LINCOLN, Neb. – Two former Husker football players who were officially charged with first-degree sexual assault on Wednesday appeared in court on Thursday.

Katerian LeGrone and Andre Hunt both appeared and were read their charges, and had their next court appearance scheduled for February 26 at 10 a.m.

LeGrone had his bond of ten percent of $50,000, which was originally paid on Dec. 12, continued.

For Hunt, his bond of ten percent of $100,000 was continued, as well.

The two former Husker football players were charged with first-degree sexual assault on Wednesday, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lancaster County on December 11th, 2019.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the victim showed up to Hunt’s apartment on August 25. Soon, they were in the bedroom where the woman says she felt forced into sexual contact.

She says she didn’t say no because she felt uncomfortable and was fearful of what would happen.

According to the documents she had a blanket in front of her face, but LeGrone came in and they both had sex with her.

LeGrone’s attorney said the probable cause affidavit sounds bad, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.

“We have seen these types of cases before where the probable cause affidavit appears strong, but it’s just a prosecution document,” said John Berry. “At the end of the day, this is law enforcement’s narrative.”

Mallory Hughes, who is also representing LeGrone in this case, said the probable cause affidavit leaves things out.

“The probable cause affidavit discusses communication between the accuser and Mr. Hunt, and what I did not see is the contents of those communications and what would lead a 19-year-old girl to go to the house of a stranger and what her plans were once she got there,” Hughes said.

Lincoln Police are also investigating additional sexual assault reports made by other alleged victims. But LeGrone’s attorneys said no one should be quick to judge.

“What it comes down to is the Constitution of the United States, that protects Mr. LeGrone and protects each and every one of us, says he is innocent right now, and he will remain innocent until a jury of 12 people says otherwise and finds otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt,” Hughes said.

Both men were suspended in late August and dismissed from the team last month. Both are out on bond.

A member of the UNM Basketball team was arrested and charged with with DWI and possession of marijuana early Sunday morning.

According to criminal complaint, Carlton Bragg was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint at Coal and Broadway. Officers say they saw that Bragg had bloodshot, watery eyes, and smelled of alcohol.

Court records say Bragg admitted to drinking two glasses of wine. Police say Bragg showed signs of impairment when performing a sobriety test and refused to provide a breath test.

The criminal complaint also says that Bragg had a small amount of marijuana on him while he was in the process of being booked.

The UNM Athletic Department sent the following statement pertaining to Carlton Bragg:

“The UNM Athletic Department has been notified that there was an incident regarding senior Carlton Bragg Jr. early this morning. The department is aware of the situation is looking into it further. At this time, there will be no additional comments from anyone at UNM.”

COLUMBIA — South Carolina reserve punter Michael Almond won’t be joining his teammates for Saturday’s rivalry game against No. 3 Clemson.

Almond was arrested Saturday morning and charged with driving under the influence and driving at a greater speed than reasonable under conditions. He was released from jail after posting personal recognizance bonds of $1,017 and $76.88, Columbia police records show.

Almond hasn’t played all season and has only played in four games during his five-year USC career.

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Four Texas Tech football players, including potential starting QB Jett Duffey, were arrested early Sunday morning, according to Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office records found online.

The arrests were first reported by InsideTheRedRaiders.com’s Jarrett Johnson.

The players were all booked into the Lubbock County Jail, according to online records.

Duffey was booked at 4:15 a.m. and charged with criminal mischief.

Three other players –CB Desmon Smith, safety Christian Taylor and WR Quan Shorts — were also arrested on Sunday morning.

Taylor is the only other player with a charge listed (criminal mischief), but all three were booked early Sunday morning. Taylor was booked at 4:48 am, Shorts was booked at 5:08 a.m. and Smith was booked at 8:07 a.m., according to online records.

Texas Tech had an open scrimmage in Midland on Saturday.

Duffey, a Mansfield Legacy graduate and the 2015 SportsDayHS Offensive Player of the Year, has been competing with McLane Carter for the Texas Tech starting QB job. After redshirting his first season in Lubbock, Duffey was suspended by Texas Tech for the spring and summer of 2017 after a Title IX hearing panel sided with a woman who alleged that Duffey had sex with when she was too incapacitated to consent. A grand jury ultimately decided there was not enough cause to criminally prosecute the case.

We’ll have more on this story as it becomes available.

Four Texas Tech football players, including potential starting QB Jett Duffey, were arrested early Sunday morning, according to Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office records found online.

The arrests were first reported by InsideTheRedRaiders.com’s Jarrett Johnson.

The players were all booked into the Lubbock County Jail, according to online records.

Duffey was booked at 4:15 a.m. and charged with criminal mischief.

Three other players –CB Desmon Smith, safety Christian Taylor and WR Quan Shorts — were also arrested on Sunday morning.

Taylor is the only other player with a charge listed (criminal mischief), but all three were booked early Sunday morning. Taylor was booked at 4:48 am, Shorts was booked at 5:08 a.m. and Smith was booked at 8:07 a.m., according to online records.

Texas Tech had an open scrimmage in Midland on Saturday.

Duffey, a Mansfield Legacy graduate and the 2015 SportsDayHS Offensive Player of the Year, has been competing with McLane Carter for the Texas Tech starting QB job. After redshirting his first season in Lubbock, Duffey was suspended by Texas Tech for the spring and summer of 2017 after a Title IX hearing panel sided with a woman who alleged that Duffey had sex with when she was too incapacitated to consent. A grand jury ultimately decided there was not enough cause to criminally prosecute the case.

We’ll have more on this story as it becomes available.

Wallabies and Queensland Reds player Karmichael Hunt is once again in trouble with the law after being charged with drug possession.

The 31-year-old Queensland Reds star was arrested and charged with two counts of drug possession after being searched by police at Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley at about 12.40am on Saturday.

Hunt was issued with a notice to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on January 29.

It’s not the first time the former NRL and AFL player has been in trouble for drug offences, after he was fined in March 2015 after pleading guilty to four counts of possessing cocaine.

Hunt was one of several professional footballers to be caught up in a Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into a cocaine trafficking ring operating in the state’s southeast.