Post by David on Jun 27, 2015 13:07:38 GMT -8
6/27/15 -
The Spokesman-Review reported on Saturday that arrest warrants have been issued against two Spokane Shock from a stealing incident that occurred at the Gold Spike lounge in Las Vegas, NV.
The Clark County District Attorney's office reportedly issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Shock OL Mark Jackson and WR Samuel Charles for conspiracy to commit a non-felony crime and larceny.
Jackson and Charles were placed on league suspension on June 5th, the day an initial report came out that at least three Shock players were involved in a theft incident hours after their 63-56 victory over the Las Vegas Outlaws. The initial report revealed one of the players stole $600 from the purses of Lindsay Preisinger, Blair Hollis, and Emily Nelson, whom the players met at the Gold Spike back on May 23. Hollis was reportedly dating one of the players, but the reports never stated whom the player was.
Preisinger reportedly watched all three purses and was speaking to a group of Shock players while Hollis and Nelson played a "cornhole" game with two other Shock players. While the conversation games were going on, security video caught Jackson taking money out of the purses and handing it to Charles and an unnamed player. When one of the women discovered their money was missing, they contacted the security at the Gold Spike. Security approached the players, but things didn't go smoothly.
“At first, they detained the three guys involved. But it was becoming a bit of a scene,” said Prisinger in the June 5th article. “So they decided we’ll just take the whole team outside. It was basically two rent-a-cops trying to detain a whole football team. That’s not going to go well. And about a dozen of them ran.”
The Spokesman-Review points out that neither charge is a felony, so it's unlikely that Las Vegas authorities will extradite Jackson and Charles from Spokane to Las Vegas and face the charges in court. Tess Driver, executive Assistant to the District Attorney in Clark County, stated that Nevada doesn't extradite on a misdemeanor charge and that "they could get picked up where they are at, or they could get pulled over and held until we figure out extradition. But in all reality, that’s not that serious of a charge that we would extradite."
Individuals who are charged with misdemeanors are allowed to hire an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Nevada, however Driver said neither players made arrangements with an attorney.
Ryan Eucker, the Shock's director of operations, was interviewed Friday night at the San Jose/Spokane game and said that the players will remain suspended and that their punishments will be determined by working with the AFL. Also interesting to note is that the players are not being given legal representation by the team.
The Spokesman-Review reported on Saturday that arrest warrants have been issued against two Spokane Shock from a stealing incident that occurred at the Gold Spike lounge in Las Vegas, NV.
The Clark County District Attorney's office reportedly issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Shock OL Mark Jackson and WR Samuel Charles for conspiracy to commit a non-felony crime and larceny.
Arrest Warrants have been issued for Shock OL Mark Jackson and WR Samuel Charles (photo courtesy of KXLY)
Jackson and Charles were placed on league suspension on June 5th, the day an initial report came out that at least three Shock players were involved in a theft incident hours after their 63-56 victory over the Las Vegas Outlaws. The initial report revealed one of the players stole $600 from the purses of Lindsay Preisinger, Blair Hollis, and Emily Nelson, whom the players met at the Gold Spike back on May 23. Hollis was reportedly dating one of the players, but the reports never stated whom the player was.
Preisinger reportedly watched all three purses and was speaking to a group of Shock players while Hollis and Nelson played a "cornhole" game with two other Shock players. While the conversation games were going on, security video caught Jackson taking money out of the purses and handing it to Charles and an unnamed player. When one of the women discovered their money was missing, they contacted the security at the Gold Spike. Security approached the players, but things didn't go smoothly.
“At first, they detained the three guys involved. But it was becoming a bit of a scene,” said Prisinger in the June 5th article. “So they decided we’ll just take the whole team outside. It was basically two rent-a-cops trying to detain a whole football team. That’s not going to go well. And about a dozen of them ran.”
The Spokesman-Review points out that neither charge is a felony, so it's unlikely that Las Vegas authorities will extradite Jackson and Charles from Spokane to Las Vegas and face the charges in court. Tess Driver, executive Assistant to the District Attorney in Clark County, stated that Nevada doesn't extradite on a misdemeanor charge and that "they could get picked up where they are at, or they could get pulled over and held until we figure out extradition. But in all reality, that’s not that serious of a charge that we would extradite."
Individuals who are charged with misdemeanors are allowed to hire an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Nevada, however Driver said neither players made arrangements with an attorney.
Ryan Eucker, the Shock's director of operations, was interviewed Friday night at the San Jose/Spokane game and said that the players will remain suspended and that their punishments will be determined by working with the AFL. Also interesting to note is that the players are not being given legal representation by the team.
