CAMPUS BRIEFS: Thursday, October 29, 1998

Arrest made in alleged assault on officer The incident began near the corner of 33rd and Walnut streets when Officer Maureen Turofski approached two people inside an illegally parked Ford Explorer. Eron Jeter, 27, of the unit block of N. 2nd Street, who was in the driver's seat, yelled and cursed at Turofski, according to University Police Det. Frank DeMeo. He and his passenger, Charisse Adams, 29, then sped away, DeMeo said. Turofski followed them in her police car for several blocks, finally pulling the sport-utility vehicle over to the side of the road. When she approached them again, Jeter allegedly got out of the car and began yelling at and pushing Turofski. Adams then yelled racial slurs and spit at the officer, DeMeo explained. Other officers soon came to Turofski's assistance, and the two were arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives Bureau at 55th and Pine streets. Upon inspecting the vehicle, police found a loaded semiautomatic pistol. They also discovered that the license plates on the car were not registered to it. The current status of the suspects was not available last night. -- Ben Geldon Hearing postponed in Sled murder case Originally scheduled for yesterday, the hearing for a judge to reconsider his 15-30 year sentence for convicted killer Yvette Stewart has been postponed until December 9. Stewart, 31, was convicted in May of third-degree murder for her role in the October 31, 1996 stabbing death of Penn biochemist Vladimir Sled on the 4300 block of Larchwood Avenue. The reason for the delay was not immediately clear. She was sentenced last week, and her attorney filed a motion Monday for Common Pleas Judge James Lineberger to reconsider his sentence. The motion specifically cited the fact that Bridgette Black, who confessed to actually stabbing Sled to death, received a much lighter sentence of five to 12 years from Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Temin. Stewart, meanwhile, "could at best be described as the getaway driver," the motion states, and her sentence should therefore reflect that. Stewart's sentence also includes time for the robbery earlier that day of a Philadelphia Daily News driver, which Black did not take part in. Temin cited Black's expressed remorse, her cooperation with authorities and her drug habit in explaining the sentence. The third person convicted in connection with the murder, Eugene Harrison, was sentenced on Monday to seven to 14 years for instigating both the robbery that led to Sled's death and the Daily News robbery. -- Ben Geldon UC Nautilus to refund membership fees Members of University City Nautilus -- the longtime area gym that closed earlier this month -- can pick up the refunds for the unused portion of their membership, according to Bob Stern, the gym's manager. Stern said that he would be at the gym, located at 4009 Locust Street, every weekday afternoon and evening in the coming weeks to members their refunds. He stressed that students can make alternate arrangements, if need be, to pick up their refunds. The gym, which had been open since 1978, closed earlier this month to make room for Sundance Cinemas, an art-house movie complex that is co-owned by actor-producer-director Robert Redford. The gym is located on the Locust Street side of the Hamilton Village shopping center. UC Nautilus had about 200 student and 100 West Philadelphia members when it closed, Stern said. -- Eric Tucker