Police Release Names of Rutgers Students Arrested Saturday

A block party that turned unruly on Saturday resulted in the arrest of three Rutgers students and 16 disorderly conduct summonses and violations being issued to party goers.

On Saturday afternoon, a block party on Delafield Street between Bristol and Courtlandt streets had hundreds of people in attendance, mostly Rutgers students, attracting police who arrived on scene to break it up.

According to a press release from the New Brunswick Police Department, more than 500 students were estimated to have gathered, and the students "refused" to disperse.

The gathering took a turn when students lit a couch on fire and threw "bottles and other objects" at police, who responded with riot shields and pepper spray. The spray was used on the crowds to disperse them, but no students were injured, according to police.

Officers from Rutgers University, UMDNJ, North Brunswick and Franklin Township assisted the New Brunswick officers, according to the release.

Haroon Malik, 21, of Princeton, was arrested and charged with Obstruction, Riot, Obstructing a Roadway, and Disorderly Conduct.

Jordan Zuck, 21, of Linwood, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault on Police, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Disorderly Conduct, and Riot.

The weapon that Zuck was charged for was a glass bottle, Miller said. Zuck was one of the students allegedly throwing bottles at police, he said.

Michael Simone, 20, of Whitehouse Station, was arrested and charged with Obstruction, Failure to Disperse, Obstructing a Roadway, Disorderly Conduct, and Underage Consumption of Alcohol.

One additional arrest was made "as a result of the disturbance," according to the release.