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2 current, 2 ex-Huskers ticketed at party
By the Lincoln Journal Star
Monday, Mar 10, 2008 - 03:59:25 pm CDT
Two current Nebraska football players and two former players with NFL Draft hopes got in trouble when police busted a party they were at Saturday night.
Police say they ticketed Maurice Purify, 22, Carl Nicks, 22, Ben Martin, 19, and Mike V. Smith, 19, after they were called to 3124 Mickaela Lane in northwest Lincoln just before midnight Saturday about a loud party.
Officer Katie Flood said police arrived to find the music could be heard from the sidewalk and more than 75 people inside. Empty beer cans littered the home.
Flood said police cited 10 partygoers who remained after officers told everyone to leave, including the four.
Smith was accused of maintaining a disorderly house, and Purify and Martin of being inmates of a disorderly house.
Police arrested Nicks on suspicion of being an inmate of a disorderly house and failure to disperse after he wouldn’t leave. He since has been released.
Coach Bo Pelini said he was aware of the situation and it will be dealt with internally.
Martin, a graduate of Lincoln Southwest, is a sophomore defensive lineman who played in six games and had three tackles last season. Smith, a sophomore from Las Vegas, backed up Nicks at left tackle last year, and is a candidate to start this season.
Purify, a former receiver, and Nicks recently participated in the NFL Combine in front of scouts and coaches, both earning positive reviews.
The 335-pound Nicks performed impressively enough at the combine that some believe he could be taken on the first day of the NFL Draft, which includes the first two rounds.
Purify already is on probation for assault, disturbing the peace, interrupting arrest and DUI, actions which caused him to be suspended for last year’s season opener. In January, prosecutors reopened the case on a motion to revoke his probation, after he was accused of driving on a suspended license in October.
Purify had 57 catches last year and a team-high 814 yards and nine touchdowns.
After the combine, Scott Wright, an analyst for NFL Draft Countdown, said Purify “put himself into position to be a late-round pick. What’s going to be important now is his interviews. He needs to convince coaches and general managers that off-the-field problems won’t be an issue.”
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By the Lincoln Journal Star
Monday, Mar 10, 2008 - 03:59:25 pm CDT
Two current Nebraska football players and two former players with NFL Draft hopes got in trouble when police busted a party they were at Saturday night.
Police say they ticketed Maurice Purify, 22, Carl Nicks, 22, Ben Martin, 19, and Mike V. Smith, 19, after they were called to 3124 Mickaela Lane in northwest Lincoln just before midnight Saturday about a loud party.
Officer Katie Flood said police arrived to find the music could be heard from the sidewalk and more than 75 people inside. Empty beer cans littered the home.
Flood said police cited 10 partygoers who remained after officers told everyone to leave, including the four.
Smith was accused of maintaining a disorderly house, and Purify and Martin of being inmates of a disorderly house.
Police arrested Nicks on suspicion of being an inmate of a disorderly house and failure to disperse after he wouldn’t leave. He since has been released.
Coach Bo Pelini said he was aware of the situation and it will be dealt with internally.
Martin, a graduate of Lincoln Southwest, is a sophomore defensive lineman who played in six games and had three tackles last season. Smith, a sophomore from Las Vegas, backed up Nicks at left tackle last year, and is a candidate to start this season.
Purify, a former receiver, and Nicks recently participated in the NFL Combine in front of scouts and coaches, both earning positive reviews.
The 335-pound Nicks performed impressively enough at the combine that some believe he could be taken on the first day of the NFL Draft, which includes the first two rounds.
Purify already is on probation for assault, disturbing the peace, interrupting arrest and DUI, actions which caused him to be suspended for last year’s season opener. In January, prosecutors reopened the case on a motion to revoke his probation, after he was accused of driving on a suspended license in October.
Purify had 57 catches last year and a team-high 814 yards and nine touchdowns.
After the combine, Scott Wright, an analyst for NFL Draft Countdown, said Purify “put himself into position to be a late-round pick. What’s going to be important now is his interviews. He needs to convince coaches and general managers that off-the-field problems won’t be an issue.”
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