Jordan Whitby, a senior Information Systems major and member of Pi Kappa Alpha, was attacked with a snow shovel at the Pike house around midnight last night.
“The complainant advised that he had seen someone in the tree line on the east side of the Pike House,” according to a police report obtained from Martin Police Department.
According to the report, Whitby used his cell phone light and went to see who was standing near the tree line. At that time, he observed someone move to the opposite side of the tree.
“He went around to see who this subject was and at this time he was struck with a metal snow shovel on his right arm that knocked the phone and light from his hand,” according to the report.
Whitby was also struck in the head with the shovel before he was able to take it away from the offender, who was identified in the report as Christopher Morris.
“The victim stated that he recognized the offender as Christopher Morris [, and] that even though the lighting conditions were poor, he was still able to identify the offenders face. The victim advised that he knew Christopher Morris because he used to be in another fraternity on campus. The victim also gave a physical description of the offender that did match his driver’s license information,” the police report read.
A green polo hat and the shovel were recovered from the scene and taken into evidence. The responding officer observed visual abrasions on Whitby’s right arm “that were consistent with his account of the incident.”
The responding officer attempted to make contact with Morris, but was unsuccessful. According to the report, warrants will be issued for Aggravated Assault.
Update: “Christopher Morris has turned himself in at the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office. He is being charged with one count of aggravated assault from the incident at the Pike House,” according to an email from MPD Capt. Don Teal.
