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

[lvbuckeye]

Carroll is, however, attempting to get Jarrett reinstated without missing any games (he's said he doesn't think Jarrett will miss any games on multiple occasions); but my opinion is that the Mr. Leinart/rent supplement situation should warrant a 1-game suspension.

i'll agree with the 1 game suspension. however, he should also have to pay the difference in the rent back. until he does, no play.

 

[BB73]

i'll agree with the 1 game suspension. however, he should also have to pay the difference in the rent back. until he does, no play.

NCAA rules require that the money be repaid before he's reinstated.

 

[methomps]

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Marco Martin was a defense tackle on the Longhorns' championship team last year. He turned himself in Thursday morning.

The alleged assault happened in 1999. Detectives say the victim came forward last year, but officers were unable to track Martin down.

Martin was also part of the Mesquite High School State Championship team in 2001. He wore #48 as a defensive tackle for the team.

Martin's bond is set at $25,000.
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[BB73]

Marco Martin was a defense tackle on the Longhorns' championship team last year. He turned himself in Thursday morning.

The alleged assault happened in 1999. Detectives say the victim came forward last year, but officers were unable to track Martin down.

How were they "unable to track Martin down" if he's on the football team?

That's a nasty charge, but I'll reserve judgment until the investigation runs it's course.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

didn't know this was already posted

 

[osugrad21]

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[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Football player accused of punching police horse fined $100[/FONT]
Thursday, August 17, 2006 ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio University football player who authorities said punched a police horse pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and was fined $100.

Corey Logan, 22, of Columbus, also was ordered Wednesday in Athens County Municipal Court to perform 20 hours of community service. He originally pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting a police animal.

Police said that Logan, a senior tight end, punched a horse ridden by an officer outside a bar in April. Police were breaking up a fight.

Officer Randy Gray, who was riding the horse named Chip, said Logan used the heel of his hand to strike the animal between the eyes. Chip was unfazed.

Logan denied that he punched the horse, saying he put his hand on it when the animal's head ran into him. His attorney, Patrick McGee, said Logan decided not to take the case to trial after talking with his family.

Another OU football player, senior tight end Rudy Sylvan, also was arrested and charged with persistent disorderly conduct. He was found guilty in May and paid a fine.

Logan said that football officials told him the case wouldn't hurt his status with the team.

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[sandgk]

Vols Dismiss Another Freshman

Unspecified violation of team rules

Vols dismiss another freshman By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 15, 2006
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has dismissed a third player this summer. Freshman defensive lineman Blake Garretson was dismissed for an unspecified violation of team rules, coach Phillip Fulmer announced Monday.

Garretson, of Morristown, was entering his first season with the Volunteers.
Another freshman, tight end Lee Smith, was kicked off the team a few days before preseason practice after he was arrested on campus for drunken driving.
Earlier this summer, Fulmer dismissed redshirt freshman Raymond Henderson, who made an unspecified inappropriate comment to a woman and her adolescent daughter at a restaurant.
Three other incoming freshmen did not qualify for eligibility and two others are still awaiting word from the NCAA Clearinghouse. The Vols signed 22 players in February.

So that is 6 for sure, 8 gone (potentially) out of 22. Worth remembering this type of attrition rate when looking at those huge classes some schools reel in.

 

[sandgk]

Everyone's Favorite "Redneck" Vol QB Waives DUI hearing

Following up on this story so we can see the words "Jim Bob Cooter" in print once more :tongue2:

UT QB Cooter waives hearing on DUI charge By MIKE STRANGE, [email protected]
August 17, 2006
University of Tennessee quarterback Jim Bob Cooter waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and will let a Knox County grand jury decide whether to indict on a DUI charge. Cooter was arrested on June 3 for driving under the influence near the UT campus. He recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.19 and failed three field-sobriety tests.

Rather than plead guilty in Knox County General Sessions Court, Cooter will wait and see if a grand jury issues an indictment.
"We just waived the case to the grand jury and they will consider whether to indict him or not," said Jeff Hagood, Cooter's attorney. "The case will resolve itself one way or the other.
"Whatever that result is, whatever that punishment is or isn't, it won't be nearly as tough as Jim Bob's punished himself.
"He's just a terrific young man. The guy is a Presidential Scholar, a walk-on football player and kind of a cult hero. He'll punish himself plenty enough and we'll see what happens."
Cooter, 22, is a graduate student and three-time All-SEC Academic selection. He has appeared in three games.
Hagood said the grand jury will consider Cooter's case in the next several months.

 

[sandgk]

Vols Coach Accepts too Much in Speaking Money

Maybe Trooper should ahve jsut said everything twice.

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Bertani said the usual amount paid to coaches for such speaking engagements is between $500 and $1,500.
The $3,000, which Taylor deposited in his bank account the next day, will go into the Thornton Athletic Academic advising budget.

Booster takes collection for coach speaking at his home

Associated Press

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A University of Tennessee trustee collected cash from fans and some former athletes gathered at his house to give to assistant coach Trooper Taylor for speaking at their barbecue dinner, according to documents released Monday.
The donations totaled $3,000, an amount the university found to be too high and in violation of NCAA rules that do not permit outside sources from paying an athletic department staff member for an unspecified reason.
Officials said last week they planned to report the violation, which is considered secondary, to the Southeastern Conference. On Monday, The Associated Press obtained the self-report, a letter from Tennessee president John Petersen to trustee Karl Schledwitz dated Aug. 17 and a letter to Taylor from athletic director Mike Hamilton dated Monday.
Secondary violations are fairly routine, and the conference usually accepts the punishments universities impose on themselves.
Schledwitz, a former student government president at Tennessee, invited about 20 fans and alumni to his home in Memphis in July and asked Taylor to speak to the group about the upcoming season. Schledwitz told Taylor an "honorarium" would be paid but gave no specific amount. Schledwitz had mentioned the idea of inviting Taylor to his home to coach Phillip Fulmer in June, according to the documents.
After Taylor spoke, Schledwitz announced he would be accepting donations for an honorarium for Taylor and said any donations would be completely voluntary, according to the self-report written by Brad Bertani, associate athletic director for compliance. Individuals interviewed for the report said there was no mention of any connection between the honorarium and recruiting.
Bertani said the usual amount paid to coaches for such speaking engagements is between $500 and $1,500.
The $3,000, which Taylor deposited in his bank account the next day, will go into the Thornton Athletic Academic advising budget.
Athletic department staff will now be required to fill out an approval form for speaking engagements, noting any honorarium and the amount.
"Please contact Mr. Bertani before initiating any activity involving coaches, other members of the athletics staff or student-athletes. Your involvement in another activity found to be in violation of NCAA rules would have serious consequences,'' Petersen wrote to Schledwitz.
A letter of admonishment to Taylor will be placed in his personnel file for one year. Taylor was in Memphis at the time of the gathering to watch his son play in a baseball tournament.

Life in the SEC. :tongue2:

 

[BB73]

sportsline

Seymour, King sentenced to six months each for assault

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Two former Central Michigan football players who pleaded no contest to attempted assault with a dangerous weapon in the beating death of a man outside a bar were sentenced to jail Monday.

Jerry Seymour was sentenced to six months in jail, with one month suspended if he successfully completes five years of probation. The 21-year-old from Miramar, Fla. already has served at least four months behind bars.

James King, of Oak Park, was sentenced to six months in jail, with three months suspended if the 24-year-old successfully completes five years of probation.

Isabella County Trial Judge William T. Ervin also ordered each man to perform 100 hours community service.

Both men were charged in the June 25, 2004, beating of Demarcus Graham outside a Mount Pleasant bar. The 26-year-old Graham died 19 days later.

Seymour and King had pleaded no contest to attempted assault with a dangerous weapon. The charge is a high-court misdemeanor, a category of crime that falls between a misdemeanor and a felony.

A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.

Their trial on charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault with intent to do great bodily harm began July 11. If convicted as charged, King and Seymour could have faced a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Disappointed prosecutors have said they let Seymour and King plead to lesser charges after key witnesses in the case gave unconvincing testimony.

Besides King and Seymour, four other people had faced charges in Graham's death.

Two other former players pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, and another man pleaded guilty to the same charge. They were sent to prison earlier this year.

Murder and other charges against another former player were dismissed.

 

[BB73]

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Rodamer, pair of former players charged with disorderly conduct

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall safety Geremy Rodamer and two former Herd players face misdemeanor charges following their weekend arrests, police said Monday.

They were among seven people charged early Sunday stemming from an incident five blocks west of Marshall's campus, said Huntington police Lt. Hank Dial. He didn't have details of the incident.

Rodamer and former Marshall linebackers Dionte Wilson and Charles Tynes were charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer. Tynes will have an Oct. 23 hearing in Cabell County Magistrate Court while Rodamer and Wilson were scheduled for Oct. 24 hearings.

Rodamer, a junior from Morgantown, started four games last season and had 29 tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception. He did not attend Monday's practice.

Marshall coach Mark Snyder would not comment Monday.

Wilson, a three-year starter who finished his career in 2004, also faces a hearing Friday stemming from a June 18 arrest at a downtown bar. He was charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer in that incident.

Tynes was a four-year letter winner at Marshall from 2000-03.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I will not sit here and let you bad mouth the Marshall football program. Reggie Arden knows they wouldn't do anything like that.

 

[cincibuck]

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[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Football player accused of punching police horse fined $100[/FONT]
Thursday, August 17, 2006 ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio University football player who authorities said punched a police horse pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and was fined $100.___

That get's U Cincinnati's Art Long off the hook. One of these days a fair minded judge is going to let the horse have the second shot. I'd pay to watch that kind of justice handed out.

 

[sandgk]

Tragedy Involving Brother of Grambling State QB

Very sad story ..

Saturday, August 26, 2006
Grambling State quarterback's brother fatally shot
Associated Press

MONROE, La. -- A man accused of killing a Grambling State quarterback's younger brother and wounding his cousin surrendered Saturday evening, Monroe police said. Darrius M. Johnson, 22, of Monroe, allegedly shot Frank Landers, 18, and Anthony Landers, 30, after getting in an argument with them and Grambling quarterback Brandon Landers after a high-school football game Friday night, said Maj. Don Bartley, chief of investigations. He said Johnson and his family came to the Monroe Police Department about 6 p.m. Saturday, and Johnson was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on one count each of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. After the argument, Bartley said, Brandon Landers did not want any hard feelings between the men, so he drove to Johnson's home to make peace. "He was trying to be the peacemaker. He was not aggressive to our knowledge and according to witnesses." The Landers brothers and cousin were talking to Johnson and his brother shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, when Johnson allegedly pulled a .22 caliber pistol out of his pocket and shot Anthony Landers in the chest and Frank Landers in the arm. The bullet went through Frank Landers' arm and into his chest; he was dead by the time Brandon Landers got him to St. Francis Medical Center, Bartley said.

 

[sandgk]

Buffs Sexual Assault Suit Won't Go Away

Groups supporting the revival of the suit include ACLU, NAACP.
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ACLU, NAACP support ex-CU student's sex assault suit
Associated Press

DENVER -- Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP filed friend-of-the-court briefs Friday, bolstering an effort by two women to revive their lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by University of Colorado football players or recruits. Sixteen women's and civil rights groups asked the the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn's dismissal of the women's lawsuit against the university. Lawyers for the Women's Sports Foundation, National Coalition Against Violent Athletes and others filed a similar brief separately Friday. Lisa Simpson and another woman who has not agreed to be named publicly say they were assaulted at an off-campus party in 2001 and that CU violated federal Title IX gender-equality law by fostering an atmosphere that led to the alleged attacks. Blackburn has ruled twice that the women failed to prove the university had actual knowledge of sexual harassment or that the school was deliberately indifferent to any known sexual harassment. No criminal sexual assault charges were ever filed in the scandal, which led to an overhaul of management and certain practices involving the CU football program. The women filed an appeal last week. The latest briefs said Blackburn should have considered whether "a constellation of factors" such as previous rape allegations by other women, not just each isolated incident, gave CU officials notice of a substantial risk to students. The brief by the Women's Sports Foundation and others contended CU lagged its peers in working to prevent sex assaults by athletes. CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue said the appeal and briefs had no new arguments. "This case has been convincingly rejected by the courts twice. We don't see anything new here," McConnellogue said. Simpson's lawsuit sparked a scandal over the CU football team's recruiting practices in 2004. CU regents appointed an investigative panel, which concluded that some players arranged sex, drugs and alcohol for recruits but that CU officials did not condone those actions.