re: Elijah Pritchett

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UPDATE - The Tuscaloosa Municipal Court granted Alabama reserve tackle Elijah Pritchett youthful offender status on Thursday, following his Wednesday arrest.

The Tuscaloosa Thread reported on Wednesday night that Pritchett had been arrested and charged with knowingly transmitting a sexually transmitted disease, which is a Class C misdemeanor crime.

A person can qualify for youthful offender status if they are between 18 and 21 years old. The designation allows for a defendant to likely have a lighter sentence and more importantly seals the record of the criminal charge from the public.

There has yet to be any statement or comment from the University of Alabama. The next time Nick Saban is scheduled to meet with the media will be in Pasadena, California at Rose Bowl media events.

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