men in Tulsa, Okla., on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon - a CO2-powered BB pistol.
Taylor, a basketball player at PSU, was serving as counselor at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes conference when the shooting occurred.
According to reports, a woman went to police after being shot in the chest with a BB, which lodged near her ribcage under the skin.
The three men accused were questioned by police and denied involvement in the shooting. Later, however, they turned themselves in and were taken to jail.
Aaron Plumley, 25, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, obstruction of justice, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property.
He was taken to Crawford County Jail, where he made $16,500 bond and was released about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say Plumley, 706 S. Broadway, was shooting a BB/pellet air rifle at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 101 E. Ford. No injuries were reported, but the shooting damaged at least one window.
"I'm not worried about a couple broken windows," said Sigma Phi Epsilon president Steven Barker, who was out of town when the shooting took place. "The safety issue is what got to me."
Members of PSU police, Pittsburg police and the Crawford County Sheriff's Department responded to the shooting at 9:26 p.m. and arrested Plumley, who is also a Pi Kappa Alpha member.
Sgt. Todd Stephenson, of PSU police, says Plumley ran away from the scene of the shooting and was caught leaving the rear of a house at 1806 S. Broadway. Pittsburg police questioned Plumley before taking him to jail.
Police say several victims identified Plumley as the shooter.
"I could smell alcohol on a great number of the subjects at 1806 S. Broadway," Stephenson said.
Stephenson says members of three law enforcement agencies responded because it was a shooting.
"We heard over the scanner a report of shots fired," Stephenson said. "That's all we knew and that's why so many responded."
The motive for the shooting is unknown.
"I can assure you there is no animosity toward the Pikes from us," Barker said of his fraternity.
Pi Kappa Alpha president William Cichy was out of town and could not be reached for comment.
Stephenson says the $16,500 bond reflects "the serious nature" of the charges. Aggravated assault is a felony, while the other charges are misdemeanors.
Coincidentally, another PSU student, Carlos Taylor, was arrested with two other men in Tulsa, Okla., on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon - a CO2-powered BB pistol.
Taylor, a basketball player at PSU, was serving as counselor at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes conference when the shooting occurred.
According to reports, a woman went to police after being shot in the chest with a BB, which lodged near her ribcage under the skin.
The three men accused were questioned by police and denied involvement in the shooting. Later, however, they turned themselves in and were taken to jail.
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jack l. kennedy
posted 6/15/07 @ 6:34 PM EST
Actions like this reflect on all Greek groups, although that is not deserved or warranted. But in light of Virginia Tech and other events, law enforcement and campus officials are more vigilant and concerned than in the past. (Continued…)
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