Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Lacrosse Suspect’s Past Unknown to School, Virginia Head Says

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May possibly 5 (Bloomberg) -- University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III said the school’s athletic department did not understand that lacrosse player George Huguely had a law enforcement report prior to his arrest from the slaying of women’s team member Yeardley Really like.

Huguely, 22, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was charged two days back with killing Love, 22, of Cockeysville, Maryland. Huguely told police he kicked open the door to her bedroom and that, throughout an altercation, “shook Really enjoy and her head repeatedly hit the wall.” She was identified face down on her pillow in the swimming pool of blood.

In November 2008, Haguely pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, public swearing and public intoxication right after he threatened to kill a police officer and had to be Tasered and handcuffed throughout an alcohol-related incident outside a fraternity home near Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

Huguely received a 60-day suspended sentence, six months’ supervised probation and a fine, according to the Washington Post. He completed 50 hours of community service and 20 hours of substance-abuse education.

“Students are required to self-report arrests,” Casteen mentioned tonight at a news conference on the campus in Charlottesville, Virginia. “There is a regulation in the student code requiring that kind of report.”

Allen Groves, Virginia’s dean of students, said a dean receives notification on the University Law enforcement each morning and also checks with Charlottesville and Albemarle County Law enforcement for incident reports involving students. The dean calls the student in to discuss the facts of the case and determine if he or she will be sent to a student judiciary committee.

County Geography

Washington & Lee is in Rockbridge County, about 65 miles from Charlottesville.

If a student has an alcohol-related incident leading to “some level of legal consequence,” school policy requires they be referred to the university counseling center. Any athlete is suspended from practice and competition until they are cleared by the counselor and then must answer to the coach.

The Post reported today that eight of the 41 players on the men’s lacrosse roster, including Huguely, have been charged with alcohol-related offenses in the course of their time at Virginia, citing court records.

The charges include underage alcohol possession, using a fake ID and driving whilst intoxicated. Some of the players were found not guilty, although at least five were convicted or pleaded guilty.

Casteen mentioned at the news conference that he “was not aware” that eight players experienced been charged.

Law enforcement Affidavit

In an affidavit filed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Circuit Court and released yesterday, police mentioned Really enjoy was found encounter down in the swimming pool of blood. The proper side of her encounter was bruised, her appropriate eye was swollen shut and her chin was bruised and scraped. Autopsy results haven’t been released.

Huguely’s Charlottesville-based lawyer, Fran Lawrence, mentioned yesterday that Love death was unintentional.

“We are confident that Ms. Love’s death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome,” Lawrence told reporters subsequent a scheduled bond hearing at the District Court in Charlottesville. The hearing was delayed and Huguely remains at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. A status hearing has been scheduled for June 10.

Charlottesville law enforcement detective Lisa Reeves filed documents in Charlottesville Circuit Court Wednesday listing the results of her search of George Huguely’s apartment two days ago, according to a report from the Daily Progress.

The paper mentioned law enforcement took a University of Virginia lacrosse T-shirt with a red stain and a letter addressed to Really enjoy. They also took two white Apple laptop computers, a green spiral notebook, two white socks, a bathroom rug, a shower curtain, the apartment’s entryway rug and a pair of blue cargo shorts.

Investigators also took DNA swabs from a bathtub, the kitchen, the kitchen’s trash can and the entryway door, according to the paper.

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