Attempted murder in dorm
Student attacked, beaten in Cummings Hall; alleged attacker in police custody
Andy Harper
Issue date: 9/27/07 Section: News
An MTSU freshman remains stable in critical condition after being allegedly attacked by another student in Cummings Hall dormitory Tuesday night.Ashley Manis, freshman undeclared and resident of Cummings Hall, was discovered in room 420 of Cummings a little before midnight, said Buddy Peaster, chief of the MTSU police department.Kevin Sisco, freshman aerospace major and resident of room 420, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder. He was booked at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday.Both students are 18 years old; Ashley is from Cordova, Tenn. and Sisco is from Murfreesboro.Manis sustained extreme head-trauma and numerous internal injuries including several broken bones, Peaster said. When EMS paramedics responded, Manis was immediately transported to Middle Tennessee Medical Center and later taken by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt hospital. "The weapon is unknown," Peaster said. "Murfreesboro City Police will sort through the evidence gathered in the room." Peaster said there is always a possibility of multiple weapons used, but because of the injuries sustained by Manis, the weapon is not "traditional." He did confirm the use of a blunt object in the attack.+Sisco's court date is Nov. 27 and his bail is set at $300,000. He has not posted bail and currently remains in custody at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Adult Detention.While the relationship between the Sisco and Manis is unknown, there is a previous situation in which both were issued citations, Peaster said.On Sept. 9, Manis and Sisco were in room 420 when campus police were called to investigate the possible presence of alcohol and a head injury.Sisco had sustained minor scrapes to his head, Peaster said. When police arrived, they found alcohol, a knife and a pair of brass knuckles. Manis was charged with underage consumption and Sisco was charged with underage consumption and possession of weapons on campus. Both were issued citations.The campus was alerted Wednesday morning via e-mail and administration held a meeting with the residents and staff of Cummings Hall in the afternoon.
"We really wanted to give you [the students] an opportunity to hear what we know," Peaster said at the Cummings Hall meeting. "We want to answer your questions the best we can and make you apart of the on-going investigation."In addition to Peaster, Tom Tozer, director of News and Public Affairs, Sarah Sudak, executive director of Housing and Residential Life, and Bob Glenn, vice president for Student Affairs and vice provost for Enrollment Management, were present. Peaster, with the support of the other campus administrators, briefed the residents of the hall on the situation and gave students an opportunity to ask questions.Some of the student questions included issues of safety and policies for visitors."We just want everyone to know that the policies for the dorm will not be changed," Sudak said. "We will continue the same visiting hours and check-in system as before."Sudak reminded all students that for the safety measures to be effective, they would need to abide by the standing policies and cooperate with the dormitory staff.Peaster concluded the question and answer session by asking for any students with knowledge of either Manis or Sisco and students who might be witnesses to come and speak with the campus police.
This article is about attempted murder in dorm. This incident is happened at MTSU, Ashley Manis a freshman remain unstable in critical condition after the attack happened at Cummings Hall dormitory. Kevin Sisco , freshman aerospace major was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder. Manis was found with numerous internal injuries including several broken bones. The weapon is unknown, police is gathering all sort of evidence in the room. There's always a possible that there're many different weapons are involved in this incident. The court dat for Sisco's Nov.27, and it would cost $300,000 to bail him out. Sisco's now remains in custody at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Adult Detention.
I was shock when I hear my sister told my about what happen to Ashley Manis. I don't really know her that well, but we used to go to Ridgeway High together. The only thing that I know about her is her appearance. Beside that I don't know anything about her. Well whatever happen I hope she gets better and be cautious with making friend in the future.
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