Arrest made on holy day
By: Matt Jennings
Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: News
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A night of socializing and celebration quickly escalated for freshman Samuel Weigley after he was arrested in The Den last Wednesday night and brought to the Putnam County Jail for public intoxication and minor in consumption charges.
"I am Jewish, and we decided to throw a Rosh Hashanah party," Weigley said. "Traditionally, you eat apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah, but some of my friends and I thought it would be funny to have some apple cider and rum."
According to About.com, Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, is considered by many to be a day of both reflection and happiness as one looks back on the previous year and celebrates the new year to come. The apple and honey tradition originated as a symbolic representation of the hope for a "sweet" new year.
Weigley said after the party, he and some friends walked from North to South Quad, where they wanted to visit some other people at a party held in The Den.
Associate Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said a complaint concerning Weigley was issued to Public Safety from The Den, and several officers were dispatched.
"Because it was hard liquor, I didn't realize how much I was drinking," Weigley said. "There was a point when I realized I should stop [drinking] and did. I thought Public Safety's response was a little excessive, especially considering I was headed toward my room. But, apparently I was drunk enough [to be arrested] for them."
Nally said that because of departmental procedure, the officers who made the arrest, Rick Keller and Christopher Bennett, are unable to comment. The officers did, however, file an incident report.
According to the report, Weigley was considered "belligerent" and registered a .14 percent blood alcohol concentration after a Preliminary Breath Test. It was for this reason that he was arrested, Nally said.
"Looking back, it was a definite learning experience," Weigley said. "I took all of my opportunities at DePauw for granted. This situation made me look at why I am here - it's not to get drunk on a Wednesday night."
By press time, Weigley had yet to receive any information concerning punishment from Community Standards.
"I am Jewish, and we decided to throw a Rosh Hashanah party," Weigley said. "Traditionally, you eat apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah, but some of my friends and I thought it would be funny to have some apple cider and rum."
According to About.com, Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, is considered by many to be a day of both reflection and happiness as one looks back on the previous year and celebrates the new year to come. The apple and honey tradition originated as a symbolic representation of the hope for a "sweet" new year.
Weigley said after the party, he and some friends walked from North to South Quad, where they wanted to visit some other people at a party held in The Den.
Associate Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said a complaint concerning Weigley was issued to Public Safety from The Den, and several officers were dispatched.
"Because it was hard liquor, I didn't realize how much I was drinking," Weigley said. "There was a point when I realized I should stop [drinking] and did. I thought Public Safety's response was a little excessive, especially considering I was headed toward my room. But, apparently I was drunk enough [to be arrested] for them."
Nally said that because of departmental procedure, the officers who made the arrest, Rick Keller and Christopher Bennett, are unable to comment. The officers did, however, file an incident report.
According to the report, Weigley was considered "belligerent" and registered a .14 percent blood alcohol concentration after a Preliminary Breath Test. It was for this reason that he was arrested, Nally said.
"Looking back, it was a definite learning experience," Weigley said. "I took all of my opportunities at DePauw for granted. This situation made me look at why I am here - it's not to get drunk on a Wednesday night."
By press time, Weigley had yet to receive any information concerning punishment from Community Standards.
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