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Auburn WR/DB Jashawn Sheffield suspended indefinitely following arrests

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Auburn wide receiver Jashawn Sheffield (16) runs the ball at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Auburn defeated Samford 52-0. (Photo: Jake Crandall)

AUBURN — Redshirt freshman Auburn football player Jashawn Sheffield has been suspended indefinitely following a pair of arrests in Georgia, a team spokesman confirmed to the Montgomery Advertiser.

Sheffield, a native of Brunswick, Georgia, was arrested for disorderly conduct on May 9 then again for a “DUI Less Safe” on May 16 in Bulloch County. He spent two days in jail after each arrest, getting released on a $1,576 bond after the second.

In the state of Georgia, a “DUI Less Safe” can be charged if a law enforcement officer believes a driver is less safe behind the wheel because of alcohol consumption, even if that person is under a specific blood-alcohol content.

The former four-star athlete played wide receiver as a true freshman at Auburn, appearing in only game (Nov. 23 against Samford) and carrying twice for 30 yards. He was expected to get a look at a defensive back whenever the Tigers resumed practice for the 2020 season.

It is still unclear when Auburn will get to return to the practice field and, now, when Sheffield will be allowed to rejoin the team.

Sheffield caught 92 passes for 1,393 yards, rushed 254 times for 2,040 yards and totaled 41 touchdowns on offense and recorded 50 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions on defense during his high school career at Frederica Academy in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.

Tom Green of AL.com was the first to report the news Wednesday.

Josh Vitale is the Auburn beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. You can follow him on Twitter at @JoshVitale. To reach him by email, click here.

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Former Auburn DL Montravius Adams arrested in Georgia

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:13:37 +0000

Former Auburn defensive lineman and current Green Bay Packer Montravius Adams was arrested in his homestate of Georgia this week, police records show.

Adams, who starred at Auburn from 2013-16, was arrested in Houston County and charged with three misdemeanors: possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, driving without insurance and suspended/canceled/revoked vehicle registration. Adams was arrested on Tuesday night by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office and released from the Houston County Detention Center less than three hours later on $2,964 bond.

Adams appeared in 52 games at Auburn, including 36 starts, and made 26 consecutive starts along the defensive line for the Tigers. As a senior in 2016, the 6-foot-4, 305-pounder was named a second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC selection after totaling 43 tackles, including eight for a loss and four sacks, while also adding two pass breakups, an interception, as well as a fumble return for a touchdown.

A native of Vienna, Ga., Adams was drafted by Green Bay in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The Packers selected Adams with the 97th overall pick that year, and after appearing in just seven games as a rookie, he has played in 30 games over the last two seasons while making three starts. Over the course of his three-year NFL career so far, Adams has totaled 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and six quarterback hits.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

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Former Auburn star Montravius Adams arrested in Georgia

admin — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:31:55 +0000

A former Auburn Tiger and current NFL player has found himself in some trouble with the law. Former Tigers defensive linemen Montravius Adams was arrested in Georgia on and charged with three misdemeanors, per a report from AL.com.

According to the report, Adams was arrested in Houston County on Tuesday night and was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, driving without insurance, and driving with suspended, canceled, or revoked vehicle registration. Adams spent just a matter of hours in jail before posting his bond of $2,964.

Adams played at Auburn from 2013 to 2016 and became a standout on the defensive line. As a senior with the Tigers in 2016, Adams racked up 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, and an interception. In his entire college career, Adams tallied 147 total tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks.

He went on to be drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft (No. 93 overall). Since then, Adams has worked his way into the defensive line rotation in Green Bay. In 2019, Adams played in 14 games and notched 11 combined tackles.

Back in 2018, Adams returned to The Plains as a guest for Big Cat weekend. The former Auburn star was happy to lend a hand to his alma mater because he feels a bond with everyone around the program.

“I came down just for this,” Adams said. “I mean, because it’s real. You ask any person around, it’s because it’s Auburn and Auburn is family. This is my family. If the coaches are gone or not, I’m still going to come back here because I love to be here.”

Adams was a five-star recruit and the No. 10 overall player in the 2013 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

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Former Auburn basketball coach Chuck Person files motion to dismiss bribery case

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 06:15:20 +0000

Courier Journal sports director Chris White and Louisville basketball beat writer Jeff Greer talk about the FBI documents that Yahoo Sports released and what Kentucky’s involvement was.
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In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, Chuck Person leaves Manhattan federal court in New York. Auburn has fired associate head basketball coach Chuck Person, who has been indicted on federal bribery, conspiracy and fraud charges. The university announced the move Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, a day after Person and seven others were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York City.(Photo: AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Former Auburn coach Chuck Person has filed a motion to dismiss his indictment in the federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

“The government has singled out certain alleged NCAA rules violations as ‘corrupt’ and decided to prosecute them as federal crimes,” reads the motion filed Friday by Person’s attorneys. “… The indictment must be dismissed because the allegations do not support a conviction under any viable theory of criminal liability.”

Person was indicted in November on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery; solicitation of bribes and gratuities by an agent of a federally funded organization; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; honest services wire fraud; wire fraud conspiracy; and travel act conspiracy.

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Person, a former Auburn associate head coach, allegedly solicited and accepted bribes totaling roughly $91,500. He is accused of influencing two Auburn players and their families to hire an FBI witness posing as a financial adviser. Person also allegedly encouraged at least one of those Auburn players to do business with co-defendant Rashan Michel’s clothing company.

The motion argues the bribery and wire services charges would require a quid pro quo act in which Person used his authority as an Auburn coach. But because it was not part of Person’s job to recommend advisers, and because the FBI witness posing as the adviser had dealings with Person and not Auburn, the charges don’t hold up, Friday’s motion to dismiss said.

“… Mr. Person did not act as an agent of Auburn University when he allegedly (recommended advisers), nor did he violate any fiduciary duty he owed to his employer,” the motion said.

The motion also argues against that the government’s claim the alleged dealings defrauded Auburn because athletes were required to sign papers saying they had not received any benefits that would violate NCAA rules.

“Under such a theory, an 18-year-old gymnast at a Division I school who accepts $1,000 from a booster and later certifies that there were no rules violations has committed federal wire fraud,” the motion said. “So has the 19-year-old swimmer at the same school if a booster pays for her parents to attend an important swim meet. This is not the law.”

The motion also referenced the recent leak of what is reportedly FBI evidence linking the ASM Sports agency to potentially NCAA-rules-violating payments to players and their families, saying they show these violations as “more routine” than her client’s indictment may indicate.

“Each year the NCAA identifies thousands of violations across many schools,” the motion said. “And documents recently published from a related case charged in this district indicate that dozens of college basketball players received payments from one sports marketing agent over a fairly short period of time. Given that this was just one college sport (basketball) and just one agency (ASM), it is not unreasonable to characterize these sorts of rules violations as more routine than the government’s recent indictments would suggest.”

Person told Marty Blazer, the witness posing as a financial adviser, that he paid the mother of one Auburn player $11,000 of the bribes and the mother of another player $7,500 of the bribes to encourage them to hire him as a financial adviser, according to the FBI complaint, which also alleges Blazer paid the mother of one player an additional $1,000 during a meeting.

Auburn, on the recommendation from its compliance department, suspended players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy this season, but the school has not confirmed their involvement as the players referenced in the FBI complaint.

Michel, who allegedly introduced the adviser to Person, is accused of helping devise and execute the scheme. He allegedly solicited and accepted more bribes to introduce Blazer to other college coaches.

A motion to dismiss was also filed by attorneys Friday on behalf of Michel.

“Mr. Michel is not alleged to have sought to gain influence over the conduct of Mr. Person’s employer, Auburn University, but only over hypothetical future business decisions of two students to whom none of the alleged conspirators are alleged to have owed any legal duty,” the motion for Michel said. “The fact that the NCAA has decided that the conduct alleged in the indictment is contrary to the values of athletic ‘amateurism’ and has ‘legislated’ against it, does not make it a crime.”

Person was one of 10 men arrested in September when the FBI unsealed its complaint and he is among six indicted. Charges against former AAU program director Jonathan Brad Augustine were dropped and financial adviser Munish Sood in February was issued a continuance that runs through Saturday, a sign he may still be working on a plea deal.

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Man indicted in murder of Auburn football player facing more charges

admin — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:01:50 +0000

Markale Hart (Source: Lee County Jail)

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Markhale Hart, the man indicted in the murder of Auburn football player Jakell Mitchell, will face additional charges in his upcoming retrial.

According to court documents, prosecutors have also charged Hart with manslaughter and certain persons forbidden to carry a pistol.

Hart went to trial in December but after four days of deliberation, a mistrial was declared. Officials say the jury was not able to come to a verdict.

According to the mistrial order, Hart’s retrial is expected to begin sometime during the jury trial term which will begin on Feb. 26.

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Man indicted in murder of Auburn football player facing more charges

admin — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:00:13 +0000

Markale Hart (Source: Lee County Jail)

LEE CO., AL (WSFA) -

Markhale Hart, the man indicted in the murder of Auburn football player Jakell Mitchell, will face additional charges in his upcoming retrial.

According to court documents, prosecutors have also charged Hart with manslaughter and certain persons forbidden to carry a pistol.

Hart went to trial in December but after four days of deliberation, a mistrial was declared. Officials say the jury was not able to come to a verdict.

According to the mistrial order, Hart’s retrial is expected to begin sometime during the jury trial term which will begin on Feb. 26.

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Former Auburn football player arrested on child porn charge

admin — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:36:14 +0000

A former Auburn football player remained in jail without bond as of Wednesday morning after he was arrested last Thursday on charges stemming from an alleged child porn incident.

Jail records obtained by Tyler Estep of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution show that Brad Lester, a running back at Auburn from 2004-2008, was arrested in Gwinnett County, Ga., and charged with one count of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance and one count of creating or possessing child pornography with the intent to distribute. Both charges are felonies.

According to arrest warrants, Lester is accused of using his cell phone to film a juvenile male in a bathroom stall at a restaurant. The actual incident report could not be released due to Georgia laws restricting the release of records related to cases involving underage victims.

Lester rushed for 1,689 yards and scored 22 total touchdowns during his five seasons with the Tigers. He went undrafted and tried out for NFL teams but never ended up playing in the league, instead spending some time in the CFL and Ultimate Indoor Football League.

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Former Auburn football player arrested on child porn charge

admin — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:49:22 +0000

A former Auburn football player remained in jail without bond as of Wednesday morning after he was arrested last Thursday on charges stemming from an alleged child porn incident.

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Former Auburn running back arrested on child pornography charge

admin — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:05:03 +0000

Brad Lester (Image: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A former Auburn University football player has been arrested on a child pornography charge in Georgia.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 32-year-old Brad Lester remained jailed Wednesday in Gwinnett County following his arrest last week.

Lester played running back for Auburn between 2004 and 2008, scoring 20 career touchdowns.

Jail records show Lester was jailed last Thursday on charges of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance and distribution of child pornography.

Arrest warrants obtained by the newspaper say Lester is accused of using his cellphone to surreptitiously record a boy in a bathroom stall at a restaurant on Nov. 6.

The newspaper says an attorney for Lester declined to comment.

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Former Auburn player arrested on child pornography charge

admin — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:39:18 +0000

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A former Auburn football player has been arrested in Georgia on child pornography charges, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

32-year-old Brad Lester, who was a running back for the Tigers from 2004 through 2008, was arrested Thursday. He is charged with one count of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance and one count of creating or possessing child pornography with the intent to distribute. Both of those charges are felonies.

According to arrest warrants Lester was taken into custody after an incident that occurred at a restaurant near the city of Dacula in Georgia on the night of Nov. 6.

Lester allegedly used his cellphone to take a video of a juvenile male while the juvenile used a bathroom stall at the restaurant.

The information in the warrants did not include the juvenile’s name or the name of the restaurant the incident occurred at.

As of Wednesday night Lester remained in the Gwinnett County Jail with no bond listed.

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