Third Arrest Made in Five Points Assault

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Columbia Police have arrested a third man in connection with a brawl that occurred in Five Points. Michael Jermel Kendrix, 21, is charged with Second Degree Assault and Battery. Authorities say Kendrix turned himself in to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Sunday night. John Cornelius Sumner, 21, and Stanley McBride, 21, are also charged with Second Degree Assault and Battery. All three men are students at Benedict College. Police say on September 23, 2012, all three men were involved in a physical altercation with another man at approximately 2 a.m. in the 700 block of Harden Street. Authorities say the victim suffered a broken jaw. The Columbia Police Department continues to investigate and say more arrests are possible.