Two male students were involved in an altercation at McDonald's at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday, landing one of them in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with facial injuries -- and leading to the arrest of a student bystander.
The two students fought at the 3935 Walnut St. location with Trance Kale and Joseph Freeman, ages 21 and 18 respectively, who are both unaffiliated with the University.
Kale and Freeman were both cited for disorderly conduct and released by the University of Pennsylvania Police Department, while the two Penn students were not charged with anything.
No assault charges were brought because, according to UPPD officials, a "level of assault has to be seen by police officers, [and] the police were not there when this occurred."
The hospitalized student's facial injuries were deemed to be not serious. However, during the course of the incident, a third Penn student -- who apparently had nothing to do with the fight -- became involved with the police.
This third student, whose name the police would not divulge, had been taking pictures of the altercation. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for interfering with the police and for refusing their request to stop taking photographs.
Upon the arrest, the police searched the student's backpack and found a large ziplock bag containing eight smaller, clear bags that allegedly held marijuana.
Police said that one of the bags later tested positive for the substance.
The police also found another bag containing a "green, weedy residue," which they asserted to be the remnants of marijuana. This empty bag led the police to believe that the student may have been distributing or selling the drug.
A third clear bag was found in the student's possession that contained 44 round, blue pills, each stamped with the letters "AD." A police official said that these pills were "probably ecstasy."
In addition to the charge of disorderly conduct, the student was also charged with possession of narcotics and possession with intent to deliver.
This case is currently being processed by the UPPD.
