An NSU professor was arrested on Sept. 20 when a neighbor reported seeing him looking into several neighborhood windows in Weston.
Russell Abratt, Ph.D., professor and chair of marketing and decision sciences at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was arrested for loitering and prowling.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report, neighbors reported seeing Abratt walking suspiciously between houses, late at night, three weeks prior to his arrest as well.
The report notes that on the night of the arrest, when the professor was approached by the neighbor who called the police, Russell said he was looking for a dog and immediately walked away. He later told a police officer he was looking for a cat.
Russell said his lawyer advised him not to speak to the press because the investigation is still underway. However, the professor said that once the investigation is over, he would speak to The Current.
Russell has been an NSU employee since 2006 and has received multiple awards, including faculty of the year in the Huizenga School in 2009. He has also published more than 95 academic journal articles and taught at universities all over the world.
