BillsFever
07-23-2003, 10:40 PM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A criminal charge against a former Miami of Ohio football coach accused of striking a Marshall University fan was dropped Wednesday.
Cabell County Magistrate Patty Verbage Spence dismissed the misdemeanor battery charge against former defensive coordinator Jon Wauford at the request of prosecutors. Cabell County Assistant Prosecutor Charles W. Peoples cited an out-of-court settlement of two related civil lawsuits in his motion.
Wauford had pleaded innocent to the charge. He was accused of knocking down Robert A. Flaugher of Pickering, Ohio, as he and other Marshall fans celebrated on the field after Marshall defeated Miami 36-34 on Nov. 12.
Wauford was led off the field in handcuffs. He was suspended by Miami and later resigned. Flaugher was hospitalized briefly after he was knocked unconscious when his head hit the stadium's artificial turf.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/07/23/wauford_charges_ap/
Cabell County Magistrate Patty Verbage Spence dismissed the misdemeanor battery charge against former defensive coordinator Jon Wauford at the request of prosecutors. Cabell County Assistant Prosecutor Charles W. Peoples cited an out-of-court settlement of two related civil lawsuits in his motion.
Wauford had pleaded innocent to the charge. He was accused of knocking down Robert A. Flaugher of Pickering, Ohio, as he and other Marshall fans celebrated on the field after Marshall defeated Miami 36-34 on Nov. 12.
Wauford was led off the field in handcuffs. He was suspended by Miami and later resigned. Flaugher was hospitalized briefly after he was knocked unconscious when his head hit the stadium's artificial turf.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/07/23/wauford_charges_ap/