University student may face aggravated battery charges after incident at Lundgren Hall

By Dailly Illini Staff Report

A University student has been issued a notice to appear in court by the University Police Department after allegedly hitting an employee at Lundgren Hall.

Two University police officers responded to the call and one went up to the dorm room of Ian C. Briscoe, 18, at Lundgren Hall around 2 a.m. on Sunday following reports that Briscoe was acting “erratically” and had pushed an employee, according to a University Police report.

According to Lt. Matt Myrick, when one of the officers arrived, Briscoe was sitting calmly inside his dorm room. As the officer questioned Briscoe about the alleged event, Briscoe then charged toward the officer. The officer put his own hand out, placed Briscoe’s hand against his chest and told him to stand back. Briscoe calmed himself for a few seconds but then charged toward the officer again, Myrick said.

The officer walked into the hallway and pulled out his Taser as a warning but did not use it at that time. Briscoe was then told to lie on the ground or the officer would use his Taser on him, Lt. Myrick said. The officer wrestled the subject to the ground for a few seconds, but then Briscoe stood up and charged at the officer again. The officer then stunned Briscoe, Myrick said.

More officers then arrived to Briscoe’s dorm room to help the responding officers. When officers attempted to subdue Briscoe and handcuff him, he would shake them off and fight back. Briscoe was then stunned again by officers. According to Myrick, the second stun “did not make good contact” with Briscoe, and he was able to fight through it.

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After about five minutes of wrestling and fighting with Briscoe, officers were able to control and handcuff him.

“The officers and the staff could have been severely hurt,” Myrick said. “Luckily that’s not what happened.”

According to Myrick, Briscoe later admitted to taking multiple doses of MDMA that day. After the incident, Briscoe was seen by paramedics and was admitted into a local hospital for the two days where he was treated for drug use.

Briscoe was issued a notice to appear in court for aggravated battery because he allegedly hit a multicultural advocate during the incident. According to Myrick, Briscoe will appear in court for the charge sometime in April.