Arasp Biparva
A university student was arrested Thursday in connection with a fight at the intersection of Route 1 and Knox Road the previous morning.
Arasp Biparva, 21, of Potomac left a bar around 2 a.m. Wednesday and allegedly got into a fight with another university student, according to the Prince George’s County Police blog. Officers found the victim unconscious at the scene with an apparent head injury, the blog stated. Biparva is a former business statistics teaching assistant at the university, according to his LinkedIn profile. He allegedly admitted his involvement and was subsequently charged with first- and second-degree assault.
If found guilty, Biparva faces up to 25 years for first-degree assault and up to 10 years for second-degree assault. He was also cited for having an open alcoholic beverage in June.
Wednesday’s incident is the first reported violent crime in the campus community since a Feb. 24 shooting on the 9100 block of Route 1. University Police spokesman Sgt. Aaron Davis said police have seen fewer crimes recently and attributes the downward trend to increased police presence, though he added there isn’t always an explanation for sudden increases and drops in crime.
“There have been more officers out there, and there have been all of these arrests,” he said. “I wouldn’t say there is any sort of cycle to it.”
University Police recently closed seven burglary and theft cases, making arrests in all of them.
Police arrested Marion Joelane Ferrell, 20, of Lanham and charged him with theft and burglary for allegedly entering an unlocked apartment during winter break.
University student Tyler Dolan, 22, allegedly stole an Apple laptop from an unsecured office on Feb. 27/ He has been charged with burglary and theft.
Another student, Meaghan Gallagher, 20, allegedly entered a vehicle in Lot 11b and stole a backpack on March 5. She has been charged with theft.
On March 8, Rafael Forero, 20, of Hyattsville and an unidentified minor allegedly attempted to steal a laptop from an unattended backpack across the street from Stamp Student Union. An officer spotted the two and chased them. After a struggle, police arrested the suspects and charged them with theft, assault and resisting arrest.
University student Kedrick King, 22, allegedly tried to take an unattended backpack from the bus stop near Lot HH on March 13. He admitted to stealing the backpack when an officer stopped him, and police charged him with theft.
On March 27, an unidentified juvenile was arrested for attempting to steal another unattended backpack from the Cole Field House Metrobus stop. The minor was charged with theft and barred from the campus.
