When police arrived, they discovered a shotgun leaning against Scott’s house and a handgun in Davis’s car. Davis told police he was upset with a teammate who owed him money, but that story later unraveled under questioning. It now looks as if Davis got into a pushing match with a teammate at a party, had to be removed in a drunken state by other students, and then “returned” sometime later with the shotgun.
Coincidentally, another Toledo running back had been arrested a little more than a week before. Harvey “Scooter” McDougle was named by the FBI on March 29 in a wide-ranging point-shaving complaint. The back stands accused of conspiring to bribe the outcome of a sporting event. Toledo coach Tom Asmutz said the two incidents were “isolated” but a “disappointment.” He added that he was “very surprised” by the charges against Davis, who he said gave “a great effort on the field.”
How about a trifecta
Two defensive ends from Minnesota; two running backs from Toledo. Let’s add another double-arrest: two offensive linemen from LSU.
Kyle Anderson, a guard, was picked up early Monday morning on an obscure second-degree battery charge (no police report has been released yet, so details remain unknown). This comes on the heels of the April 9 arrests of defensive back Troy Giddens and fellow o-lineman Zhamal Thomas, who were charged with simple burglary of an uninhabited dwelling. Giddens also was hit with identity-theft charges after the pair broke into a female student-golfer’s campus pad, lifted credit cards out of her wallet, and proceeded to charge a total of $209.18 on her card. Coach Les Miles said through a spokesmen that he’s “not going to tolerate this kind of behavior here.” No word yet on when the players will be reinstated.
When he’s not googling “trifectas of trouble” and “stupid criminals,” Matt Taibbi writes for Rolling Stone. He can be reached atM_Taibbi@yahoo.com.
CRIME POINTS LEADERBOARD
LAVON CHISLEY ( PENN STATE ) | murder | 99
STEVE SWINDAL (YANKEES) | DUI | 98
RON ARTEST (KINGS) | starving Socks, domestic violence, intimidation | 95
PACMAN JONES (TITANS) | TBA | 90
THREE GOLDEN GOPHERS (MINNESOTA) | rape | 90
RICHARD DAVIS (TOLEDO) | like a dumbass, showing up at the wrong house with a shotgun | 78
MURIETTA JOCKS (MURIETTA FIGHT CLUB) | various | 75
TONE TAUPULE (U OF IDAHO) | pistol-whipping, armed robbery | 62
BRANDON MARSHALL (BRONCOS) | pipe-hittin’ false imprisonment | 50
SIX FOOTBALL PLAYERS (GUILFORD) | assault | 50 (downgraded)
KATSUHIKO MAEKAWA (ORIX BUFFALOES) | DUI, hit/run | 47
RONNIE FIELDS (MINOT SKYROCKETS) | sex assault | 40
JERRAMY STEVENS (SEAHAWKS) | DUI, weed, throwing used condoms | 32
LIONEL SULLIVAN (BGSU) | stealing video games, being a dumbass | 31
DEX REID (COLTS) | weed, gun, being a Colt, sucking while a Patriot | 30
MIKE TYSON (N/A) | coke, DUI | 28
RASHAUN BROADUS (BYU HOOPS) | DUI, having Snoop Dogg’s last name | 26
GUSTAVO CHACIN (BLUE JAYS) | DUI, having cologne named after him | 26
TONY LA RUSSA (CARDINALS) | DUI | 25
RYAN KRAUSE (CHARGERS) | DUI | 25
WARREN MOON (RETIRED) | DUI | 25
JAMES POSEY (HEAT) | DUI | 25
DONTRELLE WILLIS (MARLINS) | DUI, peeing | 23
CHARLES SHARON (JAGUARS) | stolen gun | 22
DARRELL REID (COLTS) | weed-in-car, being a Colt | 20
RANDY FOYE (T-WOLVES) | fighting | 20
MINNY P.D. (N/A) | Tasering | 20
KRIS LUCHSINGER (OHIO) | bar fight | 18
GERALD SENSABAUGH (JAGUARS) | gun, speeding | 17
TINSLEY, DANIELS, MCLEOD (PACERS) | fighting | 15
TARELL BROWN (TEXAS) | pre-draft weed bust | 11
STEVE GARCIA ( SOUTH CAROLINA ) | keying a professor’s car, not getting away with it | 9
MOBILE P.D. (N/A) | being dicks | 5
HOWARD STIRGUS (DENTON) | bomb threats | 3
KYLE MCALARNEY (NOTRE DAME) | weed | 1
TERRANCE DESHAWN HOOKS AND VITALE TAAAGA MAGAULI SO'OTO (BYU) | defending girlfriend against water-balloon terrorists | 1
ELIJAH DUKES (DEVIL RAYS) | weed, being black and not giving a fuck | 0.5
