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05-03-2006, 11:32 AM
Animal altercation
Ohio tight end accused of striking police horse
Posted: Wednesday May 3, 2006 12:14PM; Updated: Wednesday May 3, 2006 12:14PM
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio University football player was charged with hitting a police horse as officers directed students away from a brawl outside a bar.
Corey Logan, 21, pleaded not guilty Tuesday and denied intentionally hitting the horse. The animal bumped him with its head Saturday, and he flinched and accidentally struck the horse with his elbow, Logan said.
"We were forcing them up the sidewalk and this guy turned around and hit the horse," said Athens police officer Randy Gray, who was riding the horse named Chip. "He used the heel of his hand and did a heel strike on him right between the eyes." Chip was unfazed.
Gray said it was the third time that one of his horses has been hit by a student from the campus about 65 miles southeast of Columbus.
Logan, a 6-foot-3, 233-pound junior tight end from Columbus, could receive 90 days in jail and a $750 fine if convicted in Athens Municipal Court.
Another Ohio tight end, Rudy Sylvan, from Suisan City, Calif., was charged with disorderly conduct in the same incident outside the bar. He also pleaded not guilty.
A spokesman for the athletic department said no decision on disciplinary action will be made until after the players' court cases are resolved.
Link (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/05/03/bc.fbc.player.horse.ap/index.html)
Ohio tight end accused of striking police horse
Posted: Wednesday May 3, 2006 12:14PM; Updated: Wednesday May 3, 2006 12:14PM
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio University football player was charged with hitting a police horse as officers directed students away from a brawl outside a bar.
Corey Logan, 21, pleaded not guilty Tuesday and denied intentionally hitting the horse. The animal bumped him with its head Saturday, and he flinched and accidentally struck the horse with his elbow, Logan said.
"We were forcing them up the sidewalk and this guy turned around and hit the horse," said Athens police officer Randy Gray, who was riding the horse named Chip. "He used the heel of his hand and did a heel strike on him right between the eyes." Chip was unfazed.
Gray said it was the third time that one of his horses has been hit by a student from the campus about 65 miles southeast of Columbus.
Logan, a 6-foot-3, 233-pound junior tight end from Columbus, could receive 90 days in jail and a $750 fine if convicted in Athens Municipal Court.
Another Ohio tight end, Rudy Sylvan, from Suisan City, Calif., was charged with disorderly conduct in the same incident outside the bar. He also pleaded not guilty.
A spokesman for the athletic department said no decision on disciplinary action will be made until after the players' court cases are resolved.
Link (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/05/03/bc.fbc.player.horse.ap/index.html)