Note: All charges are misdemeanors except where noted.
Sean A. Kleker, 21, charged with failure to obey a lawful order during a riot Saturday
Kyle Douglas Morse, 22, charged with disobedience during riot conditions Saturday
David Michael Griek, 21, charged with failure to obey a lawful order during a riot and obstructing a police officer Saturday
Nicholas Anthony Lofaro, 20, charged with disobedience during riot conditions, obstructing a police officer and minor in possession of alcohol (petty offense) Sunday
Christopher Keeley Picardi, 20, charged with failure to obey a lawful order during a riot, obstructing a police officer and minor in possession of alcohol (petty offense) Sunday
Fort Collins police also issued 24 noise violations, 12 each on Saturday and Sunday, which carry up to a $1,000 fine.
Five Colorado State University students were suspended Monday and face possible expulsion following weekend riots near campus.
A university investigation into the weekend disturbances continues and could result in more disciplinary hearings, CSU officials said.
Sean A. Kleker, 21, Kyle Morse, 22, and David Griek, 21, were all arrested during Saturday morning's Howes Street riot and face misdemeanor charges. Nicholas Lofaro, 20, and Christopher Picardi, 20, face misdemeanor offenses following Sunday morning's Bluebell Street riot.
All those arrested over the weekend were CSU students.
University police arrested at least one person involved in Sunday's riot for obstructing police, said CSU police Capt. Bob Chaffee. The man may have used a fake ID, and the arrest is still under investigation.
CSU President Larry Penley said in a statement Monday the university has zero tolerance for anyone who participates in a riot.
"This sort of behavior will not be tolerated at Colorado State on or off campus, and any student involved will face severe consequences, including dismissal from the university," Penley said. "The faculty, staff, administration and the vast majority of our 25,000 students together deplore this irresponsible behavior.
"Simply put, there is no room in our community for anyone who acts like this, and they are not welcome here," Penley said.
Penley and other university officials met privately Monday with city administrators to discuss the weekend's events and what to do next.
Police patrols likely will be beefed up this weekend, and city police will be ready for similar disturbances should they occur, said police spokeswoman Rita Davis.
If the five students are expelled, they would not be able to enroll in any state-funded institution for one calendar year, under a Colorado law passed in 2002. Hearings for each student will be concluded by Friday.
"It is very clear the intention of the law is that students who engage in rioting be dismissed from state-funded schools," said Anne Hudgens, executive director of judicial affairs at CSU.
She said any disciplinary actions will fall under CSU student conduct codes, regardless of the outcomes of investigations by Fort Collins police or if charges are filed by the Larimer County district attorney.
"Even students who think they are not doing anything are part of it" and could face disciplinary action, Hudgens said.
Typically, a few individuals encouraged by a small number of others incite a riot, Hudgens said. But it is the hundreds of others who consider themselves to be onlookers that give the core group the support they need to carry out their actions.
Simply standing in the area represents participation in a riot in the university's eyes, said spokesman Tom Milligan.
"Bottom line, this is not what CSU stands for, and we will take swift and appropriate action," Milligan said.
The reasons for the three riots this year -- the most since two successive Friday night riots in 1997 -- are still unclear to many people, Milligan said.
It is possible a new generation of students isn't aware of lessons learned seven years ago.
"Whatever the reasons, this kind of behavior reflects poorly on the university and the community, and it will not be tolerated," Milligan said.
CSU administrators sent all students an e-mail Monday that outlines what they consider to be participation in a riot.
Also Monday, Fort Collins police backed away from reports that rioting students used an explosive device containing nails and severely damaged two patrol cars.
The patrol cars were slightly damaged, and there is no confirmation that a nail bomb was used, according to Tom McLellan, Fort Collins police patrol captain.
"Comments about the explosive device were not accurate," said Sgt. Craig Horton, who first reported the nail bomb.
"It wasn't what I meant to say," Horton said.
Rather, something containing the nails was thrown, but it never blew up, he said. Also, patrol cars were slightly damaged when debris fell on top of them. Horton said he did see one Molotov cocktail-type device thrown by someone in the crowd.
However, Davis maintains that Sunday morning's crowd of 600 was more intent on violence than the crowd of 1,500 that was dispersed Saturday morning.
The Sunday crowd threw rocks and bottles at police and started a bonfire, uprooted a tree and tore down street signs.
"It was a much more rowdy and unruly crowd," Davis said.
Several area residents said they wondered where police were as Sunday's crowd grew more and more unruly.
Davis said the first calls began coming in around midnight, but it took almost an hour to pull in off-duty officers to assemble a team of 40 officers to break up the crowd.
"We had to get everyone ready for deployment," Davis said. "We couldn't just send in five officers at a time."
Katie Clausen, president of the CSU student body, condemned the actions of students the weekend before classes started Monday.
"The reputation this brings to our degrees is embarrassing," Clausen said. "Even to be in the same category as (the University of Colorado, Boulder) is embarrassing. This is not what CSU stands for and makes the entire community look terrible."