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Man arrested after holding Colorado State football player, one other, at gunpoint

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A Colorado State football player was held at gunpoint Thursday, and the man accused of doing so was arrested.

The man faces felony charges after calling police and saying there were two men wearing masks near his home. He said he was armed and was going to go confront them, according to 9News.com. The caller said he thought the two were members of the anti-fascist political group Antifa.

Officers responded and found Scott Gudmundsen dressed in fatigues and brandishing a rifle while holding two men on the ground at gunpoint. They arrested him on suspicion of felony menacing and false imprisonment at 6:14 p.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Dawn Court.

Scott Gudmundsen (Photo: Larimer County Sheriffs Office)

The two men in their 20s were roofing salesmen wearing polo shirts with the logo of their employers and surgical masks going house-to-house following a recent hail storm. Both are in their 20s.

Colorado State sent out an email to its community after the incident on Friday signed by president Joyce McConnell, athletic director Joe Parker and football coach Steve Addazio.

“Our student is a young man of color, while the perpetrator is white. Regardless of what investigators learn or reasons the perpetrator gives, we know this: Our student got up Thursday morning, worked out with his team, then showered, dressed, and went to work,” the letter stated. “Hours later, he was facing a stranger with a gun and hearing police sirens that had been inexplicably called on him. Given what we have seen happening in cities across this county, we know all too well that this encounter could have proceeded very differently.”

The two men were not physically harmed in the incident, nor were they charged by police.

Football players returned to campus this week to begin voluntary workouts at Canvas Stadium.

“This young man is precious to us, contributing to our campus many in many ways: as an athlete, as a leader, and as a thoughtful student,” the letter from Colorado State stated.

Gudmundsen was later released on bond and is scheduled for a first appearance in Larimer County Court at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Man arrested after holding Colorado State football player, one other, at gunpoint

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 16:07:25 +0000

A Colorado State football player was held at gunpoint Thursday, and the man accused of doing so was arrested.

The Loveland man faces felony charges after calling police and saying there were two men wearing masks near his home. He said he was armed and was going to go confront them, according to 9News.com. The caller said he thought the two were members of the anti-facist political group Antifa.

Officers responded and found Scott Gudmundsen dressed in fatigues and holding two men on the ground at gunpoint. They arrested him on suspicion of felony menacing and false imprisonment at 6:14 p.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Dawn Court.

The two men in their 20s were roofing salesmen wearing polo shirts with the logo of their employers and surgical masks going house-to-house following a recent hail storm. Both are in their 20s.

CSU sent out an email to its community after the incident on Friday signed by president Joyce McConnell, athletic director Joe Parker and football coach Steve Addazio.

The two men were not physically harmed in the incident, nor were they charged by police.

Football players returned to campus this week to begin voluntary workouts at Canvas Stadium.

“This young man is precious to us, contributing to our campus many in many ways: as an athlete, as a leader, and as a thoughtful student,” the letter from CSU stated.

Gudmundsen is scheduled for a first appearance in Larimer County Court at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Former MLB player Carl Crawford accused of choking, holding ex-girlfriend at gunpoint

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 10:56:19 +0000

HOUSTON – A former MLB player is charged with felony assault for choking his ex-girlfriend at an apartment complex in Upper Kirby, according to court documents.

The woman told police that Carl Crawford, 38, held her at gunpoint while grabbing her by the head and neck on May 8. Crawford is also the owner of Houston record label 1501 Certified Entertainment.

The day prior to the assault, the victim told police that Crawford texted her about meeting at her apartment to talk. The woman said that she and Crawford had been in a romantic relationship for 2.5 years before it ended in February. They also have a child together.

When he arrived the next day, she said he revealed he was carrying a semi-automatic handgun.

The woman said Crawford unloaded the clip and ejected a round of the pistol and began walking toward her holding the firearm, according to court documents. She said she could tell that Crawford was upset and claims he told her that he was going to give her “one last time” to tell the truth or he was going to hurt her.

The woman said she went to open the door to leave when he pushed her down on the ground in the hallway.

The victim told police Crawford held the gun in one hand and use the other hand to grab her by the head and neck while asking her how long had she been talking to a male acquaintance, according to court documents. She said she had only known the male for one week.

The woman said Crawford called her a liar and slammed her head against the wall several times, according to court documents. She said Crawford continued to interrogate her while he applied pressure to her neck and throat making it difficult for her to breathe.

Eventually, she said she couldn’t breathe at all, and “everything began to get blurry and dark,” per the court documents.

The woman told investigators she “felt like she was about to pass out and she felt if she were to be clocked any longer that she would be hurt pretty bad.”

Crawford didn’t stop attacking the woman until their 1-year-old daughter walked up the victim told police. She said he then moved towards the child, which allowed her to leave the apartment and run to the leasing management office, from where the police were called.

Crawford fled the scene but left a gun behind, which was recovered by responding patrol officers, according to the court documents.

Investigators also discovered harassing text messages sent to the victim from Crawford.

One read: “Nah, that wasn’t a beating u just mad I made u confess.”

Crawford also sent a message that he was paying someone to give him the male’s address.

His bond was set at $10,000 which he paid and left custody. He appeared in PC Court at 8 p.m. Thursday.

About two weeks after the alleged incident, a woman and a five-year-old child drowned at a home owned by Crawford in an unrelated incident. According to media reports, Crawford was holding a small gathering at the time of the incident.

The woman who drowned is not the same one from the assault allegations.

Crawford spent 15 years in the MLB with the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired in 2016 after the Dodgers released him her his contract.

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, you can get help at the National Domestic Violence Hotline website or by calling 1-800-799-7233.

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Wife of former Longhorns star, Ravens DB Earl Thomas arrested for holding him at gunpoint, Austin police say

admin — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:31:42 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas – Details have surfaced of an incident in April involving former Texas Longhorns star and current Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas and his wife, Nina Thomas.

According to Travis County court documents obtained by KSAT-12, Nina Thomas was arrested on April 13 in Austin after she confronted Earl Thomas with a gun and pointed the weapon at his head.

The arrest affidavit stated that Nina Thomas confronted Earl at a rental home because she suspected him of cheating on her.

Nina and two other women broke into the home and found Earl and his brother Seth Thomas in separate rooms, each with a woman, documents showed.

At one point, Nina had the loaded gun less than a foot away from her husband’s head, according to the affidavit.

Earl Thomas managed to wrestle the gun away from Nina and police were called.

Officers arrived around 3:41 a.m. and found Nina Thomas chasing Earl with a knife.

According to the document, Nina Thomas told police her intent was just to “scare” her husband, but she did not realize there was a round in the chamber even though she had taken the magazine out of the gun.

Nina Thomas was charged with first-degree felony burglary of a residence with intent to commit aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the affidavit.

The other two women with Nina Thomas were arrested for burglary of a residence.

Earl Thomas was not arrested for the incident. The 7-time Pro Bowl player posted a since-deleted video on Instagram Wednesday saying he was notified the story was about to come out and he wanted to get ahead of the report.

The story was initially published by TMZ.

“It’s not really anybody’s business. It pisses me off that it got out, but it’s the world we live in today. But instead of talking about us, just keep us in your prayers. Stuff like this happens,” Thomas said in the deleted video. “We try to live the best lives we possibly can, but sometimes that doesn’t go as planned. Just pray for us as we go though this.”

(Image of since-deleted post on Earl Thomas’s Instagram account.)

Thomas added he is speaking with Nina and seeing his children.

Thomas played at Texas from 2007 to 2009 and was drafted in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.

Baltimore, his current team, has not announced whether any disciplinary action would be taken against Thomas.

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