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‘Hurricane’ Mike Herren charged with rape in Fall River

admin — Sat, 30 May 2020 20:51:17 +0000

Local radio personality and former basketball star “Hurricane” Mike Herren is charged with raping a woman at his studio.

Michael Herren, 49, of Fall River, faces charges of rape and indecent assault and battery.

A woman who was brought to the Fall River Police Station on Thursday night in a panic told police that Herren had invited her to his studio, where he, another man and she had some drinks, according to police. But the night took a turn when the other man left, and the woman was alone with Herren, police say.

“She said Mike told him to lock the door and she became extremely scared due to the fact that he was a big guy,” police wrote she told them.

The woman, whose name is being withheld by the Herald due to the fact that she’s a victim of an alleged sexual assault, told police that Herren then grabbed her by the throat and sexually assaulted her, first with his hands and then with a beer can.

The woman “said that at that time she tried getting out of the house but couldn’t get the door to open,” police wrote. She said Herren put out lines of cocaine and made suggestive comments, at which point she said she had to go to the bathroom — and then bolted out of the house, police wrote.

She told police she heard him yell that he was going to “get” her as she fled.

Investigators wrote that the woman’s story remained consistent under questioning, and she had bruising.

Cops then went to Herren’s studio, where they found and arrested him.

Herren — who, according to the police report, stands at 6-foot-5, 270 pounds — is a former local star basketball player. His younger brother Chris Herren was a former Boston College basketball star and onetime Celtics backup guard — a much-heralded player who famously struggled with substance abuse.

“Hurricane” Michael Herren has been a media personality around Fall River for years, having had radio shows and podcasts around the South Coast.

Herren and his attorney couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

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Former Durfee basketball star Mike Herren charged with rape – ABC6

admin — Fri, 29 May 2020 22:51:24 +0000

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) Former Durfee High School basketball player and radio host Michael Herren was charged with two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault and battery, a spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney said.

Bail was set Friday for $10,000. Herren is tentatively scheduled to appear in court July 2.

Herren has faced legal trouble in the past, most recently in 2010 when he was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend.

Herren is the brother of former Celtics player Chris Herren, whose struggles with substance abuse were featured in an ESPN documentary.

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Dean Laidley photos, arrested: Mike Sheahan says he knew about AFL coach dressing in women’s clothing

admin — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:52:54 +0000

Veteran AFL journalist Mike Sheahan claims he’s known Dean Laidley has liked to dress in women’s clothing for over a decade, but says there was never any grounds for him, or anyone in the media, to report it.

Laidley, 53, was photographed wearing a long blonde wig and a dress after his arrest outside a home in St Kilda on Saturday night.

Two senior Victorian constables this week were suspended over the leaked pictures of Laidley inside a Melbourne police station, with both likely to be charged with accessing police information without authorisation.

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Asked by Hawthorn legend Don Scott on the You Cannot Be Serious podcast whether he’d previously known Laidley enjoyed dressing in women’s clothing — and how long he’d known for — Sheahan said: “Yep … I’m guessing maybe 10 to 12 years.”

Scott then questioned why Sheahan, with that knowledge, didn’t further investigate or write about it when he was a full-time reporter.

Sheahan, the former chief football writer of the Herald Sun, replied: “Why should I have written something about a bloke who’s got a bent about what clothes he wears in private?

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“Is that in the public interest in it?”

Sheahan said Laidley’s attire choices were only of interest to the public now because he’d been charged by police and the photos of him had been released.

“It’s sad isn’t it … (but) it’s not about being a cross-dresser, he’s facing serious criminal charges,” Sheahan said.

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“His situation is sad. But the issue about whether he’s a cross-dresser – and it was 10 or 12 years ago – if he’s not breaking any law … why would you write about it? And how is it in the public interest?”

Deputy Police Commissioner Shane Patton said on Monday that six police officers were sent the photos via WhatsApp and they could face charges if it’s found they disseminated them further.

Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton, Regional Operations, speaks to the media the Victoria Police Centre. Picture: Daniel PockettSource: AAP

The dissemination of the pictures of Laidley in the station’s interview room was an “appalling” act, Mr Patton said.

Laidley is facing stalking and other charges. He remains in custody until May 11 after not applying for bail.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights said the behaviour of the officers who distributed the photos was alarming and it was an opportunity for Victoria Police to further support the trans and gender diverse community.

“The act of a police officer secretly taking a photograph of an accused person while the person is in custody is extremely dangerous,” ALHR President Kerry Weste said in a statement.

“It damages trust and confidence in the Victoria Police and it damages the community’s faith in the rule of law.”

— with AAP

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Penn State men’s basketball player Mike Watkins faces DUI charge

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:54:55 +0000

Penn State men’s basketball senior forward Mike Watkins was charged with DUI after State College police pulled him over for speeding Friday morning.

The Nittany Lions’ leading rebounder, shot blocker and third leading scorer was suspended for a violation of team rules and did not play Saturday in the team’s loss to Northwestern.

Watkins was traveling at a high rate of speed about 1:45 a.m. Friday along East College Avenue and was stopped by State College police, a borough police officer wrote in an affidavit of probable cause filed Thursday.

Watkins’ breath smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and watery, police wrote.

He initially denied consuming alcohol, but later said he had a Long Island iced tea about two hours before he was stopped, police wrote.

Watkins failed field sobriety tests and refused a blood test at Mount Nittany Medical Center. A preliminary breath test was positive for alcohol, police wrote.

Watkins was charged with one misdemeanor count of DUI and two traffic citations. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 15.

A defense lawyer for Watkins, who was charged in June 2018 with possession of a weed grinder and pleaded guilty in September 2018 to one summary count of disorderly conduct, was not listed on a court document.

“We are aware of the situation involving Mike Watkins,” Penn State athletics wrote Thursday in an emailed statement. “Everyone in our program must meet the standards and expectations we have established for Penn State athletics. As this is an ongoing legal matter, we will not have any further comment at this time.”

Watkins has long had support from coach Patrick Chambers, who said in a February interview with the Big Ten Network that he wants to “save a life” and ensure Watkins has the tools to handle any situation.

Penn State men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers watches his players during the game against Purdue on Jan. 31, 2019. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com

“Mike is day-to-day,” Chambers said. “Most days, he’s really good. And then there’s days where he’s not his best version of himself because of his condition.”

Watkins was forthcoming about his struggles with mental health and legal issues in the interview, which served as a follow up to a blog posted on his behalf in October 2018.

The 24-year-old documented the effects bipolar disorder and depression had on him as he grew up in southwest Philadelphia and transitioned to Happy Valley.

“To have that type of support, it was comforting. It was like, I knew I had to make a change, but nobody changes overnight,” Watkins said in the Big Ten Network interview. “I just had to keep chipping at it, keep working at it and then it gradually got better.”

The Nittany Lions were scheduled to play the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, but the tournament was canceled Thursday afternoon amid concerns about the coronavirus.

Penn State was also set to be a part of March Madness for the first time since 2011, but the NCAA Tournament — as well as all remaining winter and spring championships — were canceled Thursday, the NCAA announced.

“This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities,” the NCAA said in a statement.

Centre Daily Times reporter Jon Sauber contributed to this article.

Bret Pallotto primarily reports on courts and crime for the Centre Daily Times. He was raised in Mifflin County and graduated from Lock Haven University.

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Former WSU Player Sues Mike Leach, Says Coach Only Enforced "Three Sins" Rule When He Felt Like It [Update]

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:52:25 +0000

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Washington State football coach Mike Leach has said he has a policy that any player who commits one of three acts will get kicked out of the program: violence against women, illegal drugs, and stealing. One former Cougars player is suing because he says he was unfairly dismissed, and Leach isn’t actually consistent with his rules.

Cornerback Zaire Webb and receiver Anthony White Jr. were dismissed from the team in October, a day after Pullman Police cited them for misdemeanor third-degree theft at a Walmart. A few days later, the school informed Webb that his scholarship would be pulled at the beginning of 2018. He was allowed to appeal but says he wasn’t allowed to attend or participate. In December, the charges against Webb were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

Webb’s lawsuit, filed March 2 in Whitman County Superior Court, argues that Leach inconsistently applied the rule to him. The suit lists examples of other players who have broken the “three sins” policy and weren’t kicked off the team. Linebacker Logan Tago took a plea deal after he was charged with felony robbery and assault in 2016 for mugging a guy for a six-pack of beer. (The Cougars recently used Tago’s mandated community service as a feel-good story.) He’s still on the roster. Former cornerback Daquawn Brown was charged with felony second-degree assault in March of 2014 after he allegedly punched a man and woman in the faces during a night out. He was allowed to play in the 2014 season and led the team in tackles before Leach dismissed him in December of that year. Receiver Grant Porter was arrested and booked on a domestic-violence charge in November of 2017 for allegedly grabbing his girlfriend’s neck and pushing her to the floor. The lawsuit says he is still on the spring roster. (Washington State has not answered a question as to whether this was accurate, as well as a request for comment on the suit, but Deadspin will update if the school responds.) Update (3:36 p.m. ET): A Washington State spokesperson says Porter is suspended indefinitely, and the school has no comment on the lawsuit. Webb’s complaint argues that these are all examples of Leach’s “firm” policy instead being totally arbitrary. The 18-year-old is asking for unspecified damages suffered.

In Leach’s Oct. 25 letter of dismissal to Webb, the coach wrote the following:

In the months leading up to his dismissal, Zaire was involved in a series of events that called to question his commitment to the football program, as well as came into direct conflict with our team rules. Zaire played as a true freshman on our football team in the first few games of this season and it was not our desire to remove him from our team. His was performing on special teams and we can only assume with time in our program that he would have continued to improve on the field.

A consistent standard needs to be maintained in dealing with the conduct of our players. Every player is held to the same standards here and we have demonstrated that talent, athletic ability, age, or classification have no bearing on whether we keep or remove a player that violates any of our team policies.

The full lawsuit can be read below.

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Former WSU Player Sues Mike Leach, Says Coach Only Enforced "Three Sins" Rule When He Felt Like It [Update]

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:45:09 +0000

Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images)

In Leach’s Oct. 25 letter of dismissal to Webb, the coach wrote the following:

In the months leading up to his dismissal, Zaire was involved in a series of events that called to question his commitment to the football program, as well as came into direct conflict with our team rules. Zaire played as a true freshman on our football team in the first few games of this season and it was not our desire to remove him from our team. His was performing on special teams and we can only assume with time in our program that he would have continued to improve on the field.

A consistent standard needs to be maintained in dealing with the conduct of our players. Every player is held to the same standards here and we have demonstrated that talent, athletic ability, age, or classification have no bearing on whether we keep or remove a player that violates any of our team policies.

The full lawsuit can be read below.

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‘Hurricane’ Mike Herren charged with rape in Fall River

Former Durfee basketball star Mike Herren charged with rape – ABC6

Dean Laidley photos, arrested: Mike Sheahan says he knew about AFL coach dressing in women’s clothing

Veteran AFL journalist Mike Sheahan claims he’s known Dean Laidley has liked to dress in women’s clothing for over a decade, but says there was never any grounds for him, or anyone in the media, to report it.

Penn State men’s basketball player Mike Watkins faces DUI charge

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