By TONY GUERRERO
Hays Post
State teenagers were arrested on Sept. 7 for allegedly breaking into a Fort Hays State University student dorm.
FHSU Chief of Police Terrance Pierce said at about 6:47 a.m., campus police were dispatched to McMindes Hall to respond to a report of a potential trespassing incident.
Residence life staff in McMindes Hall informed the officer that they had previously escorted 19-year-old Brett Patrick Schmidt of Lawrence and 18-year-old Luke Elias Arredondo of Haysville from the building because they had violated the university’s visitor policy.
The two were told not to re-enter the building, Pierce said.
Schmidt and Arredeondo later allegedly re-entered the building, broke into a student's dorm while still occupied and stole food products. Pierce said Ellis County Dispatch was made aware of the alleged crimes along with the description of the two suspects.
Hays Police located the two individuals in the 400 Block of West Sixth Street in Hays. Hays Police and University Police arrested the two suspects and transported them to the Ellis County Jail.
Schmidt was arrested on requested charges of aggravated burglary, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, minor in possession of alcohol, underage possession of tobacco, felony interference with law enforcement and display fictitious identification.
Arredondo was arrested on requested charges of aggravated burglary, criminal trespass, minor in possession of alcohol and underage possession of tobacco.
Pierce said Schmidt and Arredondo are not enrolled at the university and had no connection to anyone in the dorm room they allegedly entered. No injuries were reported.