Assault on campus: Two more charged in attack on football player

Two more men have been arrested in connection with an alleged group assault on a Midwestern State University football player in his dorm.

Matthew Joseph Rowe, 24, and Giacomo Israel Gonzalez, 20, are each charged with burglary of a habitation – a second-degree felony. Their bail was set at $10,000 each.

Previously, 24-year-old Marcus Ray Reynolds Jr. was arrested and charged with burglary of a habitation. He also had a warrant for an unrelated burglary charge. His total bail was set at $100,000.

All three men were out of the Wichita County Jail Thursday afternoon.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit:

Around 3:50 p.m. on March 3, the victim was in his dorm room in Legacy Hall when he heard a knock on his door.

The victim recognized the person at the door as Reynolds, a "fellow student and football teammate," when he looked through the peep hole.

He opened the door and was immediately rushed by three people, pushed back and knocked down into the corner of his room.

The victim said he was then punched, kicked and stomped for about 30 to 40 seconds. He said he recognized Reynolds and Rowe, who were reportedly fellow teammates of the victim, as two of the attackers.

He told officers he wasn't able to see the third person due to being rushed so fast.

As the two known suspects left the room, the victim said noticed the other man was wearing a black hoodie and had to pick up a cell phone that was dropped to the floor during the attack before following Reynolds and Rowe out of the room.

The victim had injuries on his body and face from the assault and sought medical treatment for them.

A witness who lived on the same floor as the victim saw Reynolds, Rowe and Gonzalez walking together on that floor wearing hoodies as the witness was walking to his room.

He said it was unusual to see the three men there because they do not live in Legacy Hall.

A few seconds later, the witness heard screaming. He told campus police he waited about 20 seconds until the screaming had stopped and then went to see what was happening.

The witness said he saw Reynolds, Rowe and Gonzalez running out of the victim's room. He walked to the victim's room to check on him and saw his face covered in blood.

The trio was charged with burglary of a habitation for entering a dorm room that was not open to the public on that date without the effective consent of the victim with the intent to commit an assault.