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Students Dress as VT Victims, Cause Outrage
Lindsey Henley / WSLS NewsChannel 10
Dec 6, 2007
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It started with a picture on Facebook and has now created a firestorm of outrage.
Two Penn State students, dressed as Virginia Tech shooting victims, at a Halloween party have enraged people from the Virginia Tech community, as well as the entire country.
10 On Your Side has seen all of the controversial pictures. They are of two Penn State students and are extremely graphic. Both are wearing Virginia Tech t-shirts and elaborate make-up. Both have bullet holes in their bodies.
Our decision not to show you the pictures is a result of our desire to be sensitive to a community that is still grieving. We also want to show respect to the shooting victims, their families, and their friends. Showing these pictures would serve no purpose.
We talked with one of the students who wore the costume. He said the outfits were worn to a small party and meant to be private.
"It's not that it was funny, it's that we are notorious and infamous in the state college, so we have to do things that push the envelope just for shock value," he said.
Penn State officials were quick to respond to the costumes.
"We are appalled that these individuals would display this level of insensitivity, indifference, and lack of common decency and sense by dressing up in this manner," the school said.
"The fact that one of these individuals is actually from Virginia, makes it even more difficult to understand. Just because something is within the bounds of the Constitution and free speech, does not mean it should be undertaken. We certainly condemn these ugly and senseless actions. Most Penn Staters are as offended by this as anyone from Virginia Tech would be-- and rightfully so. These two people do not represent 90,000 Penn State students. They represent themselves."
After seeing the pictures, a Virginia Tech student created a Facebook group called, "People Against This Costume." Some of the upset members have left threatening messages to the Penn State students.
"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," one of the two Penn State students who wore the costume said. "I don't know what they teach people in Virginia Tech, but at Penn State we don't learn to threaten people with murder to teach them that murdering is wrong."
He goes on to defend the pictures.
"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume."
Reaction from Tech students and Blacksburg residents was disgust.
"That somebody would have the nerve to mock [the victims]. They were really good people," said local business owner, Carol Gwin.
Gwin knew three of the victims in the shootings and considered them cherished friends.
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EVERYTHING!
<< <i>wow as if the piss balloons thrown at osu fans weren't bad enough... unbelievable... >>
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i don't think all pf PSU students are like that, i hope being form PA and hating penn state
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This has got to be the ridiculous statement of the year...like the students would mock the victims? Just plain silly to even think that. Was this done in poor taste and unacceptable? Of course, but mocking the victims? Of course not!
PS: Wonder how many stories such as this I could Google and find about Ohio State students? These Penn State student behavior threads in Sports Talk are almost as asinine as these student's behavior. I'm not going to retaliate with threads of "Bad behavior by students at Ohio State" stories...because that would be boring.
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Freshman QB pleads not guilty to soliciting charge
Tressel suspends Henton from team indefinitely
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:16 AM
By Bruce Cadwallader
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Antonio Henton appears in Franklin County Municipal Court. At left is attorney Tasha Ruth.
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A backup quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes was one of six men arrested in a prostitution sting Monday night.
Antonio J. Henton, 20, appeared before Judge Amy Salerno in Franklin County Municipal Court about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.
The redshirt freshman from Georgia, who wears the number 7 for the Buckeyes, entered the courtroom in handcuffs and hung his head to avoid the news media. He stood behind public defender Tasha Ruth and said nothing during the brief arraignment.
Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel suspended Henton from the team indefinitely.
Henton, of 717 Shakerton Lane, a condominium near Hilliard, is accused of soliciting for prostitution. A police complaint says that he agreed to pay $20 to an undercover female police officer to have intercourse.
The charge is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The vice officer who arrested Henton was not at the court hearing.
The complaint says the arrest was made at 8:27 p.m. Monday at N. High Street and E. 6 th Avenue.
Lt. Steven Hope of the vice squad said Henton was arrested during a one-night sting in the South Campus area.
In addition to the six men charged with soliciting an undercover officer Monday night, police arrested five women on prostitution charges.
"That just shows that there are prostitutes out there," Hope said.
Prostitution is no longer as rampant along N. High Street as it was years ago, but Hope said the squad still fields intermittent complaints from area residents and businesses in South Campus neighborhoods, through the Short North and even into the Arena District.
"Occasionally we do go up in that area," he said. "It's kind of a maintenance type thing."
Hope said he spoke briefly with Henton after his arrest. He said he was cooperative and polite but disputed the allegations.
Ruth entered a not-guilty plea for Henton in court. She said his major is African-American studies.
A prosecutor said Henton had no known prior record.
Henton spent Monday night in the Franklin County jail. Logs showed that he had no visitors before the hearing.
Salerno set bail at $2,500. He posted 10 percent at 1:30 p.m. and was released from jail.
His case will be assigned to one of 15 judges for trial.
Calling Henton "an ambassador of Ohio State University," Salerno told him that "I and many fans and graduates of Ohio State University are very disappointed to see you here today in my courtroom."
"Henceforth, you need to conduct yourself and comport your actions according to your status in the community, sir. I can tell … your head is hung down and you're looking extremely sad. I know you do not wish to disappoint your team members, either."
Salerno received a bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University, where Tressel formerly coached, and a law degree from OSU.
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Maurice Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police finding four loaded guns in his sport-utility vehicle, a police spokesman said.
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Maurice Clarett makes a phone call as he is booked at Franklin County Corrections Center Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When police ran into Maurice Clarett this time, officers said he was driving erratically and carrying an arsenal that included three semi-automatic handguns and an AK-47-type assault rifle in the front seat — all loaded.
A highway chase ensued, then ended in the early hours Wednesday when police spiked the former Ohio State star running back's tires. Even then, officers said they could not easily subdue him because the bullet-proof vest he was wearing thwarted their stun guns.
It took several police and pepper spray to get the 6-foot, 245-pounder into handcuffs. The struggle continued as he kicked at the doors of the transport vehicle that took him away.
But Clarett's latest bizarre run-in with the law took perhaps its most troubling turn hours later, when prosecutors asked a judge to keep him in jail and revoke his bond on an earlier robbery charge.
One reason: He was driving a few blocks from the home of a woman who was set to testify against him next week, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said.
The judge raised the bond to $1.1 million. Clarett's attorney, Nick Mango, said it was "probably unlikely" that Clarett would be able to post it, meaning he would stay in jail for the duration of his trial, which starts Monday.
Clarett was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a felony, and given a traffic citation, and police said more charges are possible. An arraignment was scheduled for Thursday morning.
Sgt. Michael Woods said Clarett wove in and out of lanes, did a U-turn on a freeway and refused to leave the SUV after a spike stick flattened its tires. The 22-year-old Clarett had a semiautomatic handgun under his legs on the driver's seat, police said, and an assault rifle on the passenger seat. Two other semiautomatic handguns were in the vehicle, including one in a holster in a backpack.
"We don't have any idea why he had them or what, if anything, he was going to do with them," Woods said. "But if you've got four guns in your car you're up to no good."
Officers said they also found a partially full bottle of vodka following the arrest, but no breath test was given because there was no indication he was intoxicated, Woods said. On the console, a police photo shows, was a compact disc of children's songs recorded by prison inmates.
Clarett's promising football career was derailed when he was suspended for the 2003 season after being charged with falsifying a police report.
He dropped out of school, then sued and lost in an attempt to be included in the 2004 NFL draft, a challenge that went to the Supreme Court. He was a surprise third-round pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2005 draft but was cut during the preseason.
Earlier this year, he was charged with robbery and carrying a concealed weapon after authorities say he was identified as the person who flashed a gun and robbed two people of a cellphone behind a Columbus lounge early on New Year's morning.
Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Tim Mitchell asked a judge Wednesday to keep Clarett in jail and revoke his bond on the robbery charges, given that Clarett was arrested close to the home of Tywona Douglas, one of the people who identified him in that alley.
Police said they don't know where the guns came from or where Clarett was headed or coming from in the SUV, which was registered to a relative of Clarett's in Youngstown. Mango, whom Clarett had not hired to represent him in the new criminal case, said he is concerned about Clarett's mental health.
"He's been under a lot of pressure because of this case," he said, referring to the robbery charge.
Clarett, a high school friend of NBA star LeBron James, became a father when his girlfriend gave birth to a premature daughter last month. When a judge scolded Clarett last week for being late for a hearing on the robbery charges, his attorney said Clarett was taking care of the baby.
Clarett did not speak to police who tried to interview him at the station Wednesday, and his arraignment in that case was scheduled for Thursday.
Clarett had planned to play for the Youngstown-based Mahoning Valley Hitmen, one of five teams in the Eastern Indoor Football League, starting in January. Hitmen coach and owner Jim Terry said he spoke with Clarett by cellphone early Wednesday about upcoming tryouts and there was no hint anything was wrong.
The arrest will not affect Clarett's status with the team, Terry said.
"We gave him a chance and now we'll wait to see what happens," he said. "I've seen far worse situations than this."
As a freshman, Clarett scored the winning touchdown in the second overtime of the Fiesta Bowl against Miami to lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, the school's first since 1968. It was the last game he played for the Buckeyes.
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PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Linebacker Marco Cooper was suspended from the Ohio State football team for the 2002 season and barred from campus Monday after he was arrested on felony charges of drug abuse and carrying a concealed weapon.
The junior from Detroit is accused of having a 9 mm handgun, ammunition and Ecstasy pills hidden in his sport utility vehicle. He was pulled over for a traffic violation on Saturday night after Ohio State's spring game.
"While I still have not been able to talk to Marco, based upon the information I do have, he will not be a member of the Ohio State football team in 2002," coach Jim Tressel said. "The outcome of the legal process will determine if the suspension goes beyond that period of time."
Cooper was also suspended by the university's office of student affairs. He has three days to appeal that ruling, which prevents him from attending classes or even being on campus without permission from university authorities.
Earlier Monday, Cooper was released on $5,500 bond after spending two nights in the Franklin County Jail.
A preliminary hearing was set for May 7.
Cooper, 19, was pulled over for running a red light on Saturday night, just hours after the Buckeyes played their annual spring scrimmage at Ohio Stadium. The 6-foot, 225-pound junior - in the running for a starting spot this fall - was the fourth-leading tackler in the game with three solo and two assisted tackles.
A handgun and a plastic bag containing 12 white pills, which officers later determined was Ecstasy, were hidden in the center console of Cooper's sport utility vehicle, police said.
According to the arrest report, Cooper was driving without a license and gave officers permission to retrieve a temporary permit from his glove compartment.
If Cooper appeals being barred from campus, Ohio State's student affairs office will determine if he should be allowed back.
"One of the things we will have to determine is whether he is a continuing threat to other members of the university community," said Bill Hall, the school's vice president of student affairs. "Given the fact that there's a weapon involved, it's going to be looked at very seriously. That takes it to an entirely different level."
while you're on a roll, don't forget the accused Rapist running back at PSU this year.:
I'm sure there are more little PSU tidbits out there.
And for what it's worth, I would have posted it if it would have been OSU students and it would have made Drudge Report.
You're right, it is too easy........
Former Penn State player charged with stabbing student to death
Associated Press
Updated: January 17, 2007, 8:44 AM ET
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- A former Penn State defensive lineman was arraigned on charges of first- and third-degree murder in the killing of a student who was stabbed 93 times last spring.
LaVon Chisley, 23, of Waldorf, Md., was arrested Tuesday after arriving at the Centre County courthouse for a hearing related to the murder investigation. He had been considered a "person of interest" in the death of Langston Carraway for months.
Patton Township Police Chief John Petrick said Chisley was jailed without bail.
Chisley was booted off the Penn State football team before the 2005 season because of poor grades. After starting nine games in 2003, Chisley was mainly a reserve in 2004.
The body of Carraway, 26, a senior in labor and industrial relations, was discovered inside his State College apartment on June 5.
Defense attorney Karen Muir said Chisley denies involvement in the killing.
"He can't reconcile why it is he is being charged," Muir said. "He is saddened at that loss, at the loss of a friend."
Bears' Gilmore arrested after ``tussle'' with police
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Updated: July 22, 2006, 11:48 AM ET
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CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears tight end John Gilmore was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of marijuana after allegedly refusing to leave a bar and getting into a "small tussle" with police.
"It was a small tussle, nothing serious," police spokesman Marcel Bright said. "He refused to be handcuffed."
The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. near the Leg Room, a bar in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, Bright said.
Gilmore was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 2½ grams of marijuana. He was released from police custody after posting bond, Bright said.
Gilmore signed with the Bears in 2002 after being cut by New Orleans at the end of his rookie year training camp. The former Penn State player appeared in all 16 regular-season games for Chicago in 2005.
A Bears spokesman did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
Anderson arrested in police prostitution sting
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
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Updated: March 12, 2007, 10:23 PM ET
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The Arizona Cardinals fired first-year wide receivers coach Richie Anderson on Monday evening, just four days after he was arrested for allegedly soliciting an undercover Phoenix police officer who was posing as a prostitute as part of a sting operation.
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Head coach Ken Whisenhunt announced the dismissal of Anderson, who was hired in late January, in a statement released by the team.
"I wanted a chance to review the details of the situation before making any decision," Whisenhunt said. "While it's disappointing, I've decided that this is clearly in the best interest of our team in this particular instance. Our focus now is on finding a replacement and I am confident we will be able to do that relatively soon."
Anderson, 35, was one of five men arrested last Thursday evening at the Pointe South Mountain Resort, the site of the sting operation. He was taken into custody without incident, police said, and held at the Fourth Avenue Jail for a short time before being released on bond.
Police have not released any further details of the incident.
Anderson played 13 seasons in the NFL as a fullback for the New York Jets (1993-2002) and the Dallas Cowboys (2003-05), appearing in 161 games. The former Penn State standout was one of the league's most accomplished receivers out of the backfield during his long NFL tenure.
He caught 400 passes for 3,149 yards and 14 touchdowns and carried 318 times for 1,274 yards and four touchdowns. He holds the Jets' franchise record for most receptions by a back with 305. Anderson was chosen for the 2000 Pro Bowl game.
In 2006, Anderson served as the Jets' assistant wide receivers and tight ends coach.
Off-field issues mounting for Paterno and Penn State
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Updated: October 9, 2007, 6:53 PM ET
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Off-the-field issues are mounting at Penn State.
Less than a week after running back Austin Scott was suspended for violating a team rule, coach Joe Paterno said Tuesday that he was looking into the possibility that some Nittany Lions may have been involved in a fight.
The questions come months after Paterno, angry about an April fight involving football players, punished the entire team by making the players pick up garbage the day after games at Beaver Stadium.
"I've been alerted there might have been a couple football players involved in a fight. To what extent, to what degree, what happened, I'm not quite sure yet," Paterno said when asked whether players were involved in a weekend altercation.
"Until I find out what's going on, I think I'd be better off just not getting into that," Paterno said Tuesday at his weekly news conference.
Tyrone Parham, the assistant university police director, declined to comment on whether any football players were under investigation for any weekend incidents.
"We can't confirm anyone's affiliation with Penn State," Parham said. "We don't confirm anything until a person is charged."
A university police log shows the agency is investigating a call early Sunday from the student union that concerned an alleged assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. The call came in at 1:45 a.m. -- nearly seven hours after Penn State (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) defeated Iowa.
Between five and 10 people may have been involved in an altercation at a party sponsored by a student organization and attended by several hundred people, Parham said.
One person suffered a bloody nose and was treated at the scene, and police were trying to identify "who was pulling people off of one another, who was involved in the fighting and who was just standing around being a witness," Parham added.
University police were handling that investigation in normal fashion, Penn State vice president Bill Mahon said.
Paterno grew agitated after being peppered with questions about off-field concerns. Asked if he was concerned about the image of the program, JoePa immediately said, "No. I don't think there's anything wrong with the image of the program. We have a bunch of great kids."
Paterno said "85 to 90 percent" of his players graduate. "Eighty-five to 90 percent of them are great people. I have no problem with that," he said. "Again, you guys are trying to create some problem that I don't believe we have, period. ... It's a waste of my time and your time."
A 2006 NCAA report said Penn State's football graduation rate of 83 percent was seventh-best among the 119 Football Bowl Division institutions, and the best in the Big Ten.
Paterno said there was no change in status with Scott, the tailback suspended the day before the win over the Hawkeyes. Scott is listed as the third-string tailback for this weekend's game against No. 19 Wisconsin, though Paterno said he would not play. The coach declined to say what rule Scott had broken.
There was no formal investigation into Scott by the university's judicial affairs office, according to two school officials. Scott is still enrolled at Penn State, Mahon said Tuesday.
Also this weekend, two reserve freshmen -- punter Ryan Breen and tailback Joe Suhey -- were cited by police for underage drinking. Neither has seen game action this season.
"I'd like to know anybody in this room, when they were in college, who weren't sitting around in a party where underage drinking wasn't going on," Paterno said. "I'm not condoning it or anything like that, but you always have to be a little bit careful in evaluating what kids do, in relationship to what their obligation is to their football team and themselves."
Tight end Andrew Quarless and backup defensive back Willie Harriott had been suspended by Paterno for a few games earlier this year after university police cited them for underage drinking.
"Can we talk about Wisconsin?" Paterno asked, interrupting a reporter when the news conference opened with questions about off-field issues. "We're fine. Let me handle the football team and as soon as I know enough to make some decisions, I'll make them and that'll be it."
The rash of legal woes comes about six months after authorities said several players were involved in a fight at an off-campus party in which two people were hurt and treated at a hospital. Ten players were disciplined by the university for their roles in the April 1 altercation.
Two of the players, safety Anthony Scirrotto and defensive lineman Chris Baker, are scheduled to stand trial in December on related criminal charges.
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Suspended Penn State RB Austin Scott charged with rape, assault
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Updated: October 12, 2007, 5:49 PM ET
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Suspended Penn State running back Austin Scott is charged with raping a woman at his campus apartment after meeting her at a bar.
Scott was arraigned Friday on charges of rape, sexual assault and two counts of aggravated indecent assault, all felonies, in connection with the Oct. 5 encounter. According to court papers, Scott told investigators the woman did not initially want to have sex.
Scott declined to comment as he left the courtroom Friday.
"The interaction he had with the woman involved was consensual, and we anticipate we will be able to prove that in court," Scott's attorney, Joseph Amendola, said. "Very optimistic. We're looking forward to the opportunity of establishing his innocence."
Authorities said the encounter occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 5. Coach Joe Paterno suspended Scott later that day, and the school announced the next day the tailback had violated an unspecified team rule.
Scott remains enrolled at Penn State.
"As with the case with any sexual assault, we consider it a matter adjudicated by the court, and we can't get into details at this point," university spokeswoman Lisa Powers said.
Scott also faces three misdemeanors: two counts of indecent assault and one count of simple assault. He was released on $50,000 unsecured bail and ordered to stay away from the alleged victim.
Scott is still on the roster but still suspended, team spokesman Jeff Nelson said Friday.
"As coach Paterno stated earlier this week, he has not participated with the team since the end of last week and we do not have any further comment at this point," Nelson said.
A preliminary hearing for Scott was scheduled for Wednesday.
Scott, a fifth-year senior, ran for 302 yards and six touchdowns this season before his suspension last week. He arrived at Penn State in 2003 a highly touted recruit after setting state records of 3,853 rushing yards and 53 touchdowns as a senior at Parkland High School in Allentown.
He led Penn State in rushing his freshman year (436 yards), but nagging injuries and other off-field issues kept him lagging on the depth chart. He redshirted last season after being slowed by an ankle injury.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
as Vader would say.....ALL TOO EASY!
<< <i>Didn't Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Attila the Hun, and Vlad the Impaler attend Ohio State? >>
HELL yeah!
Our Stalin would have made good on 50.00 bets though Steve!
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<< <i>Didn't Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Attila the Hun, and Vlad the Impaler attend Ohio State? >>
HELL yeah!
Our Stalin would have made good on 50.00 bets though Steve! >>
Good point!
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<< <i>Ok who will come up with the longest list?
Mine's longer.
At least that's what the ladies tell me.
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