Florida’s Schintzius Is Suspended Indefinitely

Center Dwayne Schintzius, leading scorer for Florida’s basketball team, faced a possible felony charge Monday after a weekend fight at a fraternity house and was suspended indefinitely by Coach Don DeVoe.

The suspension was the result of an incident involving Schintzius and sophomore forward Tim Turner early Sunday morning on the Gainesville campus. Turner also was suspended.

Police said witnesses gave this account of the incident:

Shintzius was asked to leave a party at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at 12:40 a.m. Sunday after he became disruptive, spit on the floor and grabbed a drink out of someone’s hand.

Schintzius then ripped a side-view mirror off a vehicle and hurled the mirror at the second floor of the structure before leaving the scene.

Police recommended Schintzius be charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, and throwing a deadly missile at an occupied structure, a felony, in a complaint filed later Sunday.