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Clear for now Police will likely drop investigation of ex-Memphis coach
Posted: Sunday November 21, 1999 11:41 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police said they do not expect to file charges against former Memphis basketball coach Tic Price in connection with an allegation he assaulted a woman, a newspaper reported. Germantown Lt. Danny Payne, who headed the investigation, told The Commercial Appeal on Friday the District Attorney General's office had reviewed the investigation. "At this time, I have no charges for anything that allegedly occurred in our jurisdiction," Payne said. Price resigned earlier this week after two anonymous faxes were sent to the university detailing his alleged affair with a 23-year-old student and the alleged assault on her at Price's home. Detectives did not talk to Price or the woman student described by the witness in the fax as running bleeding from at Price's Germantown home on Oct. 2. Both said through their attorneys they would not have a statement for police. Payne said the investigation was hindered by the student's refusal to talk with police. Without a victim to file a complaint, there was little information for detectives to pursue to substantiate the allegation, Payne said. Another anonymous fax said the woman traveled with Price on recruiting visits and spent nights with him before every home game in his suite at a Memphis hotel. Friday, the university released about 250 pages of Price's travel records dating to 1998. The Commercial Appeal said the records showed Price appeared to have followed school guidelines on travel, including hotel and meal costs in line with university police. There was no indication in the records that the student accompanied Price. The university is conducting a management review of Price's phone and travel records, spokesman Les Seago said. Phone records showed more than 1,100 calls dating from June 1998 made to the student from Price's university cell phone. The calls appear to violate university policy against non-business calls.
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