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Oregon football’s Fotu Leiato arrested on misdemeanor charges

Fotu Leiato The Fulmer CupSenior outside linebacker Fotu Leiato was arrested by University of Oregon police on Wednesday night for misdemeanor trespassing and theft charges, first reported by the Register-Guard.

Leiato, 21, was booked at 7:29 p.m. on Wednesday night at Lane County Jail. According to Tyson Alger of the Oregonian, a UOPD statement says Leiato “was booked into Lane County Jail on charges of second-degree theft, second-degree criminal mischief and an unrelated warrant out of Eugene Municipal Court for failure to appear on a charge of second-degree criminal trespass. The theft and mischief charges are for the alleged damaging and removal of a parking boot from a vehicle driven by Leiato.”

Last season, Leiato played in all 13 games for the Ducks and is set to return to the team for his senior season this fall. He played in Oregon’s spring game last weekend.

Source: Oregon football’s Fotu Leiato arrested on misdemeanor charges – Emerald Media

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Coastal Carolina’s Preston Carey joins Fulmer Cup race after starting DB picked up for DUI

Preston Carey The Fulmer CupPreston Carey started five games for Coastal Carolina in 2017 and was expected to be a starting corner in 2018.

It’s often been said that no news in the offseason is good news when it comes to college football programs. Most head coaches would agree as typically when they get a phone call late at night or early in the morning about a player, chances are high it’s going to involve law enforcement.

Such is the case at Coastal Carolina, where the Myrtle Beach Sun News reports that starting cornerback Preston Carey was arrested for driving under the influence and booked into a local jail around 4:15 a.m. Friday. Online records confirmed the news.

Source: Coastal Carolina joins Fulmer Cup race after starting DB picked up for DUI

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WKU quarterback Steven Duncan arrested on DUI charge

Steven Duncan The Fulmer CupWestern Kentucky quarterback Steven Duncan was arrested Sunday on charges that included operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to the Warren County Regional Jail website.

“We are aware of the situation and currently gathering more information. We take this matter very seriously as a football program,” WKU said in a statement.

Duncan, 19, was booked at 2:43 a.m. He was also charged with a failure to produce insurance and a failure to illuminate head lamps.

According to a police report obtained Monday by WBKO, officer Rodney McMillin observed Duncan’s vehicle at 2:09 a.m. Sunday with head lights off on campus on College Heights Boulevard at Avenue of Champions. Upon stopping the vehicle McMillin noted Duncan “smelled strong of beverage” and standardized field sobriety test and horizontal gaze nystagmus test, “showed lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes, nystagmus onset prior to 45 degrees and was distinct and sustained at maximum deviation in both eyes.”

Duncan refused to perform balance tests, his implied consent was read at jail and Duncan did not want to speak with an attorney while refusing breath test. Duncan also failed to produce a valid insurance card.

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North Dakota players Derek Paulson and Andre Steiger cited for disorderly conduct

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Derek Paulson and Andre Steiger, two UND football players, were arrested in downtown Grand Forks and charged with disorderly conduct early Saturday morning.

Sophomore tight end Derek Paulson was arrested for urinating in public, minor in consumption of alcohol and refusing to halt.

Junior linebacker Andre Steiger was arrested for public urination and minor in consumption of alcohol.

According to Sgt. Rory Suby of the Grand Forks Police Department, at about 12:30 a.m., plainclothes police officers saw Steiger urinating in public near the 0 block of South Third Street, which is between DeMers and Kittson avenues.

Minutes later, Suby said an officer on patrol in a squad car saw Paulson urinating on the north side of a building on South Third Street.

The officer got out of the car, Paulson ran and attempted to jump a nearby fence before police were able to place him in handcuffs, Suby said.

Steiger, from Glen Ellyn, Ill., played in 10 games, primarily on special teams, for the Fighting Hawks in 2017.

Paulson, of Lodi, Wis., appeared in seven games in 2017 as a reserve tight end and special teams contributor.

“We were made aware of incidents involving Derek Paulson and Andre Steiger last night,” UND coach Bubba Schweigert said in a statement. “We will continue to monitor the situation with these student-athletes.”

Source: Two UND football players cited for disorderly conduct

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FSU QB Deondre Francois cited for marijuana possession

Deondre Francois The Fulmer CupFlorida State quarterback Deondre Francois again finds himself in off-field trouble. The rising junior was cited by Tallahassee police on Thursday for possession of marijuana after officers served a search warrant at his residence. Public information officer Damon Miller said the Special Investigations Section had received information that drug activity was occurring at the residence and got a search warrant.

According to the police report, officers found 17 grams of marijuana as well as other drug paraphernalia. Francois told officers the marijuana was not his and that he had not smoked since December. He was not arrested and has been given a diversion program since it was less than 20 grams.

FSU spokesman Derek Satterfield said the school is aware of the incident and it is handling it internally.

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Matthew Wilcox, Bowling Green football player charged with DUI

The Fulmer Cup Matthew WilcoxBowling Green State University football player Matthew Wilcox was charged with operating a vehicle impaired early Sunday morning.

Wilcox, a sophomore receiver, already had been suspended indefinitely from the BG football team and has not taken part in spring practices this season.

Wilcox was arrested by Bowling Green city police in the early morning hours Sunday after his vehicle struck a tree. He was charged with operating a vehicle impaired, operating a vehicle without reasonable control, failure to wear a seat belt, and obstructing official business.

Source: Bowling Green football player charged with OVI

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Keenan Williams, EWU football player accused of crashing truck into Cheney apartment building, then fleeing

Keenan Williams The Fulmer CupKeenan Williams, an Eastern Washington football player faces hit-and-run charges after crashing his truck into a Cheney apartment building, causing significant damage, then fleeing the scene.

Keenan Williams, 20, is under indefinite suspension from the team following the incident on the night of March 9 at the Eagle Point Apartments on Betz Road.

According to witnesses cited in a Cheney police report, Williams drove his Ford F-250 pickup truck into Building 17 at Eagle Point.

Because no one was injured, Williams faces misdemeanor charges of hit-and-run to unattended property.

At 8 a.m. the next day, Williams, accompanied by his father, turned himself in to police.

Officials at Greystar Property Management of Spokane, which owns Eagle Point, did not respond to messages regarding the extent of the damage, or whether the company plans to sue Williams for the cost of repairs.

At the scene, Cheney fire and police officials estimated that repairs to the building would cost at least $100,000.

Williams, who is from Cheney, is scheduled for a court appearance next week.

Eastern coach Aaron Best has suspended Williams, a 6-foot-3, 255-pound defensive end who’s going into his senior year. Williams started all 11 games last year for the Eagles and led all linemen with 55 tackles.

“We are aware of the incident and will cooperate fully with the investigation,” Best said in a statement released Tuesday.

“But until that is complete and the case is reviewed in accordance with EWU’s student conduct policies, Keenan has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities,” Best said.

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Jett Duffey and three other Texas Tech football players arrested in Lubbock

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A disturbance in front of a Lubbock nightclub left four Texas Tech football players jailed Sunday morning, including quarterback Jett Duffey from Mansfield Lake Ridge High School, Lubbock police said Sunday.

Six other people were taken into custody in the incident, which occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday at Bash Riprock’s.

Tech receiver Desmon Smith, 20, was bitten by a K-9 during the disturbance, Lubbock police said, and he was taken to a local hospital where he was treated, released and arrested.

Lubbock police responded to a report of a disturbance where a suspect could be armed, Lubbock police spokeswoman Kasie Whitley said in an email later Sunday.

Source: Texas Tech football players arrested in Lubbock | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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UGA coach, Kevin Purvis, arrested for using hidden camera in locker room

 

Kevin Purvis The Fulmer CupKevin Purvis, 37, who is listed as associate equipment manager on the Georgia Athletic Association’s website, was booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail at 8:48 p.m. Friday and charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. Three of the felonies are for illegal eavesdropping or surveillance. The other felony was for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and the misdemeanor was for possession of marijuana.

Purvis’ arrest came nearly a month after an unidentified person found a camera hidden in a shower area of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. UGA officials called police Feb. 27 and an investigation began. Arrest warrants for Purvis were executed Friday by the Athens-Clarke County sheriff’s office, and Purvis turned himself into the jail later that night. He remains incarcerated on $16,000 in bonds.

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