Word: arresting
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...facts are these: Mr. Ntshanga's attorney, Harvey Silverglate, wrote to Vice-President and General Counsel Margaret H. Marshall on March 15, 1993 to express his concern about the arrest and to ask that she look into the matter. Within the week, Ms. Marshall arranged to meet with Police Chief Paul Johnson and Dean of Students Archie Epps, and thereafter referred the matter to me. During the spring term I proceeded with the investigation...
...police were called to investigate noises heard in the predawn hours in a closed dormitory over Christmas vacation. The police entered to investigate, and they found Mr. Ntshanga who, by his own admission, repeatedly refused to disclose his name or the fact that he was a student. He was arrested only after being told that he would be arrested if he did not identify himself. Had he disclosed his name and provided an explanation of what he was doing in the dormitory--for example, that he worked for Harvard Student Agencies--the police could have handled the matter without...
Under the circumstances, the police handled the matter lawfully and professionally. Any suggestion that Mr. Ntshanga's race played a part in the decision to arrest him is without basis...
...Harvard Police Department denied Ntshanga's allegations of racial mistreatment, saying the arrest of the student followed police procedure. Ntshanga was later found not guilty on all charges...
Managers at the Grille interviewed yesterday said they had not heard of the incident and did not know who was working the night of the alleged arrest...