A judge sentenced Illinois lineman Hugh Thornton to 100 hours of community service for battery and criminal damage to property. He'll also pay more than $1000 back to Joe's Brewery.Oddly, he wasn't suspended from the team. I thought Zook got rid of people who had issues?
Thornton was arrested last month at the brewery for being involved in a fight. The U of I sophomore admitted to a judge earlier this week he used an ID card belonging to someone else that night.
CHAMPAIGN – State police and the Champaign Police Department issued 24 citations over the past weekend as part of the Operation Campus Tap program....
Here's your breakdown:State police Sgt. Bill Emery said police visited six bar locations and one street location in Champaign on Sept. 25-26.
Officers issued 20 citations for possession and purchase of alcohol by minors, one citation for possession of alcohol on pubic property, one citation for the sale or delivery of alcohol to a minor, one citation for resisting arrest and one citation for possession of marijuana.
Among the bars, the most citations were issued at Kam's, 618 E. Daniel St., with seven; followed by Murphy's Pub, 604 E. Green St., with six; Firehaus, 708 S. Sixth St., with five; Joe's Brewery, 706 S. Fifth St., with two and Legends, 522 E. Green St., with one.
Emery said there were no citations issued at a sixth bar, Tumble Inn, 302 S. Neil St.
The other three citations were issued on a street location in the campus area.
Illini football player Hugh Thornton was arrested at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Joe’s Brewery in Champaign, according to an e-mail from State’s Attorney Julia Rietz.
Police responded to a call describing a fight in progress, which Thornton was involved in. At the time of the fight, the 19-year-old sophomore from Oberlin, Ohio, was found carrying an ID card belonging to another individual. He admitted using the ID to get into the bar.
Upon his arrest, Thornton had already been sentenced to 12 months of court supervision after an incident on Sept. 20, 2009, in which University police were called by Thornton’s resident adviser due to a confrontation between Thornton, who had been drinking, and the adviser.
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Illini football head coach Ron Zook has yet to announce Thornton’s status with the team.
“I can’t describe (Thornton’s status) because I don’t know all the details yet,” Zook said. “I’m still collecting information, and when I get all the information, then I’ll have a decision.
Illinois State Police and Champaign police issued 32 citations for underage drinking Friday under its ongoing Operation Campus/Tap program.The purpose of the program is to reduce underage drinking among college-age and high school youths.
The Illinois Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the driver's license of people found with illegal identification.
Suspensions may be for up to one year or longer. Minors convicted of purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol will face a one-year suspension of their driver's license.
The Operation Campus/Tap program is funded through a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention? They don't look like they are actively PREVENTING anything, with 32 citations, it seems more like they are just punishing people who they have missed with their prevention.
