[h1]Woman says she was hit by Devendorf[/h1] [h3]by Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard[/h3]
[h3]Tuesday November 18, 2008, 5:06 PM[/h3]
SYRACUSE, NY -- The Syracuse Police Department submitted a summons application seeking the arrest of Eric Devendorf, a junior guard starting on the SU basketball team, Sgt. Tom Connellan, speaking for Syracuse police, said. Devendorf has not been arrested.
In a news release, the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office said the matter has been referred to the Syracuse University Judicial Affairs Office. It said any further decision by the DA's office will be deferred pending the outcome of the university proceedings.
Kimberly Smith, 20, said she was driving her 2007 Honda Electra about 3 a.m. in the 900 block of Walnut Avenue when several people began kicking her car, Connellan said.
Smith told police she got out of the car to get the people to stop. Eric Devendorf walked up to Smith with a closed fist and struck her, Smith told police.
Devendorf shouted obscenities and told her to get back in the car, Connellan said.
Syracuse police first became aware of the incident when they were called in the early morning Nov. 1 to University Place and Comstock Avenue on a harassment complaint, Connellan said. SU Public Safety officers were on the scene as well, he said.
Smith told police she couldn't identify the people kicking her car but that she could identify Devendorf, whom she knew, Connellan said.
Devendorf lists Smith as a friend on his MySpace page, Connellan said.