The 112-year-old football rivalry between the Longhorns and Aggies resorted to poo flinging Friday, when a member of Texas A&M University's Parson's Mounted Cavalry threw a shovel-full of horse feces onto members of the Longhorn Band the morning of the game.
"They weren't drenched head to toe," said Longhorn Band director Robert Carnochan. "We got them cleaned up, and they were fine."
No injuries were sustained, police said.
A&M business sophomore John Richmond Sullivan, 20, was immediately arrested by Texas A&M University police and transported to the Brazos County Jail, according to the police report.
Sullivan has been charged with criminal mischief because his action caused substantial inconvenience and will cost anywhere from $50 to $500 to clean up, according to the Texas A&M University Police Department.
Sullivan posted $2,000 bail and was released Friday. The Brazos County Attorney's Office will now review the charges and determine if Sullivan will be prosecuted, Baron said. If Sullivan is found guilty of criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, he could face up to $2,000 in fines and up to 180 days in jail, Baron said.
Four to six members of the roughly 700-person band were touched by fresh feces, including drum major and music senior Kimberly Shuttlesworth and assistant director of bands Scott Hanna, Carnochan said.
Sullivan, who was unavailable for comment, flung the feces into Section 148 of Texas A&M's Kyle Field during the pregame march of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets at 10 a.m., according to police reports.
"One of the gentlemen assigned to the unit took it upon himself to fill a shovel with feces and fling it over his head and back behind him into the band area," Carnochan said. "[We] were shocked."
Carnochan said the band does not intend to pursue charges against Sullivan, and that Texas A&M reacted quickly to the incident.
"They've been very kind and apologetic," he said.
David Parrott, A&M associate vice president for student affairs and dean of student life, said he was disappointed by the incident.
"Behavior like that dampens what we think is otherwise a very, very wonderful event, and that type of behavior is inconsistent with Aggie values," Parrott said.
A report of the incident has been sent to Commandant's Office of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and to the Conflict Resolution Services Center, Baron said.
Carnochan said the band doesn't hold ill feelings toward Texas A&M.
"They're genuinely embarrassed by the event," Carnochan said. "I know that there are a lot of classy people within that institution, and we have great respect for [them]."
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