Man assaulted in front of Kappa Alpha Mizzou

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(Was this the chapter that fired a cannon at the neighbors last year?)

Man assaulted in front of Kappa Alpha house
By Doug Carlucci, News Editor.__ Posted October_21,_2005.
A 20-year-old man visiting Columbia from Maryland was assaulted early Saturday morning by six men who came out of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity house at 1301 University Ave., according to the victim and a report filed by Columbia police.

Daniel Maddox said six men accosted him as he passed by the fraternity house on his way to a friend’s home. He said one man slapped him, and when he told the man to stop, he was slapped again. He said the men then started to punch him while Maddox tried to protect his face.

Maddox said he was able to walk to the driveway of a nearby house. He said that as he was standing in the driveway, another man came out of the Kappa Alpha house, knocked him over and repeatedly smashed his face into the pavement. He then lost consciousness.

Maddox said a man he did not know found him in the driveway. He said the friend he was visiting, MU senior Joe Moore, then brought him back to Moore’s apartment.

Maddox said he suffered severe injuries, including trauma to his left eye, a scar from his left temple to left eye and a concussion. He said plastic surgery would be necessary to remove the scar and that he has undergone CAT scans for the concussion.

Maddox filed a report with Columbia police on Sunday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital from the police station. Moore said Maddox filed the report only when he realized the extent of his injuries.

Maddox has since returned to Maryland.

The police report states that Maddox was walking down University Avenue when six men came out of the fraternity house and began punching him and “calling him ‘faggot.’” Maddox is not gay.

The report stated Maddox’s “injuries consisted of an extremely swollen left eye to the point where he could not open it.”

The police report stated the victim did not want to press charges. Maddox said he never declined to press charges and returned to the police station Tuesday to file them. He said he spoke with a detective for about three hours on Tuesday.

Moore said he and Maddox did not know any of the attackers.

Director of Student Life Mark Lucas said he received the police report on Wednesday morning and that his department is conducting an investigation.

Greek Life coordinator Lauren Farell said the university’s investigation is not focusing on Kappa Alpha as an organization, but on the individuals involved with the attack.

Kappa Alpha president Chip Wagner declined to comment on the incident Thursday morning.

“I have no comment right now except that I am working with the university about the situation,” Wagner stated