Rees Not Charged With A Felony

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May 4th, 2012 at 12:29 AM
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Rees Not Charged With A Felony

Tommy Rees wasn't charged with the felony and was instead charged with 4 misdemeanors. Calabrese was charged with 1 misdemeanor.

Rees and linebacker Carlo Calabrese were arrested after a confrontation with police who arrived at a “loud party” less than a mile from campus. Calabrese, 21, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, while Rees, 19, faces two misdemeanor counts of resisting law enforcement and one count each of battery and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

According to prosecutors, Rees refused to stop running as officers pursued him. A passing cabdriver pulled over in a position to block Rees, prosecutors said, and Rees lifted his right knee into the lower chest area of an approaching officer, “knocking the wind out of him.”

The cabdriver grabbed Rees “in order to keep him from running away,” prosecutors said, and Rees was pepper-sprayed when he continued to struggle against police and the cabdriver on the pavement. That resulted in the misdemeanor battery charge for what prosecutors deemed “rude, angry or insolent” contact.

During the incident, Calabrese attempted to “intervene on behalf of Rees,” Trent said, and allegedly told officers, “My people will get you.”

Members of a crowd witnessing the incident pulled Calabrese back, according to police, but Calabrese broke free and repeated the “My people will get you” comment and subsequently was arrested. He posted $150 bond and was released.

 

Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-notre-dame-qb-rees-jailed-in-police-confrontation-20120503,0,299209.story

 

I'm pretty sure that this wasn't posted yet. I went through the last Rees thread and no mention of charges were given. If it was, apologies and delete this.

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May 4th, 2012 at 12:34 AM | There is no chemical (Score:5 Normal)
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There is no chemical substance in existence that can put out the dumpster fire that is ND.

May 4th, 2012 at 12:47 AM | This definitely sounds like (Score:2 Normal)
myblueheaven
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This definitely sounds like the work of a little too much Wild Irish Rose.

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May 4th, 2012 at 12:48 AM | Looks like that cab driver's got game (Score:5 Normal)
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First, he blocks Rees from escaping with a car door, than holds on to him. Maybe there is a silver lining for PurpleFace-- you might have lost a middling QB and a LB, but you gained a priority walk-on defensive player.

May 4th, 2012 at 12:58 AM | I don’t know. With that (Score:4 Normal)
Owl
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I don’t know. With that scouting report it sounds like he projects to O line instead.

May 4th, 2012 at 9:53 AM | 'Seriously. "What did you do (Score:1)
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'Seriously. "What did you do today?" 

"Oh, nothing. Just stopped a guy who was running from the police, no big deal."

May 4th, 2012 at 12:48 AM | It doesn't matter how serious (Score:5 Normal)
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It doesn't matter how serious any charges will be.  Like with Michael Floyd last year, I'm sure Brian Kelly will say Rees will be disciplined and then just before the season starts, he'll say Rees has learned his lesson. 

Go Blue!  Always!

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May 4th, 2012 at 1:16 AM | Cynical (but not necessarily inaccurate) response (Score:4 Normal)
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You're equating Rees' importance to the team to Floyd's.

I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.

May 4th, 2012 at 7:55 AM | Rees is the starting QB (Score:-1 Flamebait)
May 4th, 2012 at 1:21 PM | Replaceability (if that's a word) (Score:2)
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Floyd was an irreplaceable part of that offense. If he's off the field, there aren't other WRs who can step up and fill his shoes. Rees's back-up is probably not going to be nearly as big of a downgrade.

I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.

May 4th, 2012 at 8:30 AM | Unlike Stonum who was (Score:-1 Trolling)
May 4th, 2012 at 8:38 AM | What are you arguing?  That (Score:5 Normal)
snarling wolverine
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What are you arguing?  That Floyd's "summer suspension" and Stonum's full-year benching were equivalent punishments?  

 

May 4th, 2012 at 9:01 AM | Is there a moderating status (Score:5 Normal)
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Is there a moderating status of "moron"?  No?  There should be...

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May 4th, 2012 at 9:23 AM | Not sure if serious (Score:5 Normal)
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Suspended for one year v. suspended for a spring game?

These things are only comparable in that they involve the word "suspended"

I am being Twitters

May 4th, 2012 at 10:41 AM | and people who have hands. (Score:2)
ish
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and people who have hands.

May 4th, 2012 at 12:53 AM | I'm not sure which is more (Score:5 Normal)
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I'm not sure which is more ridiculous (or funnier): that ND's starting quarterback kicked a cop in the stomach to avoid a minor in possession ticket or that his buddy believes that his "people" are going to retaliate against the police.

Times have changed in South Bend.  Part of me snickers because, really, F ND, but part of me misses the respectable program that they once had.

May 4th, 2012 at 8:09 AM | How about the fact that he (Score:5 Normal)
Needs
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How about the fact that he was tackled by a cab driver?

May 4th, 2012 at 1:17 AM | Get rid of him (Score:1 Normal)
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If it turns out that Rees is found guilty of aggressive behavior toward a policeman, he should be immediately dismissed from the team by the ND administration, and Kelly shouldn't have any say in the matter.  Just like with Darryl Stonum, there comes a time when a lack of respect for the legal system trumps any talent a player might have.  

Michigan did the right thing with Stonum, as they have with a few other players in the past.  Will ND see fit to do the right thing with Rees if he is found guilty?

Pass the popcorn, please.

 

 

 

May 4th, 2012 at 1:21 AM | Repeat offender (Score:3 Normal)
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Does Rees have a history similar to Stonum's?

Stonum was dismissed after 4 run-ins with the law (2 DUIs and 2 parole violations). As far as I know, this is Rees' first.

I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.

May 4th, 2012 at 4:24 AM | Probation (Score:5 Informative)
Victor Hale II
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Parole is for those who have been to prison and are released without doing their max time.  Stonum was on probation. 

May 4th, 2012 at 10:34 AM | Thanks (Score:2)
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Ah yes, you're right. My fault.

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May 4th, 2012 at 1:40 AM | I think a lot of it has to do (Score:2 Normal)
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I think a lot of it has to do with how Rees deals with this whole situation. 

If he shows sincere regret and shame, and takes action to make up for these issues then I think he deserves a second chance. On the other hand, if he fails to do these things, or shows any hints of being aloof towards the situation, then he does not deserve this chance. 

I have an immeidate family member who has been in a similar situation as Rees, so it strikes kind of close ot home with me.  Yes, there should be consequences for his actions, but people should not be so quick to condemn this 19 year old kid.  People do immensely stupid things at 18,19,20 years old, this does not mean that they are bad human beings, or that they should be denied the chance to redeem themselves.

/endrant

May 4th, 2012 at 9:45 AM | Agree ... but only to a point (Score:1 Overrated)
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Yes, young people do stupid things ... I was pretty stupid myself 30 years ago.

Yes, contrition is important. 

But his "second chance" would be avoiding prosecution and potential conviction.  If the facts in this case bear out that he did show aggressive behavior towards law enforcement officers, then his days of playing QB for ND should be over.  Those would be proper and just consequences.  As I said, his "second chance" would be avoiding prosecution in this case ... not that and playing QB and having Kelly and ND act as if it was just some sort of youthful indiscretion.

 

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May 4th, 2012 at 12:12 PM | Disagree.  Assuming he (Score:0 Overrated)
May 4th, 2012 at 2:48 AM | Well, Stonum was given about (Score:-1 Redundant)
May 4th, 2012 at 1:31 AM | It's quite comical....Notre (Score:1)
AlphaBlue
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It's quite comical....Notre Dame that is.....they've become quite pathetic!

May 4th, 2012 at 1:38 AM | Rees also reportedly attempted to throw a bottle @ a cop (Score:5 Normal)
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but it inexplicably slipped out of his hand

May 4th, 2012 at 1:58 AM | You get the idea (Score:5 Normal)
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I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.

May 4th, 2012 at 3:02 AM | Prob already posted but oh well (Score:5 Normal)
War Daddy
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He ate turf the whole time

May 4th, 2012 at 4:28 AM | The pepper spray would have (Score:1)
Victor Hale II
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The pepper spray would have likely eased the pain of whatever Tom Gholston might have tried to do to him in this pile.

May 4th, 2012 at 4:32 AM | Tommy may just luck out. (Score:1 Normal)
allintime23
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Tom is pretty busy with the law as well.

All in for some manball.

May 4th, 2012 at 6:20 AM | The knee was "lifted" as to (Score:1)
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The knee was "lifted" as to say, man i pulled a hammy please run into me while I'm stretching. What a crock of watered down shit.

Its called a royale with cheese

May 4th, 2012 at 3:13 AM | If this had been Denard, (Score:3 Normal)
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If this had been Denard, imagine a police officer trying to catch him...

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May 4th, 2012 at 4:30 AM | It's impossible to even (Score:5 Normal)
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It's impossible to even imagine Denard in a situation like this. I'm so glad BK never got the chance to coach here. What a wreck.

All in for some manball.

May 4th, 2012 at 6:16 AM | Sure, "My People Will Get You"... (Score:5 Normal)
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....but they will, in their haste, lose sight of the bigger issue and they just  won't get there in time to salvage the ultimate outcome, that's all. Case in point:

 

 

Don Criqui still cannot be reached for comment on this case either.

I get the feeling that Rees still has a chance to be mysteriously a reformed character if Kelly feels that he is the best option at QB, for after all, as the article mentions, at ND, you can be suspended and not miss starts - it's a great precedent if you're Tommy Rees. 

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May 4th, 2012 at 9:25 AM | That is a fantastic photo. (Score:2)
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That is a fantastic photo.  I'd never seen that before.  

May 4th, 2012 at 6:23 AM | I want the cabbies take on it (Score:1)
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I want the cabbies take on it and who he watches on saturdays! Plz god let him be a Michigan man.

Its called a royale with cheese

May 4th, 2012 at 7:18 AM | Nice to see ND is recruiting high-character kids (Score:1)
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Methinks ND needs to find another starting QB - fast.  This Rees kid is a dumpster fire.  

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May 4th, 2012 at 7:29 AM | The Calabrese thing makes it (Score:2)
jmblue
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The Calabrese thing makes it sound like satire.  "My people will get you"?  

May 4th, 2012 at 7:53 AM | Tony Soprano sent his kid to (Score:5 Normal)
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Tony Soprano sent his kid to ND. 

There's a time and a place for spontaneity. 

May 4th, 2012 at 7:30 AM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
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May 4th, 2012 at 7:33 AM | Oh what a tangled web we weave (Score:1)
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Touchdown Jesus just put his arms down.

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May 4th, 2012 at 9:43 AM | Sounds like South Bend prosecutors know who is . . . . (Score:3 Normal)
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buttering their bread.  Contrast with Josh Furman, who was facing more serious charges without hurting anybody.

May 4th, 2012 at 8:25 AM | Just for fun.  Caption away (Score:1)
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Just for fun.  Caption away on the pic:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-mug-photogallery,0,5488047.photogallery

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-mug-photogallery,0,5488047.photogallery?index=chi-mugs-carlo-calabrese-20120503

May 4th, 2012 at 8:34 AM | I like the random extra (Score:4 Normal)
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I like the random extra details in the story:

 

No one answered the door Thursday at the two-story, light blue house where the party was held. An open can of Hamm's Special Light beer sat on a railing on the front porch, near a patio table and chairs.

Well, now that I know the brand of beer someone at the party partially drank . . . he's guilty!

May 4th, 2012 at 9:05 AM | I've never heard of Hamm's.  (Score:2)
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I've never heard of Hamm's.  Is that some low budget, can't even afford Busch alternative?

For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
 

May 4th, 2012 at 9:10 AM | Seems to be a bit more common (Score:1)
Mattinboots
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Seems to be a bit more common in the Inidana, Illinois, Wisconsin area.  It's garbage.  Comparable to Busch heavy.

May 4th, 2012 at 12:16 PM | Hamms > Busch Hamms > Bud (Score:1)
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Hamms > Busch

Hamms > Bud Light

Hamms > Miller Light

Hamms > Coors

Better than most cheap beers.  Give me Hamms or Genessee over Busch, Miller, et al any day.

May 4th, 2012 at 9:59 AM | "From the land of sky blue waters.... (Score:3 Normal)
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......Hamm's, the beer refreshing"

http://mmd.foxtail.com/Sounds/hamms.mid

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May 4th, 2012 at 10:09 AM | (No subject) (Score:4 Normal)
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May 4th, 2012 at 11:27 AM | We're both showing our age here (Score:3 Normal)
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amazing how those jingles stuck in the brain. Now they use pop songs, but used to be Madison Ave wrote their own stuff

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