If you haven’t been reading the Georgetown Voice‘s coverage of the bizarre events that led to the destruction of a Georgetown University toilet on Friday night, head over there and take a good look. The Post picked up the story today, while the Voice continues to toil away at every last detail.

The facts so far are these: the university held its annual “Midnight Madness” event at McDonough Gym on Friday night, and during the course of the festivities, off-duty U.S. Park Police officer Sherice Clanton noticed her gun was no longer in her purse. A short time later, someone entered the men’s bathroom inside the gymnasium and fired the gun one time at a toilet, busting it up pretty good (we used a little thumbnail of one of the Voice’s photos, but be sure to click through for the whole picture).

Following a tip, police later arrested student Alex Thiele at the Village C West residence hall, where they also recovered Clanton’s gun. Thiele was subsequently charged with felony theft, possession of a handgun without a license, and destruction of property.

The Vox reports that Thiele appeared in court for the first time this morning, but there’s not too much more information at this point. Reporter Will Sommer asks some good questions about the alleged crime (most crucially, “Why shoot the toilet?”), but here’s one we’ll add: in what capacity was officer Clanton attending Midnight Madness, and why was her gun just lying around in her purse?