An intern enrolled in the newly formed Highlands Neighborhood Watch Program identified a suspect in the Friday morning assault of a Penn State student on his way home from a fraternity party.

State College Police Department Cpl. Mark Argiro praised the actions of the student patrol, formed last month to reduce crime in the borough.

"Chalk one up for the neighborhood interns," Argiro said. "They were at the right place at the right time."

State College police are not releasing the suspect's identity until charges are filed. The suspect was released from custody, and no charges were filed directly following the incident. Police are waiting until they determine the extent of the victim's injuries before they press charges.

They are still looking for a second assailant.

If investigators determine the victim's injuries are severe enough, the felony charge of aggravated assault may be filed against the suspect, Argiro said.

State College police responded to the assault at about 1:30 a.m. Friday on the 400 block of Locust Lane. They arrived on the scene and found a 19-year-old male victim with a swollen face and eyes and a possible broken nose.

Police said neighborhood watch interns witnessed two men pile onto the victim, punching him repeatedly before leaving the scene on foot. The interns told police which direction the two suspects had fled, and one was apprehended nearby. An intern and a friend of the victim identified the man as one of the suspects.

Police said the victim told them he was drinking at a fraternity party before the incident. He said he remembered that the two men approached him shortly after he left the fraternity house, but his memory of the event was "fuzzy."

Argiro said officers detected a strong odor of alcohol on the suspect, who was under 21, but it was unknown where he had been drinking.

The incident remains under investigation. Charges have not been pressed against the fraternity for serving the victim.

The interns are Penn State students in the crime, law and justice department volunteering with State College police through a program that began this semester. They patrol the Highlands neighborhood of the borough Tuesday through Saturday from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Argiro added that as the weather warms up, he expects the interns to provide even more help.