Penn Police arrested a College junior yesterday evening for allegedly punching another student and knocking his front teeth out at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house March 25, officials said.
Edwige Cantave faces charges for aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
As of last night, he was in police custody pending arraignment and bail.
The victim -- a Pi Kappa Phi brother whose name The Daily Pennsylvanian is withholding at his request -- was attending a private party at the fraternity house at 4040 Walnut St. in the early morning hours on March 25.
Police said a crowd began to form on the porch outside the house, and the complainant went to the door to disperse it at about 2:45 a.m.
According to police reports, several members of the crowd became rowdy and Cantave allegedly punched the victim in the mouth, knocking his two front teeth out.
Penn Police arrived at the scene but made no arrests. After an investigation that lasted a week and a half, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Cantave.
The suspect turned himself into police officials yesterday. He was taken into custody at about 6 p.m. at the Penn Police station located at 4040 Chestnut St.
There is no bail set for Cantave at this point, and his preliminary hearing had not been scheduled as of last night.
The victim refused to comment on the incident.
If all of the charges stick, Cantave could face jail time.
According to state law, aggravated assault can be either a first- or second-degree felony.
