A Binghamton University sophomore was arrested Sunday and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, after police said he repeatedly kicked someone in the head early Sunday morning in a downtown bar.
Miladin “Minja” Kovacevic, 20, was accused of causing serious head injuries to an unidentified person inside the Rathskeller night club on 92 State Street in Binghamton. The bar was open during the incident and police said there were witnesses.
He wasn’t at the bar when officers arrived Sunday morning. But Binghamton’s New York State University Police located him on the Vestal campus at 12:40 p.m Sunday and detained him until Binghamton Police detectives transported him to the Binghamton police station.
Kovacevic was arraigned this morning at Binghamton City Court and was remanded to Broome County Jail.
Police could not disclose more information about the victim. No other arrests were made and police said they are not certain if Kovacevic acted alone. The incident is still under investigation.
Kovacevic, a 6-foot, 9-inch forward, played in 18 games for BU’s Division I men’s basketball team as a freshman, in the 2006-07 season. He averaged 1.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.3 minutes. He redshirted the 2007-08 season, the first under head coach Kevin Broadus, due to injury.
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At least now he knows he has a career in the eastern European organized crime world as hired muscle when he is out of the joint (should he end up going to jail).
