Crime & Safety

Cooking Dispute Ends in Arrest

University of South Florida Police say an argument about cooking erupted between roommates. It ended with one brandishing a knife at the other.

A University of South Florida student remains behind bars today after police say he attacked his roommate during a dispute about cooking.

According to a USF Police Department media release, the incident took place around 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Holly “E” Residence Hall.

Police say Xia Li, 29, entered his roommate’s room and struck him. He then left the room, but returned a short while later with a kitchen knife. Li is accused of holding the knife to ChengCheng Mou’s neck, causing an abrasion.

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The dispute, police say, erupted over cooking.

Mou, 23, suffered minor injuries and refused medical transport.

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Li was charged with aggravated battery involving a weapon, armed burglary, burglary and simple battery. He was being held in the Hillsborough County jail today without bond.


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