Female students urinate in church courtyard
At around 2 a.m. Saturday, officers observed two females enter the courtyard of St. Mary Church.
When the officer approached, one of the females, later identified as Miami University sophomore Jennifer Simms, 19, was bent at the waist wrenching as if she were trying to vomit. The other female, identified as first-year Morgan Shawver, 19, reportedly went into the grass, pulled down her underwear and began to urinate. Simms then reportedly went further into the courtyard and also began to urinate on the grass. When she noticed this, Shawver reportedly laughed and moved near Simms before beginning to urinate again.
According to police, the area was very well lit and Shawver was wearing a red wristband from Brick Street Bar.
Both of the females reportedly apologized to the officer and admitted they were underage.
Simms and Shawver both reportedly had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on their breath, were unsteady on their feet and slurredtheir words.
Shawver reportedly told the officer someone had given her the wristband and she had been drinking at Brick Street. Simms reportedly admitted to consuming alcohol in MacCracken Hall. Both were cited for underage consumption of alcohol and
disorderly conduct.
First-year vomits, goes to hospital for treatment
At around 12 a.m. Saturday, officers reportedly noticed a male slumped over near a fire hydrant at the southeast corner of Church and Bishop streets who was reportedly surrounded by other males attempting to help him up.
The male, later identified as Miami University first-year Erik Faulhaber, 18, reportedly had vomit on his leg and hands. His friends reportedly told the officer he had consumed some beer and several shots of alcohol.
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Faulhaber was transported to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital for treatment and was cited for underage intoxication.
Junior squats behind Follett's Miami Co-Op
At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officers observed a female squatting down behind Follett's Miami Co-Op Bookstore with her dress hiked up.
When the officer approached, he reportedly observed a pool of liquid where she had been squatting. She was identified as Miami University junior Holly Esler, 20.
Esler reportedly had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath and her eyes were glassy. She was cited for
underage intoxication.
Male falls in street, vomits at police station
At around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, officers observed a male walking between cars on South Poplar Street fall into the street. The male reportedly attempted to get up several times, but was unable to do so.
When officers approached him, they reportedly detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and assisted him in
getting up.
He was identified as Miami University first-year Carl Weigel, 18. Weigel reportedly told the officers he was 21, but was unable to provide the correct birthdate for that to be true.
Weigel was taken to Oxford Police Department, where he reportedly vomited several times and fell out of his chair. He was then taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Weigel was cited for underage intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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