Athletes and the law thread

[b23hqb (Premo)]

A player for my alma mater, USF, arrested twice in two weeks on separate sexual assault charges from on campus extra curicular activities.

http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/us...-team#stream/0

He wasn't even a star, and now he be gone.

[Monello]

These guys must not be top notch players or else they would still be on the team and the coach would be making excuses for them. These players are expendable.

Two football players with Old Dominion University have been suspended from the team indefinitely after being charged in an assault..Hudson says officers arrested two men involved in the assault — Devin Hannan, 20, and 22-year-old Manuel Matiarena.
Devin Hannan has been charged with assault and battery as well as malicious wounding. Matiarena has been charged with assault and battery.

assault and battery

[b23hqb (Premo)]

Even German former athletes have problems with understanding laws about money:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tenn...cid=spartandhp

"Briggs (attorney) also said Becker was ''not a sophisticated individual when it comes to finances,'' and that bankruptcy was likely to have an adverse effect on Becker's image.
''He should have thought about that a long time ago,'' the registrar said"

[Monello]

1 of the accused is from Southern Maryland


Brandon Banks, 19, of Brandywine, Md




http://bigstory.ap.org/article/final...s-himself-cops

Guilty

A jury has convicted a former Vanderbilt University football player charged in the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student.
After deliberating for about 15 hours, the jury on Friday evening found Brandon Banks guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. He was found not guilty on five other counts.

bully

[Monello]

How many criminals can you cram into 1 football team? You would believe that they actually learned something in college.

A former Rutgers football player has rejected a plea deal in a string of alleged armed robberies and home invasions and plans to make his case before a jury. Tejay Johnson, 24, will face 151 1/2 in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines if convicted.
Johnson was charged along with 14 other former Rutgers players and students in 2015 as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault in New Brunswick in Piscataway. The case, which included seven defendants on the football team, contributed to the firing of former coach Kyle Flood, as well as the forced resignation of athletic director Julie Hermann.

He'll be paroled when he's 101

[Monello]

Jags D could use this kind of passion for mayhem.

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. found himself behind bars after a Tuesday night dispute about his driving in a St. Petersburg apartment complex allegedly took a violent turn.

“Fowler got out of his car and exchanged words with the man,” an email from the police department said. “Fowler hit the man, knocked off his glasses and stepped on them. He then took the victim’s grocery bag, with recently purchased liquor, and threw it in a lake.”

Fowler was charged with simple battery and criminal mischief.

grocery thrower

[Monello]

Best to have a lawyer on speed dial. At this rate they will lead the league in arrests. Time for the Raiders & Bengals to step up their game.

The Cowboys arrived in California after an array of issues the past few weeks.

Linebacker Damien Wilson was arrested July 4 on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.

Defensive lineman David Irving, who has already been suspended the first four games of the season for a violation of the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, did not show up on reporting day Friday and is facing a fine from the team.

Wide receiver Dez Bryant arrived late on reporting day.

Rookie cornerback Jourdan Lewis is not with the team, as he has a misdemeanor domestic violence court case set for Monday.

free zeke

[Monello]

Suspended, not kicked off the team. I guess it will depend if his replacements step up.

Florida State wide receiver Da'Vante Phillips caught just four passes a year ago, but was a contender to see more playing time in the revamped Seminoles' wide receiving corps in 2017.

Phillips was arrested on four counts of cashing or depositing items with intent to defraud and one charge of grand theft according to Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Phillips purchased four money orders worth $485.89 in January and altered them to read $700 each. The school announced Phillips has been suspended indefinitely, and coach Jimbo Fisher will not comment further.

he din du nuffin

[Monello]

When it's a player that can help you win games.

Alabama's Nick Saban: Da'Shawn Hand won't be suspended, was right not to drive

Nick Saban stood behind Alabama defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand on Thursday, telling to the media that he won't be suspended after a DUI charge over the weekend.
Hand was and charged with driving under the influence after being found asleep at the wheel in a parking lot with his keys in the ignition.

put me in coach

[Monello]

Smacked up his bitch. Tough guy, hitting a woman.

Willie Reed, recently signed by the Clippers, was arrested early Sunday morning on a domestic violence charge

isn't this how OJ got his start?