2015 MSU commit Jayru Campbell charged with two counts of assault
After body slamming a security guard at Cass Tech High School last month, Jayru Campbell was charged with two counts of assault today.
SOURCE: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/the-fate-of-cass-techs-jayru-campbell
Original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JKYkekqsso
February 11th, 2014 at 9:20 PM ^
Are you really comparing Burbridge and Evans' academic issues to what Campbell did? I've never seen someone go to jail for failing math class.
FWIW, a bunch of QBs have been on unofficial visits to EL lately. I don't see Campbell signing with MSU, thankfully.
February 11th, 2014 at 10:14 PM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
Dantonio took chances in the past but he doesn't need to anymore. He's built a strong program and has shown that he can get the most out of his players through solid coaching, even when they're not highly touted recruits. He has Connor Cook and Damien Terry after that and he can get just as good of a recruit as Campbell without the headache.
The uneven playing field is not from a lack of talent but rather our coaching. Dantonio gets 2 and 3 stars and coaches them up to play like 5 stars. We get 4 and 5 stars and complain about them playing like 3 stars.
Seriously, how can anyone look at our past recruiting classes and MSU's and say MSU's level of talent is uneven because MSU takes chances? Our classes are literally stacked with highly touted players.
February 11th, 2014 at 11:37 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 8:27 PM ^
No thanks.
37 second mark
February 11th, 2014 at 9:57 PM ^
How the was he ever permitted to see the field again after that?
February 12th, 2014 at 8:19 AM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
You mean cops and rent a cops like to dick with people. Hmm, never would have thought that.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:27 PM ^
I saw this the other day (kind of a tables are turned type of thing)
The difference being that the inmate died, and the cop in THIS video is awaiting sentence, while Campbell narrowly avoided a fate worse than death(playing football for Staee)
February 11th, 2014 at 10:26 PM ^
Am I the only one disturbed about a video posted of a dude dying?
February 12th, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
I was struck by the similarities between this and the Campbell video. Kid is lucky the cop is okay.
February 11th, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^
You'll have every DE in the B1G salivating at the thought of whispering sweet nothings into the ear hole of his helmet.
February 11th, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
I hope MSU takes him, I believe that Malzone is much better than Campbell and wouldn't wanna see Malzone in EL.
February 11th, 2014 at 8:39 PM ^
For Jayru, and for Sparty.
When someone refers to Frank Clark as a "felon," you can correct them because under the HYTA, Frank Clark is not a felon. He completed his year under the Act, and no record of conviction was entered.
Jayru would likely qualify; there would be good reason to put him into the program, and I suspect there'd be a good chance of his completing it successfully, with lots of attention. I am not aware of Jayru's having any other sort of a record.
By the fall of 2015, Jayru could be out of the program with no felony record.
"Two counts" of assault is a bit of a puzzlement to me; anybody know exactly why two counts? (They might work a plea as to just one count. I am not sure as to whether "two counts" might disqualify HYTA application.)
February 11th, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 9:26 PM ^
HYTA applies to people between age 17 and 20. So yes it applies to people tried as adults.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:45 PM ^
He's not being "tried" as anything, yet.
He's been booked, and a charge of assault has been referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor's office. He'll be arraigned (a pro forma proceeding at which he will say nothing) in the 36th District Court. Only then -- probably in a few weeks -- will they talk about a preliminary exam, a plea, a trial, etc. Everybody gets charged, all the same. Adults and utes.
The big problem now for Jayru is that he'll be looking at a "no contact" order with anybody involved in the case. Routine, in an assault case. He is suspended from school, and I expect he's going to stay suspended and maybe through the end of the school year. At that point, Jayru ain't come to play school or football. His standing as an athlete and a member of any school's 2015 class gets a little wierd by then.
February 11th, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
His head was cut. It was not an open head wound.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 8:30 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 9:01 AM ^
who cares? The guard could easily have been killed or paralyzed. The point isn't what the resulting injuries were, but what they could have been.
February 12th, 2014 at 9:08 AM ^
Several people have the opportunity to learn something new today.
November 17th, 2014 at 7:47 PM ^
But at least you're certain about it.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^
I hate situations like this. My instant gut reaction is to assume the kid is a thug who needs to get what's coming to him. Then I think and read about it and I find out that he's had a pretty rough upbringing with a broken family life. I find myself oscillating between thinking kids like this are good-for-nothings who just got lucky that they were blessed with natural talents and thinking he might be a great kid trying to prevail over the circumstances of a broken family, poverty, and thug culture. He seems to be embracing thug culture instead of running from it, and unless he drastically changes course, he's bound to fail.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
I think he is a first timer in the system and will get off relatively easy.
I think he has an attitude problem. If he doesn't fix it right now his big breaks in life will dry up
quickly. Its sad. .
February 11th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
At least we know he will fit right in if he goes to MSU.
February 11th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 9:51 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
He is suspended from Cass Tech. Has been, since the day it happened, I think.
As for being expelled, I think that only the University of Michigan expels student-athletes for alleged crimes without anything being proven against them in a court of law. Oh and Xavier too. And Xavier might just have a hard lesson to learn, in civil court.
February 11th, 2014 at 10:06 PM ^
Everything I've read says he has been suspended indefnitely.
February 12th, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
TVH isn't an expert nor does he know a thing about violent behavior. Not sure why the tv station ia going to him for comments on a kid that has some serious anger management issues and not sure why he even attempted to answer. Maybe because he was the only one to take the TV reporters up on their questions when others wouldn't and rightfully so. It's not about recruiting but the psychological/mental make up of a kid. The kid is a ticking time bomb and his coaches are not the answer in this case. If MSU is smart, they will rescind the offer and wash their hands of this kid. And how do I know this? I deal with this type of issue day in and day out. This behavior is very difficult to correct as it typically is deeply rooted. Hell, his mom even knows it. The kid needs therapy and lots of it.
But then again, is this the type of player Larry Foote thinks Michigan needs to be successful?
February 11th, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
February 11th, 2014 at 11:46 PM ^
Go to YARDBARKER.COM and check out his act after. Kid is screaming and pulling away from his coach and running away, the kid drops to the ground and just lays there when the adults are there on him. I am so glad that MICHIGAN said thanks but no thanks to this kid!!!
February 12th, 2014 at 8:23 AM ^
Just curious, why are so many people (Michigan fans) saying we have to go after this kid? Is it because his afro reminds people of Denard?
February 12th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
What?
First, I've seen like two people advocate going after him. Second, when did Denard have an afro?
I am confuse.
February 12th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
Sparty will take him. A few years ago they took a guy that went to prison for a year. Football is all that matters in EL.
February 12th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
They're a basketball school...
February 12th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
Looks like Detroit's pulpit pimps are out in full force defending him.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140212/SPORTS05/302120047/Attorney…-
The guy could easily be paralyzed or dead. I don't get how assault with intent to do great bodily harm is excessive. They're trying to garner public sympathy, I get that, but no one is going to buy that. This wasn't a push or a shove. Change the way the guy's head hits the ground and he's paralyzed or dead. As to the officer's issues at other schools...what about Jayru's other assault and battery incidents?