Charge dropped against Marshall basketball player from Augusta
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Posted 4:06PM on Tuesday 6th August 2002 ( 22 years ago )
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA - The charge against a Marshall University basketball player accused of attacking a Huntington police officer has been dropped. <br>
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Twenty-two-year-old senior guard Richard Wilson of Augusta had been charged with battery against a police officer. <br>
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Cabell County Magistrate Johnny McCallister dismissed the charge Monday because of failure to prosecute. The move came after the police officer failed to appear in court, according to McCallister's clerk. <br>
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The case stemmed from an early morning fight at a bar near the Marshall campus on June 14. According to court records, Wilson suffered minor facial injuries. <br>
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When an officer tried to gather information about the fight, Wilson allegedly punched him in the left shoulder and neck area. <br>
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The officer then pepper-sprayed Wilson and restrained him. <br>
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If convicted, Wilson could have faced up to a year in jail and a maximum one-thousand dollar fine.
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