re: 4 Alabama football players arrested for robbery ... Link with victims story

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It was the second trip to jail for Williams this week. Tuscaloosa police charged him with carrying a pistol without a license on Sunday after a disturbance at the BP gas station on The Strip.

“A clerk in the store told police that Williams came into the store and was acting erratic and threating that he had something in the trunk of his vehicle after a dispute about paying for gas,” TPD Sgt. Brent Blankley said in a release. “The suspect and other occupants of the vehicle left the store and began messing with something in the trunk. The clerk then called the police.”

Officers stopped the 2007 Honda Accord at Second Avenue and University Boulevard, he said.

Williams was sitting in the back seat on the passenger side. Officers patted him down and found a pistol in his pants pocket, Blankley said. He was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and later released on $500 bond.

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Three University of Alabama football players admitted to attacking a student and knocking him unconscious during an early morning robbery on the University of Alabama campus on Monday.

According to arrest warrants, D.J. Pettway, Eddie Williams and Tyler Hayes punched a student's head and face and kicked him in the ribs and back area.

Williams and Hayes admitted to the attack, which caused cuts to the victim's face, a mild concussion and severe swelling, according to the warrants.

The player said that they stole the victim's backpack, which contained his Apple laptop computer.

In a second robbery, Williams admitted to police that he punched a student's head and face while Pettway and Hayes stood by and watched. He said that he stole the student's wallet and later used his student identification card to buy snacks from a vending machine in the football player's dorm.

A fourth player, running back Brent Calloway, 20, was also charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. Hayes, 18, was charged with two counts of third-degree robbery. Pettway, 20, was charged with second-degree robbery, while Williams, 20, was second-degree robbery and fraudulent use of a credit card.

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All 5 are important. Thought Bama only recruited the best , now it's they were t that important.

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Are any of these guys important? I don't recognize the names

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They know Saban about to open a can of whoopazz!

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FROM BOL
TUSCALOOSA _ Four University of Alabama football players were arrested by University Police and booked by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office on Monday, with three allegedly involved in attacking two students.


Eddie Williams was one of four reserve Alabama players arrested Monday, and also faces a charge from Sunday.

Linebackers Tyler Hayes and D.J. Pettway were charged with second-degree robbery, while H-back Brent Calloway was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card.

Safety Eddie Williams was charged with both crimes. On Sunday, Williams was arrested by Tuscaloosa Police and charged with carrying a pistol without a license.

According to police records, the three players involved in the attacks admitted to the theft and using the card for various purchases, including snacks in a vending machine at Bryant Hall.

On Monday, University Police sent out the following alert:

"University Police are investigating the report of two robberies that occurred on February 11, 2013, the first at approximately 12:35 am and the second at approximately 1:20 am in the 800 block of Campus Drive and the 200 block of 7th Avenue. Two UA students reported that they were approached by two individuals asking for a light before being struck in the head and their belongings taken. The individuals are believed to have been occupying a dark colored SUV. No weapons were reported."

The suspects were described as follows:

Suspect 1: Male, dark complexion, slim build, approximately 6-0 to 6-2, possibly with dreadlock hairstyle, wearing black wind suit with a red beanie style hat

Suspect 2: Male, medium to dark complexion, stocky build, average height, wearing blue jeans and a rain coat

All four players are 20-years old except Hayes, who is 18. All have been released after posting a bond: Williams $65,000 bond, Hayes and Pettway $60,000, and Calloway $5,000 bond.

Alabama Law on Robbery:
Robbery in the first degree
(a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the first degree if he violates Section 13A-8-43 and he:??(1) Is armed with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or??(2) Causes serious physical injury to another.??(b) Possession then and there of an article used or fashioned in a manner to lead any person who is present reasonably to believe it to be a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or any verbal or other representation by the defendant that he is then and there so armed, is prima facie evidence under subsection (a) of this section that he was so armed.??(c) Robbery in the first degree is a Class A felony.

Robbery in the second degree
(a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the second degree if he violates Section 13A-8-43 and he is aided by another person actually present.??(b) Robbery in the second degree is a Class B felony.

With a conviction, the sentence for robbery in the second degree is two to 20 years. If a firearm or other deadly weapon is used in the crime the sentence is a minimum of ten years. The fines associated with this conviction are no more than $10,000.

This was Calloway's second arrest at Alabama. He charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession a in October of 201.

Calloway tweeted to a friend Monday morning: "first it wasn't a credit card and 2 I wasn't even awake during the robbery you don't kno what happened so dont try me dude."

All four players were reserves on the 2012 national championship team.
Williams was a five-star recruit out of Panama City Beach, rated No. 8 in the 2012 Top247. After moving from wide receiver to safety he redshirted last season.
D.J. Pettway, a redshirt freshman from Pensacola, Fla., played in 13 games last season, mostly on the defensive line, but was making the move to linebacker this spring. He had eight tackles four for a loss including 2½ sacks and a hurry.
As a backup linebacker and special-teams player, Hayes participated in 13 games and made 14 tackles, with one hurry as a true freshman.
As a redshirt freshman last season, Calloway played in 13 games and due to numerous injuries served as an emergency running back. He had 10 carries for 63 yards, one reception for minus-2 yards, and eight tackles on special teams. He’s expected to move back to H-back this spring.

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Does anyone really think that any one of these four kids will play another down at UA?

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