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Columbia police release weekend Five Points crime numbers
Posted: 10.08.2012 at 5:55 AM
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29-year-old James Green IV is charged with felony DUI.  / Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH, AP) -- Columbia police reported 41 arrests in one of the city's bar districts after Saturday's football game, but no major incidents.

The most serious charge was felony driving under the influence. Police say 29-year-old James Green IV crashed into a car around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. One of his passengers was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Police say the driver of the other car was not seriously hurt.

Some of the other charges included assault, resisting arrest, open container and unlawful urination.

Authorities decided to send around 50 officers into Columbia's Five Points area after the South Carolina football game because of a shooting and two mob assaults within two hours after the last Gamecocks football game on Sept. 23.

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