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BillyTheCat

3/8/2013 10:00 AM

Josh Cribs was busted with way more than this, and got pled to a misdemeanor by convincing a judge it was for personal consumption.

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OUVan

3/8/2013 10:04 AM

BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more

Josh Cribs was busted with way more than this, and got pled to a misdemeanor by convincing a judge it was for personal consumption.

I would bet that's what's going to happen in this case but Abreu's season is over. It will take months to hash this out.

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athena

3/8/2013 10:07 AM

I'll be surprised if it's only his season that's over.

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A-townBound

3/8/2013 10:09 AM

Akron point guard Alex Abreu pleads not guilty to drug charges, bond set at $5,000

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/Akron-point-guard-Alex-Abreu-pleads-not-guilty-to-drug-charges-bond-set-at-5000

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cc-cat

3/8/2013 10:17 AM

$5,000 is nothing - sounds like all they have on him is signing for a package. What will be Akron's road? I say he sits tonight and then is back next weekend for the tournament.

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ClevelandCat '11

3/8/2013 10:18 AM

A-townBound wrote:expand_more

This is a tough blow. The whole season their main concern was getting good seeds in the tournaments but it will be tough without the main supplier of the basketball. It wouldnt surprise me if they got smoked by Kent tonight due to lack of focus. Hopefully everyone can learn to grow from this situation

Last Edited: 3/8/2013 10:19:03 AM by ClevelandCat '11

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athena

3/8/2013 10:19 AM

Next court date March 22... that's kinda going to interfere with his plans for the NCAA tourney.

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A-townBound

3/8/2013 10:21 AM

cc cat wrote:expand_more

$5,000 is nothing - sounds like all they have on him is signing for a package. What will be Akron's road? I say he sits tonight and then is back next weekend for the tournament.

Currently he is not due back in court until March 22nd.

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OUVan

3/8/2013 10:21 AM

athena wrote:expand_more

Next court date March 22... that's kinda going to interfere with his plans for the NIT tourney.

Fixed it for you.

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Monroe Slavin

3/8/2013 10:33 AM

Don't rush to judgment.

This is 'kron. This could be part of research for a 'kron degree in entrepreneurship.

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Ozcat

3/8/2013 10:34 AM

Needed to update my avi. Figured today was as good a time as any . . .

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OUBobcat13

3/8/2013 10:39 AM

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He did not get caught selling a dime bag to an undercover cop, this was 5 POUNDS (2,268 grams).
He may get out of the trafficking charges, but that is still felony possession.

http://owenlawyers.com/drug-possession/what-are-the-penal.../

Guys who receive 5 lbs. in the mail receive it from guys with 500 lbs. to mail. I think there is a reasonable chance he can plead both down to misdemeanors if he gives up the source, but he's probably still looking at SOME jail time and will be out of the tournament. You could get that down to a misdemeanor, but not a minor misdemeanor (unless the prosecutor is a major 'kron fan with some serious job security....). This case is too high profile to let it slide that far.

He won't get jail time. Ohio doesn't like to clog up the system with first time, low level marijuana dealers. He will get 2 years probation, max.

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Ohio69

3/8/2013 10:42 AM

I wonder who the package was addressed to.

I also wonder why he couldn't keep playing. He's innocent until proven guilty after all.

Last Edited: 3/8/2013 10:45:08 AM by Ohio69

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cc-cat

3/8/2013 10:44 AM

A-townBound wrote:expand_more

cc cat wrote:expand_more

$5,000 is nothing - sounds like all they have on him is signing for a package. What will be Akron's road? I say he sits tonight and then is back next weekend for the tournament.

Currently he is not due back in court until March 22nd.

And his lawyer can represent him if needed.

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71 BOBCAT

3/8/2013 10:50 AM

5lb of weed is not exactly what people purchase for personal consumption.
The amount is the real issue here.
I believe he is done for this season. As to what his punishment from the court system will be no one really knows. The school will rule on his basketball carreer after the courts verdict and rulling.
How interesting is it that his next court date just happens to coincide with Akron's MAC Tournament semi-finals game.

GO BOBCATS

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Ohio69

3/8/2013 10:53 AM

Isn't it far more likely that his roomate was dealing pot and Abreu knew and just didn't care?

Bad luck for Abreu on the timing.

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cc-cat

3/8/2013 10:55 AM

not his roommate - not even his apartment. 22nd is the Friday of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament

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A-townBound

3/8/2013 11:02 AM

cc cat wrote:expand_more

A-townBound wrote:expand_more

cc cat wrote:expand_more

$5,000 is nothing - sounds like all they have on him is signing for a package. What will be Akron's road? I say he sits tonight and then is back next weekend for the tournament.

Currently he is not due back in court until March 22nd.

And his lawyer can represent him if needed.

His lawyer could represent him for a continuation only. He would need to be present for a settlement or ruling.

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anorris

3/8/2013 11:03 AM

OUVan wrote:expand_more

It will take months to hash this out.

Well done.

Last Edited: 3/8/2013 11:05:35 AM by anorris

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cc-cat

3/8/2013 11:04 AM

Thanks for the clarification - luckily don't have too much personal experience

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C Money

3/8/2013 11:09 AM

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Ohio doesn't like to clog up the system with first time, low level marijuana dealers.

I don't disagree with this statement, but I think a lot of it is going to depend on how much the prosecutor likes to see his or her name in the newspaper. Prosecutors don't make the front page by prosecuting ordinary first-time, low-level marijuana dealers. But when those first-time, low-level marijuana dealers have some other affiliation that makes them newsworthy--like being the starting point guard of the local university's successful basketball team--you do make the front page.

And the door swings both ways on that too. You get (presumably positive) attention for a successful prosecution, but also criticism if you appear to give special treatment to notable athletes by pleading a 3rd degree felony charge down to a minor misdemeanor.

Last Edited: 3/8/2013 11:13:21 AM by C Money

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OUVan

3/8/2013 11:11 AM

anorris wrote:expand_more

OUVan wrote:expand_more

It will take months to hash this out.

Well done.

LOL, that's my second unintentional pun of this thread.

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Gallia Cat

3/8/2013 11:11 AM

I wonder if the 5lb of weed was for the MAC Regular season championship celebration? Hope they have a plan B.

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Bleed Green & White

3/8/2013 11:12 AM

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I woke up this morning and realized I wasn't dreaming this story up. I felt like:

This. This is how I feel.

Really though, who said he wasn't gonna see some court time today?

Truly I'll be sad not to see him roll up to the joint in CLE. He really packs in a lot of potency with his play, and bowls over the competition. He uses so much zip on the court, it's all huff & puff, puff & of course a pass. He's a team player.

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bigtillyoopsupsideurhead

3/8/2013 11:34 AM

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I also wonder why he couldn't keep playing. He's innocent until proven guilty after all.

That might not stop the university from taking action in the mean time, just ask Dez Wells.