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Police/Legal Blotter (stop breaking the law, asshole!)

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Missouri LB Ebner arrested on DWI suspicion

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri junior linebacker Will Ebner has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

A sheriff's deputy stopped Ebner at 1 a.m. Sunday after noticing an SUV swerving on a Columbia, Mo., street. An arrest report said Ebner had bloodshot eyes and incoherent speech and failed a breath-alcohol test.

Ebner, Missouri's third-leading tackler last season, was released from custody after posting a $500 bond. He faces a Sept. 16 court appearance.

A team spokesman said Monday any disciplinary action would be handled internally.

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Georgia Bulldogs Washaun Ealey charged with hit and run, driving with suspended license - ESPN

By Mark Schlabach
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Georgia running back Washaun Ealey, who led the Bulldogs in rushing last season, was arrested early Friday morning on misdemeanor charges of hit and run and driving with a suspended license.

University of Georgia police chief Jimmy Williamson told ESPN.com that Ealey was arrested at 3:19 a.m. ET after hitting a parked car on a parking deck while driving his roommate's vehicle.

According to Williamson, a UGA parking services employee asked Ealey to wait for police after the minor accident, but he left the scene before police arrived. No injuries were reported.

"They told the driver that he needed to stay and that police had been called," Williamson said. "He left the scene."

Williamson said UGA police identified the car's owner, who told them Ealey was driving the car at the time. Ealey was arrested on misdemeanor charges of "duty upon strike" (hit and run) and driving with a suspended license, according to Williamson.

Ealey was still being held Friday morning in the Athens Clarke-County Jail on $3,000 bond.

Bulldogs coach Mark Richt wasn't immediately available for comment.

Ealey, a sophomore from Stillmore, Ga., is expected to share the starting tailback job with junior Caleb King this season. Ealey ran 125 times for 717 yards with three touchdowns last season.

King, a junior from Norcross, Ga., ran 117 times for 594 yards with seven touchdowns in 2009.

The No. 23 Bulldogs open the season Sept. 4 against Louisiana-Lafayette at Sanford Stadium.
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OK State's Blatnick peads guilty to reduced charge

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State defensive end Jamie Blatnick pleaded guilty Friday to an assault and battery charge that was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.

Payne County District Attorney Rob Hudson said he filed for the charges to be reduced Friday after being approached by former Oklahoma State offensive lineman Steve Denning, who was struck with a beer bottle by Blatnick at a Stillwater bar on July 31.

Hudson said Denning asked that prosecutors not pursue a felony charge against Blatnick and told a judge the same during a court hearing Friday afternoon. That fact, along with Blatnick agreeing to plead guilty and being a first-time offender, convinced Hudson that reducing the charge was the right thing to do.

Coach Mike Gundy had said Blatnick would not play for the Cowboys as long as he was accused of a felony.

"It would probably be hard to get a felony conviction [from a jury] when the victim doesn't want that," Hudson said.

Blatnick was sentenced to one year of probation and 30 hours of community service to be performed within the next six months. He must also complete an anger resolution class and pay a series of fines in addition to Denning's medical bills.

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A Mizzou captain has been suspended due to alleged sexual assault.

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Missouri's Washington charged with sexual assault

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Suspended Missouri running back Derrick Washington was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a former tutor in her apartment over the summer.

Assistant Boone County prosecutor Andrea Hayes said that a single count of felony deviate sexual assault was filed against Washington, a senior from Raymore, Mo., and the Tigers' rushing leader the past two seasons.

Coach Gary Pinkel suspended Washington last week without disclosing details. Boone County court documents show Washington had been served with a protection order in late June and accused of sexual assault by a former Missouri tutor.

A campus detective's probable cause statement filed Monday says Washington entered the woman's closed bedroom while visiting her roommate and allegedly assaulted the woman while she slept.

A July hearing was delayed at the woman's request and the case appeared dormant after both Washington and the alleged victim failed to show up for the rescheduled hearing. But prosecutors continued to investigate and Washington's family has hired an attorney.

Washington surrendered to police Monday and was released after posting a $4,500 bond, attorney Bogdan Susan said. Susan said the back planned to plead not guilty.

Washington's legal troubles didn't prevent him from being named one of four team captains in July while also getting a school-paid trip to Dallas for the Big 12 Conference's annual preseason media gathering.

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