Three DePauw students' Monon revelry ended when police arrested them Saturday on charges of public intoxication and other offenses.
Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said police also arrested a non-DePauw student affiliated with Wabash for alleged public intoxication, public indecency and "battery by bodily waste."
Police offered few details of the incidents, but two of the DePauw students arrested last weekend say authorities acted too aggressively.
Sophomore Bart Freibert, who was arrested on charges of public intoxication and minor in consumption, acknowledged being intoxicated at the tailgate after consuming alcohol with friends, but said the officers were too quick to arrest him.
"I wasn't stumbling, being obnoxious or anything like that. I wasn't making a scene," Freibert said. "I felt someone grab my arm, I jerked away … He said, ‘Come here,' and basically put me in cuffs on the spot."
The officers drove Freibert to the Putnam County Jail where he was incarcerated for 12 hours. Freibert said he was upset with the university for having so many officers on duty at the game.
"I was more frustrated with the administration for having that many officers at a football game like this," Freibert said. "Obviously, they're just trying to make an example out of individuals."
Senior Scott Meyer, who was arrested for public intoxication, said he was intoxicated at the tailgate and upon asking an officer a question he was handcuffed and taken to Putnam County Jail.
"I asked why we couldn't pee in the woods," Meyer said. "The lines for the urinals at the [portable toilets] were just too long."
Another student, who was arrested on charges of public intoxication and fleeing officers, declined to comment.
The non-DePauw student, who Nally said was arrested in the Wabash tailgate area at Blackstock Stadium, could not be reached before deadline.
Nally said police took those arrested to the Putnam County Jail. She could not be reached for follow-up questions Monday evening.
"Anyone who is arrested in Putnam County goes to Putnam County Jail," Nally said. "They would also be referred to the community standards office, and then they are also referred to the court system and to the criminal justice process."
Other incidents reported during the tailgate and football game Saturday included three cases of public indecency, two transports to Putnam County Hospital and two cases of property damage.