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2 deputies hurt at Texas State fraternity party

By Roger Croteau
San Antonio Express-News

Web Posted : 09/17/2003 12:00 AM

SAN MARCOS — Two deputies were injured while trying to shut down a fraternity party near San Marcos early Saturday morning.
It was the first major alcohol-related incident involving a fraternity at Texas State University-San Marcos, formerly Southwest Texas State University, since all 12 were suspended in February 1999.

Several students were issued citations for underage drinking. One was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, and another with evading detention, as members of the Hays County Alcohol Enforcement Team tried to shut down the Sigma Nu fraternity party on Edgemont Street on Saturday.

Deputies were first called to a house at about 11:30 p.m. Friday. About 150 people were attending the party for new Sigma Nu's members, and deputies say they were assured it would be shut down

Deputies were called back to the house at 12:44 a.m. Saturday and found the party had grown to about 300 people.

As deputies began identifying underage drinkers and trying to find the person in charge, they were confronted by a large group, Hays County sheriff's Sgt. Allen Bridges said.

Two deputies were assaulted. One suffered a cracked rib and the other an injured shoulder when he was struck by a flying beer bottle.

Parker Nicholson, 20, was charged Saturday with aggravated assault of a peace officer and is free on $5,000 bond.

Luke Curry, 20, was released on a personal recognizance bond after his arrest on a charge of evading detention.

Bridges said the incident still is being investigated, and more arrests are expected.

The university placed the fraternity on interim suspension Monday, pending an investigation.

Punishment could range from suspension to banishment as a student organization, university spokesman Mark Hendricks said.

The incident was an unwelcome reminder of the school's "party school" reputation, which university officials have worked hard to leave behind.

The school has raised admission standards several times and invested in new facilities. Even the recent name change was designed to give the school a more prestigious reputation.

"Something like this can't help but rekindle that kind of talk," Hendricks said.

He said this was the first major alcohol-related incident involving a campus fraternity since February 1999, after a particularly raucous "Bid Night," when fraternities accept new members.

On that night, Tau Kappa Epsilon member Nicholas Armstrong was beaten to death as he slept on a sofa after a party had broken up. The main suspect, a nonstudent thrown out of the party earlier that night, committed suicide during the investigation.

Also that night, one student was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning and six others were arrested on alcohol and hazing charges.

The university responded by suspending all 12 campus fraternities and making them accept several conditions, including a switch to alcohol-free fraternity houses, before they were re-admitted as campus organizations.

Friday's Sigma Nu party was not at the fraternity house and did not violate the alcohol-free housing rule.

Real dumb thing to do.

:confused: I don't understand why some can't be move civilized. It may have been a special night but the authorities are around for a reason

Yikes.. that is all craziness.

I didn't even know they changed the name to Texas State University ? :confused: Did that happen recently? It just sounds weird b/c all my life I've known it as Southwest Texas State.

I think that's where both of my boyfriend's parents went...

That was really downright stupid of them! Self fulfilling prophecy I tell you. They are really setting themselves up to get permanently thrown out of campus. Why do they do such idiotic things like this when they know that consequences will ensue. I just don't get!

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The name change of the school just happened recently. I can't believe something like that would happen, and that they would harm policemen! And the bottle throwing thing, that seems to happen alot around here, maybe it's a Texas thing :-(

are the guys named even Sigma Nu's?

It doesn't say they're members in the article and seeing as how there were over 300 people there there's a chance they could have just been GDI's.

Texas State-San Marcos changed their name from SW Texas St. effective september 1. It's in an effort to position themselves as a higher class institution in the minds of people in Texas. I've also heard it's to help them as they move to D1 in college athletics.

Kitso
KS 361

Don't know what the law's like down there in Texas, but the party's hosts are usually responsible for the actions of their guests -- that's who gets tickets for noise complaints at 2AM up here in Okie (or in your case, I guess I should say "down here" :D)

I sincerely hope our guys down there had no part in assaulting police officers. Having met many Texas Sigma Nu's, at regional events, I can say that I couldn't picture any of them being capable of things like that.

Yeah, as far as noise complaints, we're with ya, that would fall on us. I'd just like to think that those assaulting police officers aren't brothers and are just randoms.

Course i guess they'd still end up being responsible and could be sued by the cops for not controlling their guests.

Kitso
KS 361 posts a day i'm gonna have if i don't start teaching soon

Kitso, the Orgs are not sued by the COPS! By the DA or County Prosecuter only. POI.

These butt heads were damn lucky that they were not shot!:mad:

If it had been me in that situation, there would have been then a 357 Mag. in their nose! All would have been busted and snap to Slam!

Fun is differrent, assualting a Police Officer is a Felony, deep dodo for any dumb ass!:rolleyes:

Also hope it wasnt any of the SN Brothers!:)

yeah, but if they cops are hurt, can't they sue the assailants?

like if i was at a bar and some guy assaulted me, i could sue him, can't the cops do the same thing?

Kitso
KS 361

Unfortunatley NO! A Police Officers Peace cannot be disturbed!:(

You may by Law, cuss me and make disparing remarks all you want! But cannot make retuirbutions!

But, assault on an Officer is Prosecuted by the Judicial Office, District Attorney or Prosecuting Atorney Office! SAD BUT TRUE!

Now, there may be a Civil Law Suit Brought by the Individual or His Family against the Ass Whole!:)

Then it is in another Court of jurisdiction!:rolleyes:

What can I tell Ya Bro!