[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]Ohio State men’s basketball recruit David Lighty may face misdemeanor charges after his arrest Wednesday night when a jogger was shot with a BB gun.
Lighty, an All-Ohio guard from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, was being held in jail yesterday afternoon on suspicion of assault, criminal trespassing, criminal activity on school property and having certain weapons in a public place.
"We are aware of the incident," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said in a statement the university released yesterday. "In a situation like this, we will always defer to the law. David is in our family. The university and I will work together in dealing with this matter."
Cleveland police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said Lighty was expected to be released from jail yesterday. Stacho said detectives met with city prosecutors and are expected to go to a grand jury next week for consideration of charges.
James Nugent, 55, was jogging on the VASJ track at about 9 p.m. when he passed by three young men sitting on the bleachers.
"They had this little toy gun," Nugent told The Dispatch. "It shoots these little plastic pellets. When I jogged by, one of them shot me in the back. I heard a pop and then felt a little sting in my back. I heard one kid laugh and say, ‘Oh, I hit him.’ " [/quote]
LinkNot saying we all haven't done something like this but when you're a high profile recruit you need to be more careful.
