On Nov. 8, seven Lehigh football team members gathered together to seek revenge for the assault on a player’s fraternity president. They broke into an off-campus house, vandalized the home, and threw a series of vicious punches at the sleeping resident. One player even took the liberty to relieve himself inside of the refrigerator. However, a single mishap—other than its seriously heinous nature—made this crime unbelievable: The players entered the wrong home.
Lehigh defensive back Brian Githens led the group of players into the home of Samuel Hernandez, the man not responsible for the assault on the fraternity president. The Morning Call reported that Githens was primarily responsible for the assault on Hernandez and has been charged with felony burglary, criminal mischief and simple assault:
Police have said Githens punched Hernandez several times in the face, causing a concussion and “busted lip.” Githens admitted he broke into the home in retribution for an assault of his fraternity president, but admitted he had gone to the wrong home and attacked the wrong person, according to police.
Githens took the brunt of the criminal prosecution, but the other six players involved were all charged with criminal trespassing. Crime doesn’t pay, especially stupid crime.
