Punter A.J. Trapasso (official thread)

[3yardsandacloud]

Trapasso Arrested Again!

When is this crap going to end?



OSU FOOTBALL
Trapasso again charged with underage drinking
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



A.J. Trapasso’s two arrests for underage drinking in less than four weeks has Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel worried about the freshman punter.

Trapasso was arrested and charged Monday by Perkins Township police near Sandusky, according to a Sandusky Municipal Court spokesman. Details of the incident were not immediately available from police.

Trapasso, 18, of Pickerington, was arrested April 25 and charged with underage drinking in Columbus.

"The thing that bothers me most is it is the same allegation," Tressel said. "That jumps out at me. What concerns me is it involves alcohol, and we have to attack it for (Trapasso’s) sake because that obviously is and can be a serious issue and problem."

Tressel said he was still in the process of gathering information about the incident and had not decided on any potential action or discipline.

Trapasso’s attorney, Steve Brown, entered a plea of not guilty to the April 25 charge and requested a jury trial. A pretrial hearing is set for June 7.

Brown said he expected Trapasso to pay a fine by mail for the Sandusky charge, and he did not think that charge would affect his Columbus case.

"If he’s up in Sandusky doing one thing, it doesn’t mean he did it down in Columbus," Brown said. "Each case stands on its facts, and our case doesn’t change."

Both charges are first-degree misdemeanors, which carry a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Trapasso graduated early from Pickerington Central and enrolled at OSU for spring quarter. He participated in spring practice and is expected to contend for the starting punter’s job.




kgordon@dispatch.com

[BuckNutty]

[LightningRod]

It's time to punt.

[OSUsushichic]

There was a thread on BN that got erased where someone from his high school said that this happened at a post-prom party at Cedar Point.

[gbearbuck]

I did a lot of drinking while in school... guess what never once did I get in trouble witht he law... this kid needs to be more low key...

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Drinking in public is never a good thing.

[tibor75]

[gregorylee]

This is true, and throwing/attending hotel parties is not a good way of staying "low key".

[BuckeyeNation27]

yes the kid needs to stay low key.......he doesnt need to stop drinking...he needs to stay low key

give me a break

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Will this BS ever end?!?!

[gregorylee]

I don't (personally) have a problem with him partying a little after prom. I doubt there are many here who could say they didn't. I guess the thing is that there had to be something drawing attention to the party for anyone to get busted.

I had a room after prom, but just envited about 6 people (then threw them out when it was time to do the nasty ).

That said, Tress should hook him up with some councelling. Just to make sure this doesn't become any more of a problem than it already has. There are a lot of things that kids don't know that you learn there that will open some eyes.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

he doesnt need to stop drinking...he needs to stay low key

I dont think you have enough facts to say he doesnt need to stop drinking....its obvious this kid cant handle alcohol because this is his second arrest in 4 weeks!

Its my opinion that this is cause for concern and maybe, just maybe he needs some counseling at the very least, maybe he cant handle the sudden freedom of college and is having trouble adjusting to college life.

Coach needs to get a handle on this real quick.

[Bucklion]

Fool him once, shame on you, fool him twice, he's a dumbass. 2x in 4 weeks? Does anyone THINK anymore?

[MililaniBuckeye]

Time to give him the boot...pun intended.

[Hubbard]

It does make OSU look bad, but again I could care less about this offense especially if it was after prom. Yes these kids should know better, but I didn't when I was his age. They will jsut have to learn that they are under the microscope now.