Police arrested a 21-year-old student on McKeldin Mall yesterday afternoon when he was reportedly disorderly and uncooperative to University Police officers, spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said.
Officers charged Daniel Blake, a Hyattsville native, with disorderly conduct at about 4:30 p.m.
The misdemeanor charge came after Blake reportedly lit Vitaminwater fliers and cigarette butts on fire in front of the ODK fountain, Limansky said. When police arrived at the scene, he allegedly told officers he wasn’t going to stop until he was arrested, Limanksy added.
Police asked him to stop what he was doing, but Blake insisted he would not end his disorderly behavior until he was charged, Limansky said.
“It was a bizarre string of events,” Limansky said. “It was definitely a strange call to get.”
Police report there was no indication Blake was under the influence at the time of his arrest.
The maximum penalty for Blake’s disorderly conduct charge is $1,000 and a year in jail, Limansky added.
According to official court documents, Blake has no previous charges in the state.
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