By Andrew Martinez
Daily Texan Staff
A UT student was stabbed Thursday morning outside of a West Campus fraternity house when one man refused to leave a party.
Tyler Currier, 20, a junior and member of the Zeta Psi fraternity, was sent to University Medical Center Brackenridge Thursday morning, suffering a minor body wound, said Austin police Corporal Scott Perry. Currier is currently in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
The stabbing occurred at 2806 Nueces St. around 2:53 a.m. after two men walked into a Rush party at the fraternity house and refused to leave the premises. One member of Zeta Psi who saw the event unfold said no one in the fraternity knew either of the two men.
“It was a rush party,” the witness said. “The main goal is to bring in freshman, show them around and introduce them to the guys... Security was not tight.”
Mid-way through the night, party-goers noticed that one of the men, 21-year-old Austin Rhoades, was armed with what the witness described as a butterfly knife and members of the fraternity asked the two men to leave.
The witness said Rhoades’ friend was compliant and left the house while Rhoades argued with fraternity members. Rhoades eventually left the patio area where he had been smoking cigarettes and drinking beer, but the witness said the two men lingered around the house’s front gate and began yelling insults at fraternity members. Currier went to confront the two men when Rhoades pulled out his knife and stabbed Currier.
“It was very childish,” the witness said. “I cant believe it actually escalated as much as it did.”
Police arrived shortly after and found Rhoades and his friend near the scene of the stabbing. Rhoades was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony charge. His bond was set at $20,000 and no bond has been posted. No charges were pressed against the other man.
UT student stabbed in fraternity house
Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2009
8 comments
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Have to agree with Parker and HB. Even people who have undergone the training and licensing of concealed handguns can still snap. It would be a bad idea to bring such a weapon onto a campus or situation where high stress is involved. Especially with the pressures many students put on themselves to do well in classes.
Dirk
There's nothing wrong with guns on campus, as long as they are trained professionals carrying them. This means either the National Guard, UT Police, or student's who have undergone successful concealed license / carry courses about firearm safety. The average person should NOT be allowed to carry guns b/c they are the ones that get into altercations. People who know what they are doing & carry, keep the campus a safer place.
HB
I agree with Parker! What would the situation have escalated to had their been a gun involved? Someone could have gotten killed. Regardless of whether or not this incident occurred on campus, guns on campus translates to guns off campus! Guns on campus is a very bad idea, especially around finals when people are already stressed and overwhelmed.
Julio
This is why fraternities suck
Gabe
Parker, this didn't happen on campus, and the man wasn't even a student, so your comment is completely irrelevant.
Parker
And they want to allow guns on campus.
Daniel
Awesome dude, thanks for sharing.
Eric
Thats scary cause I was there a couple of weeks prior
