Frank Clark Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge

Brian November 16th, 2014 at 2:09 AM

No details yet as this apparently just happened but the Erie County jail's website has a log of all arrests and Frank Clark is on there:

If you are for some reason dubious that this guy who looks just like Frank Clark is Frank Clark, his DOB matches that on Frank Clark's MGoBlue bio.

When it rains it pours.

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FGB

November 16th, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^

I think it was actually Curly Bill who says that

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jdon

November 16th, 2014 at 8:05 PM ^

you are right....

Rhingo says 'it smells like somebody died'...

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jdon

November 16th, 2014 at 8:05 PM ^

you are right....

Rhingo says 'it smells like somebody died'...

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bluebyyou

November 16th, 2014 at 5:51 AM ^

So this fall it was Lewan, York and now an ugly allegation against Clark in the news with the Gibbons mess in the not too distant past. If the allegations against Clark are true, forget the NFL.

This football program is a mess on many levels and needs a change of direction ASAP.

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Mr Miggle

November 16th, 2014 at 7:21 AM ^

every player out of trouble is totally unrealistic. To be fair, Lewan's incident was in the news last fall. Gibbons' occured five years ago under a different coach. Sometimes legal issues take a long time to resolve.

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bluebyyou

November 16th, 2014 at 8:55 AM ^

Lewan pled guilty less than three weeks ago, and a Federal investigation on the Gibbons mess was still ongoing this summer, and I have no idea if the investigation was completed. It's not only the causative event itself, but the fact that these items continue to be publicized.

I'm not blaming our coaches for these issues, although the handling of some of them, particularly Gibbons, does leave some room for discussion. I believe more than ever that Michigan football needs a change in direction. The program is under a microscope right now and each event has increased visibility. The story has already showed up on ESPN:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11885002/michigan-frank-…

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team126

November 16th, 2014 at 8:13 AM ^

They are not good at coaching football - that is for sure but how on earth can they watch out for everything for the all 115 or so sons?

May be Hoke has a point - may be he should keep recruiting the right kids.

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umumum

November 16th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^

that's what Jimbo Fisher says. Or does he look out for all 115 FSU-style---by getting campus and local police to fix his problems.

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^

I don't see how a new coach is going to stop 18-23 year old, super-testoterone-filled men from doing dumb stuff. And I suspect that the average UM student body produces relatively just as many offenses, but because it's a 19-year-old kid from Rye, NY getting into a bar fight nobody reads about it on the internet. Is that Schissel's problem, though? I mean, he is the head guy. Or how about the Dean of the school the offender is in?

Michigan is not any "dirtier" or "dysfunctional" than it was in the past. It's just that 20 years ago, most of the offense we read about would have (a) not been made public, or (b) handled quietly. Michigan needs a change at the HC level because this team isn't very good and he's not doing a good job making them better; any arguments about the "inmates running the asylum" because of a few isolated cases, some of which had literally nothing to do with the HC or preceded his arrival, are irrelevant.

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BoFan

November 16th, 2014 at 5:54 AM ^

After reading his story you have to really wonder what went wrong. He probably shouldn't have gone home on the week off. http://maizeandgoblue.com/2014/07/29/frank-clark-reflects-on-his-past-g…

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TGoose74

November 16th, 2014 at 5:56 AM ^

Gotta love bye weeks......kids go home and get into trouble.

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Njia

November 16th, 2014 at 6:08 AM ^

That this was proof of the existence of parallel universes and that the Frank Clark in another one had somehow crossed over and gotten himself arrested. For a moment I thought I would head back with him and see what the other me is doing these days. And whether Jim Harbaugh is still coaching the Wolverines after being hired by AD Brad Bates in 2011.

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UnkleBuck

November 16th, 2014 at 6:41 AM ^

Well that's craptastic. It goes from bad to worse with our football program. Hackett is probably wanting to shove a pencil in his eye right now.

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UMForLife

November 16th, 2014 at 7:05 AM ^

Clark was a feel good story. Now this. How many opportunities do you need in life. You are supposed to appreciate the chances and make something out of it and help others like you. Instead this. I am sad for Clark. Let us hope he is not at fault.

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Two Hearted Ale

November 16th, 2014 at 7:11 AM ^

I hope the alleged victim is okay.

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GoBLUinTX

November 16th, 2014 at 8:54 AM ^

More if I could. It is the alleged victim who deserves our sympathy, not the negative effect being suspended would have on Clark's career future or Michigan's next few football games.

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goblue81

November 16th, 2014 at 7:15 AM ^

This season will should hurry up and die already....

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MGoblu8

November 16th, 2014 at 7:21 AM ^

I really hope that this isn't true or isn't as bad as it seems, especially for whoever else was involved.

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kingblue

November 16th, 2014 at 7:24 AM ^

final nail in hokes coffen

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tdkgb21

November 16th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^

But you can't put this on him. This is on Frank Clark.

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HarBoSchem

November 16th, 2014 at 7:24 AM ^

I hope the alleged victim is okay. DV is an awful crime! But it is also one where the "victims" can say something in fabrication and the offender is arrested without question. Officers have their hands tied by the law here in Indiana and I am pretty sure it's the same for Ohio. DV is bad on any level so I hope the victim wasn't injured. But I'll need more information before I pass judgment on the situation.

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BlueGoM

November 16th, 2014 at 7:29 AM ^

Welp?

Welp.

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Its me Dave

November 16th, 2014 at 7:45 AM ^

Great. Another reason for Schlissel to call athletics a "time sink".

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 8:17 AM ^

Again, he was referring to all of the issues surrounding the AD and coach searches as being time sinks, not athletics in general.

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bj dickey

November 16th, 2014 at 11:43 PM ^

Yeah, and the time he spent responding to,inquiries and emails about it. Which, yes, time sink.

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ohioblueblood82

November 16th, 2014 at 7:54 AM ^

the link no longer brings up Frank Clark....released and no charges pressed?

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Rh22

November 16th, 2014 at 8:51 AM ^

OK....you're optimistic.

It's still there, just not on the first page the link sends you to.

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GoBlue in Tampa

November 16th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^

I work in criminal defense. when there is a DV allegation, there is typically a no bond hold to allow the victim to distance themselves. Once bond is set by a judge, usually within 24 hours, it can be posted and the person can get out of jail...

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Maizenblueball

November 16th, 2014 at 11:48 AM ^

Thanks. I was wondering why there was no bond, thinking the alleged crime must have been terrible. That makes sense.

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cobra14

November 16th, 2014 at 7:57 AM ^

This doesn't surprise me at all. Guy should of never made it until his last year. This is the So Called Leader that the team and Hoke have put into place. Also on Foote's comments. Larry should thank himself for less "Hood" kids getting looked at at Michigan. He was one of the biggest issues ever at The University.

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samdrussBLUE

November 16th, 2014 at 8:00 AM ^

You lost me at should of

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An Angelo's Addict

November 16th, 2014 at 7:58 AM ^

oyyy

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Joseph_P_Freshwater

November 16th, 2014 at 8:04 AM ^

Fuck

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 8:09 AM ^

I'll withhold judgment until the legal proceedings take place, but this isn't a good situation by any means.

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User -not THAT user

November 16th, 2014 at 8:10 AM ^

in Tallahassee, SONNNNN.

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Rabbit21

November 16th, 2014 at 8:15 AM ^

Well, Fuck.

While the facts need to come out, I hope that no-one was seriously hurt and that he doesn't play for the rest of the season. There's no benefit of the doubt for getting arrested for this.

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Rabbit21

November 16th, 2014 at 8:21 AM ^

That said, I hope this is a misunderstanding or trumped up charge or any other thing that won't affect Frank for the rest of his life.

Just the current media climate is such that playing him would be unacceptable.

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TIMMMAAY

November 16th, 2014 at 10:05 AM ^

Okay. But you hope he doesn't play the rest of the year. That makes sense.

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 8:15 AM ^

Maybe a dumb question, but does anyone know what an M1 is on the scale of misdemeanor offenses (I presume that M stands for misdemeanor)? Like, I faintly remember in Michigan there being an escalating scale depending on factors involved in offenses (weapons, alcohol, previous offenses, etc.), so I'm wondering if M1 is on the low end or the high end of offenses. Not that it functionally matters, but just wondering.

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Rh22

November 16th, 2014 at 8:47 AM ^

M1 is the highest level misdemeanor.

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^

Thanks. Wasn't sure.

Do you have a citation to that?

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go16blue

November 16th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^

Google

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bronxblue

November 16th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^

Found it later, after some searching. But thanks for the heads up; never would have thought to look there. I'm more a duck duck go kind of guy.

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HELLE

November 16th, 2014 at 8:16 AM ^

Frank Clark was arrested for Domestic Violence. Devin Gardner went to a charity event (Save A Heart). Devin is definitely a Michigan Man. Frank is very disappointing.

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