Thursday October 25, 2001

Arizona Daily Wildcat

Police met with a Tucson woman at a campus building Monday because she was unsure if the sex she had was consensual, reports stated.

Officers went to the Oasis Center and met with the woman. She told officers that she had met a man on the Internet and they had become romantically involved.

They had sex several times. The woman told police that she was on prescription medication and alcohol during first sexual encounter and was unsure if she had consented.

She was also unsure if the latter episodes were consensual, reports stated.

The woman is also worried that the man may have taken money from her. She denied any suspicious checking or credit card activity.

The woman told officers that her father was a doctor and that the man had requested the names of his patients because someone was willing to pay $10,000 for the list, reports stated.

The man is an actor and was in the Tucson area shooting a movie, reports stated.

The woman told police that she is also worried because some friends told her that he was a murderer and was inquiring about how one could steal money from an ATM, reports stated.

Officers told the woman that they were not going to pursue the case as a sexual assault crime, but she could file an order of protection if she wished. Police documented the case to see if the man is using the Internet to prey on women, reports stated.

Punching, yelling, scraping and hair-pulling among a group of women brought police to a campus residence hall Monday night, reports stated.

Police arrived at the Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall, 910 E. Fifth St., and spoke with three roommates who told officers they had been involved in a fight earlier that night. One of the roommates told officers that the incident started because she had used another resident's name while getting an alcohol violation, reports stated.

The woman whose name was used brought two female friends with her to confront the resident. The resident wanted to settle the matter between them in a civil fashion without the other resident's two friends, reports stated.

There was an argument at that time and the three women forced their way into the resident's room. They were met by the three roommates and the six women began yelling at each other when the intruders were asked to leave, reports stated.

One of the intruders, Alexis Ricci, 18 of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., said "I don't care if I get an assault ticket," before hitting one of the roommates in the face. The roommate scratched Ricci. The roommate had a cut on her forehead and scratches on her left hand, reports stated.

Police later went to the University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., and spoke with Ricci. She told officers that she was taken to the hospital by friends after the fight. She also told them that she first tried to force her way into the room, but that she was pulled into the room by her hair, reports stated.

Ricci was treated by hospital staff for a laceration above her right eyebrow that required stitches.

She was cited and released on suspicion of assault, threats and intimidation. Ricci told police that she wanted to press charges against the three women. Police told her that no criminal charges were being brought against the roommates.

A resident assistant called police after two residents grabbed her arms Tuesday night, reports stated.

Officers arrived at the Corleone Apartments, 1330 N. Park Ave., and spoke with the RA. She told police that she had gone to a room in the residence hall after she heard noises that resembled a loud party.

Two students at the party confronted the RA and were very intoxicated. They grabbed her arm approximately nine times while trying to escort her out of the room.

She told police that they squeezed her arm very hard. Officers were unable to see any bruising or marks at that time, reports stated.

Police confirmed that both students were over 21 years old. The RA called police because she wanted the event documented and decided not to press charges because the matter would be taken up with residence life, reports stated.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department Records. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resume can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.