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ECU starting offensive lineman suspended after charges

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:20:43 +0000

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East Carolina senior starting offensive lineman Cortez Herrin was arrested late Saturday night with two marijuana charges, Pitt County Court records show.

Herrin, 22, was charged with possession with intent to sell or distribute (felony) and possession of marijuana paraphernalia (misdemeanor). He was booked on a $5,000 secured bond.

The Saluda, S.C., native has been suspended indefinitely as a result of the charges.

“We are aware of the matter concerning Cortez Herrin,” ECU coach Mike Houston said in a statement. “He has been suspended indefinitely from all football activities as we continue to gather information.”

Along with Herrin, ECU redshirt sophomore defensive end Dorian Hardy was also recently booked for failing to appear as a result of three misdemeanor driving charges: speeding, reckless driving, and no operator’s license. Hardy has also been suspended indefinitely from the program.

Hardy has appeared in two career games with one tackle. He suffered a season-ending knee injury last preseason and missed all of his redshirt freshman campaign. Hardy was previously arrested in 2018 along with running back Tay Williams for resisting a public officer.

The 6-foot-3, 325-pound Herrin has started for the Pirates the last three years along the offensive line at left guard when healthy. He missed significant time this past season with a knee injury, but still managed to participate in six games, including five starts.

Herrin was granted a medical hardship for his freshman season when he only appeared in one game during the 2016 campaign, allowing him an extra year of eligibility. He is entering his redshirt senior season with the Pirates as a result.

Marijuana is legal for adults in 11 states: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. Medicinal marijuana is also legal in 19 more states. Marijuana isn’t legal for recreational or medicinal use in North Carolina.

Herrin has been a key member of the Pirates’ offensive line the past few seasons. The South Carolina native has played in 27 career games with 22 starts under his belt. He started 16 games in a row the last two seasons at left guard before being sidelined prior to the Old Dominion game with a knee injury.

Counting Herrin’s return, the Pirates will bring back the majority of their offensive line from this season. Senior starting center Branden Pena has graduated and moved on, but the Pirates are expected to apply for an extra year for senior Fernando Frye, who has experience at guard and center. Left tackle D’Ante Smith and Herrin, both multiple-year starters, are expected to be back in 2020 to anchor the left side of the line. Right guard Sean Bailey (redshirt senior) and right tackle Matt Morgan (redshirt junior) will also return with starting experience next season.

The Pirates also redshirted Peyton Winstead, a player with starting center experience who will be a redshirt sophomore next season. Rising redshirt freshman Noah Henderson also started a few games at right tackle in 2019.

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Former Broncos lineman Justin Bannan formally charged with attempted murder, assault in Boulder shooting

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:22:17 +0000

Former NFL and University of Colorado football player Justin Bannan on Tuesday was formally charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault in connection with a shooting in Boulder last week.

Bannan, 40, was charged with attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference, first-degree assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury and first-degree assault with extreme indifference, according to court records.

Prosecutors also filed four crime of violence sentence enhancers for those charges. Boulder County District Attorney’s spokeswoman Shannon Carbone said the two attempted murder charges are Class 2 felonies and could carry sentences of 16 to 48 years in prison if Bannan were to be convicted and crime of violence sentence enhancer was proven, while the assault charge is a Class 3 felony that could carry eight to 24 years with the sentence enhancer.

First-degree burglary was among the charges for which Bannan was arrested, but the count was ultimately not filed. Prosecutors did however add a charge of carrying a weapon on school grounds. The arrest affidavit did not mention a school, and officials with the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office and the Boulder Police Department said they could not yet comment on the added charge.

Bannan, who was released from Boulder County Jail after posting $500,000 bond, now has a preliminary hearing on Dec. 9 to determine if there is enough evidence for the case to proceed.

Boulder police said the shooting was reported at 2:24 p.m. Oct. 16 at Black Lab Sports, 3550 Frontier Ave.

According to police, Bannan used a handgun to shoot a 36-year-old woman in the arm. She was transported to Boulder Community Health’s Foothills Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the shooting appears to be “random,” as Bannan and the woman worked in the same building but do not appear to have any other connection and were only distantly acquainted.

According to an affidavit, the woman went to unlock her therapy room in the building when Bannan, who was already in the room, instantly shot her in the shoulder while she was standing in the doorway.

The woman said she knew Bannan, but only because he was part owner of the building and she would see him occasionally pass in the hallway. Bannan is listed as the co-founder of Black Lab Sports, but the woman worked for a company called Element 6 that operates inside the same building but is not a part of Black Lab Sports.

When police found Bannan at the scene, he was carrying a bag containing two loaded handguns, along with an extra magazine. They also found a rolled-up $20 bill coated with a white substance that tested positive for cocaine.

Bannan told police he “didn’t mean to shoot her,” and that he was just hiding in the room because the Russian Mafia was after him and tracking his cellphone. He said he only fired the gun once and that it was an “accident.”

Bannan played for the CU Buffs from 1997 to 2001 before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2002. He spent 11 years in the NFL, including a two stints with the Denver Broncos.

He also played for the Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions.

Boulder police on the scene of a shooting at Black Lab Sports in Boulder on Oct. 16, 2019.

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