Police/Legal Blotter (college basketball)

[ScriptOhio]

Draft-eligible Tar Heel Lawson charged with alcohol offense

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson was charged Friday with driving after consuming alcohol following an early-morning traffic stop.
Lawson was stopped in downtown Chapel Hill because of the loud music coming from the car, said Chapel Hill Police Capt. Jackie Carden. The car smelled of alcohol and a field sobriety test led the officer to file charges, she said.
Because Lawson is not 21, he could be charged with driving after consuming alcohol. He was also charged with violating the city's noise ordinance and driving with a suspended or revoked license, police said. He was taken into custody and later released. Lawson is scheduled to appear in court July 8.
Neither Lawson nor coach Roy Williams will comment until the legal process runs its course, a school spokesman said in a statement.
He was one of three North Carolina players who declared for the 2008 NBA Draft. Lawson has not hired an agent, meaning he could return to school for his junior season.

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[ScriptOhio]

AKRON, Ohio -- Akron dismissed Rydell Brooks, who was accused of shooting at police officers during a foot chase after a traffic stop.
Brooks was dismissed from school on Friday. He was indicted on charges of attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault on May 18.
Brooks' attorney Michael Bowler said if his client is acquitted, he could be reinstated.
Brooks transferred to Akron last June from Niagara University. He was a walk-on, non-scholarship player and sat out last season.

Entire article: Akron dismisses player accused in shooting - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Standings, Stats

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by ScriptOhio

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson was charged Friday with driving after consuming alcohol following an early-morning traffic stop. Stats

Interesting to see if this will affect Lawson's draft position. I think right now he is probably in the top 20 and I wonder if he drops.

[ScriptOhio]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Markieff Morris, an incoming freshman basketball player at Kansas, is facing a battery charge after allegedly firing a BB gun from his dorm window.

The 18-year-old, a member of coach Bill Self's 2008 recruiting class along with his twin brother, Marcus, has been ordered to appear Sept. 10 in Lawrence Municipal Court, the Lawrence Journal-World reported Wednesday on its Web site.

Campus police said shots were fired about 11:15 p.m. Saturday from a room in the Jayhawker Towers. A 47-year-old Wisconsin woman was in the dorm's courtyard about the same time and reported being shot in the arm with a plastic BB. The woman suffered minor injuries, according to the newspaper.
Morris is also suspected of using alcohol during the incident. Officers seized a 3-foot-long black Airsoft rifle and a medium-sized plastic bag of BBs.
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Markieff and Marcus Morris, forwards from Philadelphia, played last season at a prep school in Pennsauken, N.J. As of Wednesday night, they were still awaiting an academic eligibility determination that would let them play for the Jayhawks.
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[keeganbrick]

Wow, battery charges for shooting someone with an airsoft gun. Wonder if minor injuries are a burning sensation for less than 5 seconds. Why not shoot college students rather than 47 year old women who will call the cops though....

[LitlBuck]

When Lighty had the BB incident when he was still in high school was the firing this same type of BB's or were they different? I guess one thing about David's situation was that at least he was not drinking thank goodness.