An investigation into a Kennesaw State student who was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 22, on two charges of simple battery revealed that he “played footsies” with 10 to 20 other women, none of which he knows, according to the AJC.
According to an incident report, Eric Riera, 22, came to the KSU Police Department on his own accord where he was interviewed and eventually arrested.
KSU student Keyondra Harris filed a report with KSUPD on Aug. 17 after Riera touched her foot with his own in the library on the Kennesaw campus. She later made a post on twitter about the incident, saying that it happened while she was trying to finish an assignment that was due that night. The post has since been deleted.
The incident report states that two other students, Mckenzie Adams and Caitlyn Thomson, came forward as witnesses after posting comments on Harris’s Twitter where she also had photo and video evidence of Riera placing his foot on hers.
Adams commented, “HE DID THAT TO ME LAST YEAR!!!!” and Thomson commented,” THIS BOY WAS IN ONE OF MY CLASSES!!!” shortly after Harris’ post appeared.
KSUPD also posted one of the photos that Harris took in the library on its Facebook page shortly after the incident, asking students, faculty and staff to help identify the man depicted in Harris’ Twitter post.
Harris and Adams later positively identified Reira in a photo line-up put together by the Georgia Department of Driver Services, according to the report. From there, police were able to secure a warrant for his arrest. Thomson also confirmed Riera’s name to police after viewing Harris’ evidence, according to the report.
Riera bonded out of Cobb County Detention Center Aug. 22 for $4,290 after spending 12 hours in the jail.
