No arrests made in assault case
Fort Worth police tight lipped about ongoing investigation
By Anthony Kirchner
Staff Reporter

Fort Worth police said Monday they believe they know who assaulted a TCU student March 22, but are still not saying who the suspect is or why an arrest has not been made.

Detective D.P. Henderson with the Fort Worth Police Department would not provide information about any warrants issued because he said this is an ongoing investigation.

“This is a unique case and is being handled differently because of its severity, and we want to make sure we do everything correctly,” said Jamie Johnson, Fort Worth police officer.

“We know who the suspect is and we’ve had direct conversation with his family,” Johnson said. “We’re just not exactly sure where he is, and if we knew where he was, he’d be in custody.”

Johnson said police believe the suspect’s family is hiding him from police.

According to a Fort Worth police report, TCU student David Grubbs and three other TCU students were leaving Scooner’s Billiards, at 3051 S. University Drive, March 22 when they were pursued by two males in a Chevrolet Suburban who repeatedly rammed into the vehicle they were driving.

The suspects assaulted the driver of the vehicle with baseball bats before TCU Police arrived on the scene, the report cited. A TCU Police officer was also injured during the incident, the report said.

Johnson said the investigation into the aggravated assault that occurred on campus March 22 is being done primarily by Fort Worth police now and is no longer a joint investigation with TCU Police.

“We have an agreement with Fort Worth police that on all serious felonies, they will take the lead on the investigations,” TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said. “They have a crime lab and facilities we don’t have.

“We feel the investigation is in very good hands and that Fort Worth and TCU police are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing,” McGee said.

Henderson said the assault was an isolated incident and there is no cause for fear on campus.

The suspect was described by Johnson as a 19-year-old white male, 5-feet 10-inches tall and 150 pounds with brown hair.

Anthony Kirchner
a.l.kirchner@student.tcu.edu

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