WSU Student Turns Self In

Sun., Sept. 3, 2000

A 20-year-old Washington State University student turned himself in to Pullman police late Friday night after he found out he had injured a police officer.

Ryan David Ebenger of Winthrop told police he didn’t know he had hurt officer Carew Halleck in a scuffle late Thursday. Ebenger, a sophomore, told police he heard media reports that the officer had been injured, and after talking with his parents, decided to surrender.

At around midnight Thursday, Halleck approached a man drinking alcohol in the 400 block of Oak. When he asked the man to sit down, the man refused and a struggle ensued. Halleck hit his head on the concrete, suffered a mild concussion and received stitches in his head and chin.

Pullman police say Ebenger will face gross misdemeanor charges of obstructing a law enforcement officer and minor in possession of alcohol. At this point, police said there is insufficient evidence that Ebenger intended to assault the officer.

This sidebar appeared with the story: ALSO IN THE NEWS Sting operation

Four Pullman businesses were caught selling alcohol to minors last week during a sting operation.

Four clerks were cited for furnishing alcohol to minors after they failed to ask for identification. The names of the stores have been forwarded to the state Liquor Control Board.

They are the Corner Market in Adams Mall, Safeway on South Grand, Fairco mini market on North Grand and Hico on Terre View Drive. Two university police interns - ages 19 and 20 - were used in the sting operation.

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