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Missouri guard Horton arrested
By MIKE DeARMOND
The Kansas City Star
Jason Horton, already suspended from the Missouri basketball team for a curfew violation, was arrested Friday in Columbia and charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault.
The arrest, said Columbia Police Capt. Brad Nelson, stemmed from an incident outside the Athena Night Club where early Sunday morning MU guard Stefhon Hannah suffered a broken jaw.
Hannah, Horton, Marshall Brown, Darryl Butterfield and Leo Lyons were suspended indefinitely Monday by coach Mike Anderson.
Anderson, in a statement Friday night, said all five players remained suspended indefinitely. MU athletic director Mike Alden, in an interview with The Star, agreed it was unlikely any of them would play in today’s 12:30 p.m. game against Kansas State at Mizzou Arena.
Anderson, generally hailed for disciplining the players in such decisive fashion, acknowledged Friday that he made the suspensions indefinite because he feared there might be more to the situation than his players breaking curfew.
Anderson thanked the Columbia Police Department, saying:
“Their hard work is allowing us to get a better handle on this situation. Fighting, breaking curfew and being someplace our student-athletes shouldn’t be, those are all team rules in my book.”
Anderson, however, said the force of punishment would not necessarily be equal for all five players.
“While each player’s suspension revolves around the same incident, their level of involvement may vary and their punishment will fit that level of involvement,” Anderson said.
Horton was arrested shortly after 12:20 p.m. Friday at his residence in Columbia. He was released on a summons, Nelson said.
Nelson added that police did not consider their investigation closed.
“Additional arrests may be forthcoming,” Nelson said. “That’s safe to say.
“There are other people involved that we need to speak to. We’re looking at all the basketball players that were there.”
Police acted on a complaint against Horton by a 26-year-old Columbia man whom one police department officer described as “kitchen help” at the Athena Night Club. Nelson said the complaint was corroborated by a witness.
Alden said Anderson would continue to lead Missouri’s own investigation of the Athena incident.
“We’ll want Coach to deal with these issues, which he has been,” Alden said. “I think he’s been doing a really good job doing that.”
Now it seems the six scholarship players and one walk-on who played Wednesday in a 66-62 loss to Nebraska will have to repeat that effort — against a No. 22 Kansas State team that leads the Big 12 at 5-0 after defeating No. 2 Kansas on Wednesday night.
Before Horton’s arrest, some speculated the suspensions would end today. Anderson, on Wednesday, left the door open to short suspensions, saying: “It will be evaluated, and possibly they will be back for the Kansas State game.”
Anderson said Wednesday he would not desert the suspended players.
“I want you people to understand,” Anderson said. “What gets lost is, they’re still kids. Heck yeah, they make mistakes. We’re grownups and we make mistakes. I know that. But I think the most important thing is can you learn from it?
“The easiest thing to do is throw somebody under the bus. And you’ll ruin that kid’s life. You’ll ruin this kid’s life.”
The Horton arrest is the third of an MU basketball player in Anderson’s less-than-two seasons as coach.
Kalen Grimes was arrested last summer for hitting a man in the face with the butt of a shotgun in St. Louis and was dismissed from the team.
Butterfield was arrested and originally charged with domestic assault, but the charge was reduced to peace disturbance.
Michael Anderson Jr. pled guilty to DUI and served a short suspension.
Although he was a victim, Carroll was shot in the ankle while he said he was trying to intervene in a disturbance outside the Tropicana Bar last July.
Police said they were interested in talking to Hannah, interviewed briefly Sunday at University Hospital, where he underwent surgery on his jaw. At the time, Sgt. Will Green told The Star Hannah said he could not identify the person who either hit him or struck him with an unidentified object.
Green and other police officials said no one among the 20 or 30 people still outside Athena when police arrived shortly after a 1:07 a.m. complaint gave them substantive evidence on what took place.
Missouri guard Horton arrested
By MIKE DeARMOND
The Kansas City Star
Jason Horton, already suspended from the Missouri basketball team for a curfew violation, was arrested Friday in Columbia and charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault.
The arrest, said Columbia Police Capt. Brad Nelson, stemmed from an incident outside the Athena Night Club where early Sunday morning MU guard Stefhon Hannah suffered a broken jaw.
Hannah, Horton, Marshall Brown, Darryl Butterfield and Leo Lyons were suspended indefinitely Monday by coach Mike Anderson.
Anderson, in a statement Friday night, said all five players remained suspended indefinitely. MU athletic director Mike Alden, in an interview with The Star, agreed it was unlikely any of them would play in today’s 12:30 p.m. game against Kansas State at Mizzou Arena.
Anderson, generally hailed for disciplining the players in such decisive fashion, acknowledged Friday that he made the suspensions indefinite because he feared there might be more to the situation than his players breaking curfew.
Anderson thanked the Columbia Police Department, saying:
“Their hard work is allowing us to get a better handle on this situation. Fighting, breaking curfew and being someplace our student-athletes shouldn’t be, those are all team rules in my book.”
Anderson, however, said the force of punishment would not necessarily be equal for all five players.
“While each player’s suspension revolves around the same incident, their level of involvement may vary and their punishment will fit that level of involvement,” Anderson said.
Horton was arrested shortly after 12:20 p.m. Friday at his residence in Columbia. He was released on a summons, Nelson said.
Nelson added that police did not consider their investigation closed.
“Additional arrests may be forthcoming,” Nelson said. “That’s safe to say.
“There are other people involved that we need to speak to. We’re looking at all the basketball players that were there.”
Police acted on a complaint against Horton by a 26-year-old Columbia man whom one police department officer described as “kitchen help” at the Athena Night Club. Nelson said the complaint was corroborated by a witness.
Alden said Anderson would continue to lead Missouri’s own investigation of the Athena incident.
“We’ll want Coach to deal with these issues, which he has been,” Alden said. “I think he’s been doing a really good job doing that.”
Now it seems the six scholarship players and one walk-on who played Wednesday in a 66-62 loss to Nebraska will have to repeat that effort — against a No. 22 Kansas State team that leads the Big 12 at 5-0 after defeating No. 2 Kansas on Wednesday night.
Before Horton’s arrest, some speculated the suspensions would end today. Anderson, on Wednesday, left the door open to short suspensions, saying: “It will be evaluated, and possibly they will be back for the Kansas State game.”
Anderson said Wednesday he would not desert the suspended players.
“I want you people to understand,” Anderson said. “What gets lost is, they’re still kids. Heck yeah, they make mistakes. We’re grownups and we make mistakes. I know that. But I think the most important thing is can you learn from it?
“The easiest thing to do is throw somebody under the bus. And you’ll ruin that kid’s life. You’ll ruin this kid’s life.”
The Horton arrest is the third of an MU basketball player in Anderson’s less-than-two seasons as coach.
Kalen Grimes was arrested last summer for hitting a man in the face with the butt of a shotgun in St. Louis and was dismissed from the team.
Butterfield was arrested and originally charged with domestic assault, but the charge was reduced to peace disturbance.
Michael Anderson Jr. pled guilty to DUI and served a short suspension.
Although he was a victim, Carroll was shot in the ankle while he said he was trying to intervene in a disturbance outside the Tropicana Bar last July.
Police said they were interested in talking to Hannah, interviewed briefly Sunday at University Hospital, where he underwent surgery on his jaw. At the time, Sgt. Will Green told The Star Hannah said he could not identify the person who either hit him or struck him with an unidentified object.
Green and other police officials said no one among the 20 or 30 people still outside Athena when police arrived shortly after a 1:07 a.m. complaint gave them substantive evidence on what took place.