Nyah Adams / News Director

The St. Cloud Police Department says an incident near St. Cloud State University left a 20-year-old man with severe head and face injuries. When police arrived on the scene shortly after 1:30 a.m. on September 18th, they could not locate either parties involved, in the 700 block of 8th Avenue South.

They later found the 20-year-old in a nearby home. Authorities identified the suspect as 20-year-old Ezayah Gomez-Oropreza from Burnsville. Officers with the St. Cloud Police Department’s Community Response Team arrested Gomez-Oropreza on Tuesday, September 28th after completing a more thorough investigation of what happened during the morning of the fight. He was taken into the Stearns County Jail where he is awaiting felony assault charges.

St. Cloud State University has confirmed the suspect is a student, he was also listed on the wrestling program roster.

Formal charges are expected today in this case.