Student arrested, identified online

An IU student was arrested Friday night after the Bloomington Police Department linked his image on a surveillance video tape to his Facebook account. \nMichael Gorenstein, 21, faces preliminary charges of battery resulting in bodily injury after he allegedly got into a fight at Kilroy’s Sports Bar earlier this month.\nBPD was dispatched to Kilroy’s Sports Bar, 319 N. Walnut St., on Nov. 1 in response to reports that a 34-year-old man sustained serious bodily injuries, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nThe victim told officer Brad Seifers that Gorenstein beat him up, but that he did not know why, and that it was a unprovoked attack, Canada said. No one at the bar knew anything about the suspect, police said.\nThe victim was taken to the Bloomington Hospital to be treated for his injuries. He sustained a broken vertebrae and an injury to his nose and received between 17 and 22 stitches, Canada said.\nSeifers spoke to Kilroy’s management, who told him they may have had the attack on tape, Canada said. About a week later, Kilroy’s provided BPD with the video footage. After reviewing the tape, an unidentified person was able to identify the suspect as Gorenstein, Canada said.\nOfficers were able to confirm the suspect was Gorenstein through Gorenstein’s Facebook account.\nOfficers went to Gorenstein’s house and brought him into the police station for questioning. Gorenstein refused to answer any questions and was transported to the Monroe County Jail.