Virginia Tech student Craig Troisi has been arrested after an altercation last night with his girlfriend Charlotte Lauren.
Lauren, 21 of Columbia, Md, and Troisi, 21 of Easton, Md, got into a fight at his house on the 300 block of Franklin drive after going out to celebrate his 21st birthday. Lauren was knocked to the ground resulting in severe head lacerations, and was also later determined to have suffered skull fractures. When police responded to the scene at around 1:10 a.m. they placed Troisi under arrest for assault and battery, as well as public intoxication. Lauren was transported to the Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was later moved to the Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, Va.
Troisi remains under custody at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office jail, held on $1,500 secured bail. Blacksburg police officer Sgt. Nathan O'Dell said Troisi may also face a felony malicious wounding charge due to the severity of Lauren's injuries. O'Dell said Troisi's current charge is a class one misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of 12 months incarceration and/or a $2,500 fine. Felony malicious wounding charges carry a maximum penalty of one to three years in jail and/or a $2,500 fine.