'Canes WR arrested
Wayne charged with battery on equipment manager
Posted: Friday December 04, 1998 09:33 PM
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Reggie Wayne tore a knee ligament during practice last week, ending his season Eliot J. Schechter/Allsport |
CORAL GABLES, Florida (AP) -- Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Reggie
Wayne was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated battery.
Wayne, 20, allegedly lifted up the Hurricanes' student equipment
manager, James O'Donnell, then dropped him to the ground before the
start of practice Thursday. O'Donnell pressed charges, said
Hurricanes spokesman Bob Burda.
Burda said O'Donnell suffered a bruised nose and two scraped
knees.
"I am aware of the incident, and we are in the process of
gathering information," coach Butch Davis said in a statement late
Friday. "Once all the facts are known, the situation will be dealt
with."
Burda said Wayne suffered a season-ending injury when he tore a
ligament in his knee during last week's practice.
"The university takes this incident very seriously and we're
going to be investigating this ourselves to see if he violated any
student codes," said university spokesman Dan Kalmanson.
Wayne was arrested by University of Miami Police and taken to
Miami-Dade County Jail's Turner Gilford Knight Correctional
Facility.
There was no immediate word on whether Wayne bonded out and was
being held through the night. Calls to the jail got a recorded
message that the answering machine could take no more messages.
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