Police/Legal Blotter

[BB73]

I have little tolerance for violence against women. Here's an All-Conference linebacker arrested for battery on his 5' 2", 118-pound girlfriend.

sportsline.com

FSU LB Sims charged with domestic battery

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State junior linebacker Ernie Sims was arrested early Wednesday for allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the ground.

Sims, 20, was arrested by Tallahassee Police after the fight with his live-in girlfriend, Brooke McGriff, who refused to press charges. He was charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors.
Sims, 6-feet and 225 pounds, was released from jail after a court appearance before Leon County Judge Donald S. Mondesitt.

"Our athletic department discipline policy for a misdemeanor goes into effect with Ernie, and he will be subject to that until I have all the facts," coach Bobby Bowden said in a statement.

Bowden, in most cases, has discretion on misdemeanor cases where no jail time is involved under the school's code of conduct.

Witnesses told police that at one point Sims "slammed her on the ground" and straddled the 5-foot-2, 118-pound McGriff as she lay on the concrete in front of a residence hall near the Florida State campus.

As she tried to stand, the player repeatedly shoved her back onto the ground. Sims remained aggressive when officers arrived, the police report said.

Sims was "shirtless, drenched in sweat and very animated when I made contact with him," Tallahassee Police officer Danny Jeter wrote in the report. Sims later interfered with arresting officers when he and McGriff tried to walk away from police. He told police the argument was over a call he received Tuesday from another woman.

Sims, who was the Seminoles' second-leading tackler last season, is the second starting linebacker to get into trouble with police in recent months.

The team's top tackler, A.J. Nicholson, had a pair of run-ins with police in the last six months, including a felony DUI arrest that could sideline him for the season opener against Miami.

Seminoles quarterback Wyatt Sexton was committed to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation after police found him disheveled and partially clothed on a city street last month doing push-ups and calling himself God. Sexton's future with the team hasn't been addressed.

[CleveBucks]

Think FSU will suspend their top two LB's for the opener against Miami? doubt it. Maybe they'll impose an Alvarez-like punishment.

[Unizan]

On page 3 or 4 someone list 12 Iowa players that were in trouble with the law in but some of the players listed had 3 or 4 run ins but were only listed once.


Our 14 since JT has been here are they 14 different kids or does B Joes DUI and open container count as 2 of the 14 just like Arden 2 DWI do they count as 1 or 2. Thanks

[BuckeyeNation27]

The new story about Sims is that it was over blown and the gf isn't pressing charges

[sandgk]

Trouble down in the Land of the Red Stick

LSU's Pittman allegedly punched man

Posted: Friday July 8, 2005 5:48PM; Updated: Friday July 8, 2005 5:48PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- An LSU football player has been booked with second-degree battery after allegedly punching a man in the face at a bar near the university, police said.

Junior defensive end Benjamin Chase Pittman, 22, was released Thursday after posting a $5,000 bond. Police found a man outside the bar early Thursday with his eye swollen shut, said Sgt. Don Kelly, a police spokesman. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.


Pittman was not on the scene when officers arrived and was arrested later. Kelly said Pittman told investigators than a fight occurred after the man grabbed a woman's breast.

LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette said coach Les Miles would not comment about the case until after he meets with Miles.

Pittman was an all-state player at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport before signing with the University of Texas. He spent two seasons with the Longhorns, including a redshirt freshman year, before joining LSU last year.

[BB73]

si.com

Prelim hearing set for Okla. St. RB

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- A September preliminary hearing was set Monday for Seymore Shaw, Oklahoma State's top returning rusher, on two felony counts and two misdemeanors, according to the Payne County clerk's office.

Shaw, 23, has pleaded innocent on felony counts of first-degree burglary and larceny and misdemeanor counts of domestic abuse and malicious injury to property. His preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 21.

According to court documents, Shaw allegedly broke into a former girlfriend's house May 13 and struck her, damaged several picture frames and stole a pair of Nike Air Jordan shoes and four custom chrome wheels. A judge granted the woman's request for a protective order against Shaw in May.
Royce Hobbs, Shaw's attorney, said he had no comment on the case.

Shaw played in all 12 of Oklahoma State's games last season and rushed for 377 yards and two touchdowns on 81 carries. He started in place of the injured Vernand Morency against Baylor and ran for a career-high 172 yards on 30 carries, but had only 10 yards on six rushes in the Cowboys' final two games. He underwent rehab during spring practice after offseason knee surgery.

Morency, a 1,400-yard rusher, left after his junior season and was taken in the third round of the NFL draft. That left Shaw, a partial qualifier who earned an extra year of eligibility by graduating early in May, as Oklahoma State's top returning running back.

Cowboys coach Mike Gundy suspended Shaw in June after charges were filed. Shaw is free on $10,000 bond.


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