November 2, 2005
Investigation of bar brawl involving Terps
Prince George's County Police are investigating a fight allegedly involving Maryland Terrapins football players that took place at 1 a.m. Tuesday in a College Park bar. Reports indicate that a bouncer at the bar approached one of the players after he groped a female customer of the bar. The bouncer then warned that unidentified player. The same female customer returned to the bouncer a few minutes later to report that the same player had hit her. The same bouncer returned to the same player again and the trouble began.
The bouncer said there was "chaos" and "an all out brawl" involving approximately 12 Maryland players, 7-8 bouncers and other members of the bar's staff. Bottles were being used as weapons as well as the fists of the participants as the fight moved into the foyer from the bar area. Mike McDonald, an off-duty bouncer involved, was taken to the hospital with a broken nose. He planned to file a police report today that could result in charges against some of the players involved.
Witnesses said that one of the players involved had his face cut by a bottle during the brawl. A security guard at a local hospital confirmed reports that two of the players taken to a local emergency room for treatment had to be separated by security after trying to start a fight in the ER.
Last call was scheduled for 1:30 a.m. but the bar was closed at 1:15. Head coach Ralph Friedgen arrived at the bar shortly thereafter. He was not available for comment initially but he later said he was unsure of all of the facts involved and that he would have more to say later. The bar's owner wouldn't confirm reports that the players would be banned from returning to his establishment but did say he planned to talk to Friedgen. Members of the school's wrestling team have been banned from the bar in the past.
No players have been publicly identified as involved, although the University says students and players were at the bar. A determination of a violation of the school's student-athlete code of conduct cannot be made until the investigation is complete according to University officials.
The Diamondback reports that three of the players present in the bar, but not necessarily involved in the altercation, included Derrick Fenner, Drew Weatherly and Marcus Wimbush. That story also indicates that bar staff identified 6 of the players involved to police and to Friedgen based on numbers on their jackets and video surveillance.
The Terps have an open date this weekend and return to the field October 12 at North Carolina.
Comments:
a random fan said:
posted on November 3, 2005 3:36 PM — 63.227.222.185 — link — abuse?
Portis, you never give up. It's like there have never been offenders at WVU....
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Former WVU Player Sentenced to Jail Term
Posted 10/12/2005 06:40 PM
Former Mountaineer wide receiver Travis Garvin gets 1 to 10 years. A judge has sentenced former West Virginia University wide receiver Travis Garvin to one to ten years in prison for his role in a grocery store robbery in Gilmer County. The sentence is for a conviction on one count of grand larceny. He must also must pay 56 hundred dollars in restitution. Garvin was arrested October year ago ...along with former W-V-U and N-F-L player Alvoid Mays. A judge sentenced Mays was also sentenced to up to ten years last September
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A former West Virginia football player was arrested Sunday for allegedly punching a sheriff's deputy and yelling obscenities at airline employees at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, officials said.
Gary Donald Thompkins Jr., 27, of Morgantown, W.Va., told investigators he was upset about missing his flight early Sunday, Broward sheriff's spokeswoman Elizabeth Calzadilla said.
W.Va. linebacker suspended after arrest on federal gun charges
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia football player was suspended Sunday after he was arrested on federal gun charges. WVU FOOTBALL PLAYER SUSPENDED - Muhammad "Mo'' Howard, 22, of Baltimore, has been charged by federal officers with selling guns without a license.Howard is charged with buying more than 20 inexpensive firearms between March 26 and June 2, 2003, from a Morgantown dealership.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia football player expelled from Notre Dame in a rape case and barred from the campus plans to be with the team when it plays in South Bend on Saturday. West Virginia officials said Wednesday that tailback Cooper Rego would be on the Notre Dame campus with the rest of the Mountaineers.
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia football player has been fined $100 and ordered to pay $118 in restitution for credit card fraud. Defensive back Dwayne Potts pleaded guilty this week to a charge of using a stolen credit card to buy sneakers at the Morgantown Mall.
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Trust me, it's not an ACC problem. But as long as you keep pointing the finger, I'll keep reminding you of these things.Nice game last night, by the way!
EER14 said:
posted on November 4, 2005 2:16 PM — 129.71.238.253 — link — abuse?
I am sure when my research was completed it would take me six (6) month's to type the ACC's... Plea's by Information list's . Never even heard of those idiot's, other than Garvin who has been off the team now for 100 years. Portis is right. These are "Chain Gang" type player's.
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portis said:
posted on November 3, 2005 8:22 AM — 24.140.92.2 — link — abuse?How pissed do you think Friedgen was having to roll out of bed @ 1 in the morning to chase down some of his players at a bar. This probably is a great way to get into the coaches dog house, wouldn't you think?? Then again when you think about it, the Terps are just trying to fit into the ACC (Atlantic Coast Convicts). There is an impressive list of offenders in the ACC, probably the best in the country. Miami has an impressive list of offenders, FSU year in and year out always produces quality players for the prison system. Don't forget about ESPN's love affair with Marcus "Con"Vick at Virginia Tech, he is the new poster child for ACC jumpsuit wearers...........until this most recent attempt by the Terps to make a name for themselves.
The obviously feel that if they are going to play like one of the top 4 teams in the conference, they should start acting like one.