It's still a bit early to be saying this, but a furor may be building in
Storrs about the felony charges brought against A.J. Price and Marcus Williams
after they tried to pawn some stolen laptops.
Some quick notes:
- Here's
a pretty thorough recap of what's known about the case from the Bristol
Press. - The third suspect, Thaddeus Ferguson, has been referred to as Williams'
cousin, although that's not conclusively established yet. - After they realized the trouble they were in, they tried to return the
laptops, leaving behind even more evidence. - A third player, Hilton Armstrong, tried to help return the laptops, but
there is no evidence he was involved. He has not been charged with anything. - The police believe Ferguson was the actual thief and that Price and
Williams conspired to sell the laptops. - The laptops were stolen not just from fellow students but from
fellow-athletes: two from freshmen women's basketball players, and two
from members of women's track and field. - They asked fellow student Christine Pettingell for a ride to pawn shops,
but couldn't sell the pc's. They couldn't even give her gas money so
she kicked them out of her car! - When she got back, she found out her friend's laptop had been stolen, and
she reported the basketball players. - Text message from Hilton Armstrong to Price: "We need to know where the other one's
are. I'm tryin' to get in the suites. where you at?" - Text message from Price to Armstrong: "On my way back frm boston ... How can u get the other labtops back to the owners without u sayin you goth them frm me ... Cause they tryna lock me."
Price, who fought for his life last fall, has
disappointed a lot of people.
Dave Solomon of the New Haven Register says that how
UConn deals with this will say a lot.
At least one fan, Richard Obrero, says enough
is enough.