Non-student arrested for October assault at Townhouses

A 20-year-old non-student has been arrested for an assault which occurred on campus in mid-October of 2014.

Fairfield Police arrested and charged Paul Joseph Monks of Trumbull, Conn. with second-degree assault after he allegedly smashed a 1.75 liter bottle of vodka into the face of a non-student.

The victim, an alumnus, was visiting his girlfriend at a residence in the Townhouses 9 block when the incident occurred during the early morning of Oct. 15, 2014.

Assistant Director of Public Safety John Ritchie stated that an assault was reported “by a current student indicating her boyfriend, who is a F.U. alumnus, was struck in the face by a bottle. The bottle was described as a ‘handle’ and it was swung by a white male wearing a pea coat.”

Monks, an unregistered guest, was reported to be intoxicated when he entered the Townhouse of the victim’s girlfriend carrying a handle of vodka. When Monks was confronted, he attacked, causing serious lacerations to the victim’s face.

Ritchie also stated that upon arrival of officers, the alleged assailant could not be located, and “the alumnus who was struck in the face was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for treatment.”

According to Ritchie, the case was then turned over to the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau, who recently identified and arrested Monks.

Monks posted $1000 bail and had a court date set for Jan. 16.