Crime Notebook April 28 (w/documents)
Correction appended
Indecent exposure reported
University Police have launched an investigation into an indecent exposure incident after a female graduate teaching assistant reported a “suspicious” male walking on Lumpkin Street at 9:44 a.m. on April 26.
The man reportedly waved to the girl to get her attention, and as she turned around, “she saw his exposed genitalia and saw that he was fondling himself.”
The complainant said she wasn’t sure if the man said anything to her because she was wearing headphones, according to the report.
She described the suspect wearing a maroon shirt and a camouflage-print backpack.
Later the same day, at 11:39 a.m., a police officer saw a male walking on Thomas Street who matched the description of the complainant’s report. The officer talked to the suspect and the man reportedly told police he had spoken to several girls, but said he did not do anything inappropriate.
He also told the officer he was on probation for an aggravated assault incident, which occurred in 2002. The officer was unable to contact the probation officer to verify the claim.
When the officer contacted the complainant, she identified the man “as the man who exposed himself earlier in the day,” according to the report.
Pizza problems lead to police involvement
Adam Christopher Moler, 20, and David Aaron Romine, 23, were arrested and charged with simple battery at 12:23 p.m. on April 27.
According to an Athens-Clarke County Police report, an officer responded to a domestic disturbance report at Abbey West Apartments.
Romine reportedly told the officer he was having problems with his roommate, Moler.
Romine told the officer he and Moler were having an argument.
Romine reportedly then began to yell off the balcony intimate details about Moler and his girlfriend.
When the officer spoke with Moler, Moler explained that two pieces of pizza were missing from his refrigerator. When Moler confronted Romine about it, Romine reportedly denied eating it, and Romine pushed Moler’s forehead with his forehead. The two reportedly “grabbed at each other’s arms,” and Moler later showed the police officer a small scratch on his arm.
According to the report, Moler’s girlfriend, a witness, said she believes Romine “has some mental health issues, and he also owns a firearm.”
Romine confirmed that he has a .22 rifle, which he keeps in his car.
A previous version of this Crime Notebook contained incorrect information. David Aaron Romine, 23, is not a University employee and does not work for the Enterprise Information Technology Services department. The Red & Black regrets the error.
