College football crime report - Feb. 12
Here's a roundup of notable arrests and incidents related to college football during the past week. Some of these are not eligible for the Fulmer Cup, but nonetheless might be interesting to you, the informed college football reader. Be warned: Some of these may be somewhat grim.
- Congratulations to the University of Virginia for having three players charged with felonies and suspended from the team indefinitely for a brawl near James Madison University. One of the players, Devin Wallace, is even more trouble because he failed to tell UVa officials about an arrest he had in 2008 for threatening to kill a policewoman.
- Florida State running back Jermaine Thomas was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor, and released for driving with a suspended license.
- Kansas receiver Chris Omigie was arrested for DUI on Feb. 5.
- Tracy Clark, a Washington State redshirt freshman cornerback, has been charged with stealing a laptop.
- Former Louisville running back Michael Bush was charged with DUI after being arrested in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
- Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of a good Samaritan who came to the aid of a pregnant woman being robbed after the LSU-Alabama football game last season.
- The trial of Jeremy Green, an ESPN analyst fired from his job after he was arrested for child porn, is scheduled to begin April 14.
- Two Wofford College football players have been dismissed from the team after warrants for first-degree burglary and grand larceny were issued in their names.
- One of the two University of Colorado football players charged in connection with an alleged December rape is scheduled to enter a plea March 18.
- An Illinois football player who was expelled from the team for punching a man in the face last November has been sentenced.
- No charges will be filed against Ohio State recruit Chris Carter following allegations he fondled an underage girl.
- Texas A&M-Commerce redshirt freshman Alan Beatty was arrested for underage alcohol consumption Feb. 5.
February 12th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
I dont know why, but I feel wrong about reading all of these. I got caught doing some stupid things in college, everyone does once in a while. These kids don't need to be addressed to the world like a Pro Player.
February 12th, 2011 at 8:33 PM ^
the full article you link to actually says:
The university’s mandatory disclosure policy was first revamped in August, in the wake of the death of lacrosse player Yeardley Love. The policy now forces students to declare if they’ve had any arrests or convictions each year before signing on to a university computer system. The man charged in Love’s death, fellow student and lacrosse player George Huguely, had been arrested in late 2008 after reportedly threatening the life of a Lexington police patrolwoman, but UVa officials didn’t learn of that incident until after he had been arrested in connection with Love’s death.
February 12th, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
Of this?Some sort of "Up on High Horse" thing?
February 12th, 2011 at 8:47 PM ^
Where's the damn Fulmer Cup standings chart? A crime blotter should never be poster without a updated chart! Shouldn't every post have a chart anyway?
February 12th, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
pedophile on the same list as the college football players? I know legally that those kids are to be tried as adults but Jeremy Green is a whole 'nother level of sicko. I wish I had not clicked on the link. I want to take a shower now, so thanks a lot.
February 12th, 2011 at 9:25 PM ^
These have been posted for a while now and suddenly people are offended?
February 12th, 2011 at 9:35 PM ^
Thank you.
February 12th, 2011 at 9:39 PM ^
Any truth to the rumor the UV players involved in a brawl were transfering to MSU.
February 12th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
I've never heard of this "UV" you speak of.
February 12th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
February 12th, 2011 at 11:22 PM ^
Ultra-Violence.
February 13th, 2011 at 8:56 AM ^
Unusually Vertical?
February 12th, 2011 at 11:56 PM ^
If you check out the Washington Post story on the UVa incident, found here, you'll be struck by the particular misdemeanor charge:
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Ausar Walcott, sophomore cornerback Devin Wallace and sophomore center Mike Price each face three misdemeanor charges of assault and battery by mob and one felony charge of burglary-entering a dwelling with the intent to commit an assault.
So, do we not have such a charge available here in Michigan for our friends in E. Lansing?
February 13th, 2011 at 12:41 AM ^
That Jeremy Green thing is crazy. I remember reading his chats on ESPN. I guess you never know who is a wacko.
February 13th, 2011 at 1:31 AM ^
What happened to the tOSU guy ( note I did not say student ) who was feeling up the ROTC women while fitting their uniforms ?
February 13th, 2011 at 2:29 AM ^
CLEVELAND -- Authorities say Ohio State football recruit Chris Carter won't face criminal charges stemming from his arrest last week on an allegation that he fondled a girl while pretending to measure her for an ROTC uniform.
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/no-criminal-charges-for-ohio-state-recruit-carter.html
The poor kid has been exposed, i thought minors were protected from publications with first and last names? I guess not.