Student arrested outside party after threatening to fight police officers

Officers arrived to East Mayfair Avenue at around 10:45 p.m. Thursday. Photo by Doug Close

A Chapman student was arrested after police said that he challenged Orange police officers to a fight outside of a party Feb. 2.

Officers had responded to a loud music complaint at about 10:45 p.m. that night at a party located on the 100 block of East Mayfair Street, said Orange Police Department spokesperson Lt. Fred Lopez.

While the officers were standing outside to ensure that the party was over, they were approached by junior film production major John (Will) Crouch, who was being led outside by a group of friends, Lopez said.

Crouch was highly intoxicated, Lopez said, and challenged the officers to a fight twice. Crouch also began to assault his friends, said Lopez.

Lopez said that Crouch was booked in Orange County Jail in Santa Ana that night for public intoxication and obstruction of officers performing their duties. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrest log, Crouch was cited and released.

The residents of the house where the party took place declined to be interviewed by The Panther.

Clarification: Witness statements were removed from this article because they could not be independently corroborated by The Panther.