The College of Houston Police Division has arrested and charged a person in connection to 2 scooter thefts on campus earlier this month.
Steven Marquiz Simon, 28, has been charged with felony theft inflicting bodily damage, in accordance with Harris County courtroom paperwork. In one of many alleged robberies, Simon is accused of hanging one other man within the head together with his hand and foot whereas stealing his scooter.
The primary scooter theft occurred Feb. 4 on the METRO gentle rail platform close to the Welcome Middle Storage on the UH Campus, in accordance with the college. A second scooter theft was reported the next day on the Welcome Middle Storage. In an announcement, the college mentioned campus police related Simon to each robberies and that he has been charged for each alleged crimes.
The 2 scooter thefts are a part of a string of latest crimes on the UH campus, sparking a Feb. 12 protest wherein college students demanded extra security measures. The college mentioned it elevated its police presence on the Third Ward campus in response and has “enhanced” its safety monitoring.
On Feb. 7, a person allegedly compelled a UH pupil within her car in a campus parking storage and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint for quarter-hour. Police recognized Eric Latroy Brown, 40, as a suspect within the alleged sexual assault. He was initially arrested on lesser, associated prices and was subsequently launched from police custody, and is now needed for arrest on the sexual assault cost.
On Feb. 11, a person was allegedly robbed at gunpoint at a bus cease on the UH campus. As of Monday, the college mentioned it was nonetheless investigating that incident and had not recognized any suspects.
Simon has been charged in connection to the 2 scooter thefts however not in any of the opposite incidents. His court-appointed protection lawyer didn’t instantly reply to a message Monday searching for remark.
Simon was arrested final Thursday and as of Monday was being held within the Harris County Jail underneath bonds totaling $100,000 — $50,000 for every cost, in accordance with Harris County Jail information. Theft that ends in an intentional damage is a second-degree felony punishable by as much as 20 years in jail and a most superb of $10,000.
