The KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL reports this morning that three Tennessee football players have been arrested for attempted armed robbery.
(Jackson, Richardson, Edwards)
Janzen Jackson, Michael Edwards and Nu’Keese Richardson, all 18, were charged this morning after an armed robbery attempt at a Pilot station on Cumberland Avenue, according to the Knoxville Police Department. Each player faces three counts of attempted armed robbery.
Both Richardson and Jackson are coming off a week in which they faced discipline from coach Lane Kiffin, the former for missing a practice and the latter for a violation of team rules.
Ironically, Kiffin had “touted the discipline in his program and a clean arrest record as recently as Wednesday’s SEC teleconference.”
The details of the case are simple. And damning.
Three men identified the three football players as driving a Prius and later demanding money from them at gunpoint - while they wore black hoodies late last night. When police pulled over the football players in the same Prius outside the UT athletic dorm later that night, the black hoodies were found in the car “in plain sight.”
Marijuana was also found in the car, along with a pot grinder. A 22-year-old woman, Marie Montmarquet, was driving the car and claimed the weed was hers.
The UT athletic department released a statement saying it is aware for the incident but that no action with the players has been taken yet. No word yet from Kiffin. Guessing we’ll hear something shortly from him.
9:58 am on November 12th, 2009
These three are idiots.
10:10 am on November 12th, 2009
Scholar-athletes.
Gotta love’em.
10:43 am on November 12th, 2009
SEC - wonder if these three will only get a 1/2 game suspension?
10:43 am on November 12th, 2009
you can take the boys outta the hood…………………….
10:52 am on November 12th, 2009
Where was this? Tennessee? Whew!!!!!
11:09 am on November 12th, 2009
The officers acted stupidly when they arrested these three. They were just trying to get into their own dormitory.
11:30 am on November 12th, 2009
The brothas name is Nu Keese,
thats a problem from birf
11:40 am on November 12th, 2009
Being a Tennessee fan, I hope all three are kicked off the team. Maybe we can get some walk-ons who can block successfully for field goal attempts.
11:55 am on November 12th, 2009
So who’s in the lead for the Fulmer cup now?
11:56 am on November 12th, 2009
These poor boys were only addressing the historical inequity of asset distribution in this country stemming from centuries of racial division. Heck, even our president is on board with that. As for the weed, they were just afraid of getting H1N1 and needed something stronger than ‘tussin.
1:39 pm on November 12th, 2009
Hey, they were just taking an “extra bonus” from local boosters! Since the NCAA won’t let them get it in cars, loans, or side jobs, then how else are they going to make the transfer????
Seriously, these guys were nuts. Cumberland Avenenue is “the strip” which borders most of the campus and in some spots actually cuts through it. It’s a short walk for the students to eat off-campus, visit clubs and taverns, shop at the small stores, etc. The odds that these guys wouldn’t be recognized as Vol football players were pretty low.
Clerk: “Okay, I’ll give you the money. But can I borrow your notes from history class? Too bad about last week’s game, but I’m sure you’ll do better next week!”
2:33 pm on November 12th, 2009
Ha ha! F*** Tennessee.
2:44 pm on November 12th, 2009
I spent a year at UT. I know the gas station. I had met this girl. She was one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen in my life. When I saw the name, I recognized it and realized. “Montmarquet”, very distinctive. What a f*cking waste. Beautiful women hanging around scum… nothing new.
3:53 pm on November 12th, 2009
Are you sure they were not just protesting NCAA’s lack of profit sharing with collegiate athletes?
6:00 pm on November 12th, 2009
WOW — wonder if there is one coach left that recruits quality people. Tenn. coaches should also be in trouble here –when you lay down with dogs you get fleas.
7:46 pm on November 12th, 2009
GatorHater said it better than I ever could have. Bravo, Sir.
8:14 pm on November 12th, 2009
Urban Meyer framed them.
11:22 am on November 13th, 2009
Top notch scholarship athletes who choose to rob people rather than play football & receive a first class education & potentially play in the NFL…WOW!..kick’m outta here Kif.
11:11 pm on November 14th, 2009
GO BIG ORANGE!…….. “UT WILL GET THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY”……..OBVIOUSLY CHARACTER DOES NOT MATTER, NOR DO POLICE RECORDS OR GRADES FOR THAT MATTER! …….UNBELIEVABLE!………. WHAT NEXT? A PLAYER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS ANOTHER? I SURE DO FEEL SORRY FOR THE 90%+ OF THE VOL PLAYERS WITH GREAT ETHICS AND CHARACTER. THOSE 3 FOOLS HAVE RUINED THINGS FOR THE WHOLE TEAM.