UPDATED: 8:32 p.m., April 27, 2009A student was charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly forcing his way into O’Donovan Hall on Friday, attempting to steal a cake and resisting arrest, according to Department of Public Safety Crime Prevention Coordinator Sgt. Joseph Smith.”The suspect, a student, is alleged to have forced his way through line at the dining hall, where he attempted to steal a cake and then ran when DPS officers arrived and tried to stop him. He was caught, whereupon he resisted arrest and attempted to escape. The student, who appeared to be intoxicated at the time, stated he did it as part of an initiation rite,” Smith said in an e-mail.At 6:05 p.m. Friday, two DPS officers sprinted out of O’Donovan Hall toward the suspect, who was standing near the entrance to McShain Lounge. One officer bent over, seized the suspect and pulled his legs out from under him, causing the suspect to land on his back on an asphalt path as a crowd of at least 10 students looked on. The suspect rolled over onto his stomach, where he remained for about five minutes while the officers stood over him. The officers then handcuffed him and led him to a bench in the Southwest Quad.GERMS responded to the scene and emergency medical technicians were still treating the suspect 30 minutes after he was first detained. DPS officers had removed the handcuffs from the suspect by this time. Smith said the suspect sustained a minor scrape on his arm while being apprehended.”Officers are trained in both the legal and procedural components which comprise a physical arrest,” Smith said. “They are trained through classroom theory and practical application in the police academy. These skills are reinforced through periodic in-service training.”Smith said the Metropolitan Police Department was not notified of the incident.Ripai Suru, an O’Donovan Hall employee who was swiping students’ GOCards at the entrance to the dining hall at the time of the incident and was observed talking to a DPS officer shortly after the incident, declined to comment for this report. Smith said DPS officers were summoned to O’Donovan Hall as a result of a complaint and request for help by dining hall staff.Stay tuned to www.thehoya.com/news as further details emerge.“