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.
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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Your best work yet! I can't quit smiling when I look at this thing.
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
He said the felony charge was nearly sure to go away, but this happened faster than I expected. One day from felony to misdemeanor, one or two more and he will be through the rigorous ND discipline process.
to him!
I'd be pretty scared. Rumor in SB has it as an inside job; these are Calabrese's people.
I assure the entire world that Rees will be playing against Michigan this Autumn. Brian Kelly will "punish" Rees during the Summer workouts this year and might not even miss one game. Brian Kelly is on the hot seat methinks and he needs to win 9 or 10 games this year.