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Quiet, please Suspended Nebraska OL fined for disturbing the peacePosted: Friday August 15, 2003 4:11 PMLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Suspended Nebraska offensive lineman Junior Tagoa'i was fined $350 Friday for a two-year-old charge of disturbing the peace. He also is scheduled to be sentenced next Friday in Lancaster County Court on an assault charge for hitting his former girlfriend while she was holding their child. He pleaded no contest to that charge last month. Also next Friday, he will face a hearing on a contempt charge filed after he allegedly made an obscene gesture in the direction of a judge while in court. Huskers head coach Frank Solich has said he won't comment on the senior's status with the team until after he has been sentenced on all the charges. Tagoa'i, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound Hanuula, Hawaii, native was listed No. 1 at right guard on the Cornhuskers' depth chart following spring practice. Because of his suspension, Tagoa'i was not allowed to report to preseason camp, which started Aug. 5. He is not listed on the depth chart that was released before the start of fall camp and he is not included in the Husker media guide. Tagoa'i told Lancaster County Judge Gale Pokorny on Friday that he is taking anger management classes to recognize his problems and work them out. He could have received up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. The charge stemmed from an incident in October 2001 involving a fight with his girlfriend. Two months later, birth records indicate the woman give birth to Tagoa'i's daughter. Tagoa'i was originally charged with misdemeanor assault. He agreed to a pretrial diversion program and the charge was dropped. The charge was refiled a year later after he failed to verify completion of the program. The assault charge was later lowered to disturbing the peace after Tagoa'i completed some of the classes.
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