One Pheauxne Call
Posted by Brett Kincaid on August 26, 2011
Last night we told you that LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson was on the verge of arrest. Turns out we were right. Jefferson and teammate Joshua Johns – a linebacker for the Tigers – have been arrested and charged with second-degree battery. This is a felony offense, despite the fact Jefferson only connected on 4 of 16 punches (ZING!).
LSU has suspended both Jefferson and Johns indefinitely. Backup quarterback and former starter Jarret Lee will presumably start for LSU next Saturday against #3 Oregon. As always, we are remiss to not point out there was a serious crime committed here. One of the victims reportedly has multiple broken vertebrae and faces significant medical rehabilitation.
The man who was kicked suffered “extreme physical pain and unconsciousness,” the warrant says.
The warrant says the basis for the arrests of Jefferson and Johns includes “physical evidence of the attack and subsequent identification of the accused by an eye witness to the attack.”
Second-degree battery is a felony offense that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence upon conviction.
From a purely football perspective, this has serious implications on a team looking to compete for a BCS berth and the national title. Jefferson has been wildly erratic throughout his career, but as a junior with several starts under his belt the expectation has been that Jefferson would emerge as a true team leader. No one expected that he’d be more likely to lead at least one teammate to the gray bar motel.
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Michelle said
On the bright side, this resolves the Jefferson/Lee quarterback controversy, once and for all!
Maukavelli said
I thought the transfer was supposed to be the guy that put them over the top this year? At least that’s what the guys on TigerDroppings.com kept telling us.
Michelle said
Baton Rouge’s favorite quarterback is always the guy who is second in line for the job. Until he comes in and throws an incompletion. Perhaps this is universally true?
AB said
Y the backup is always the most popular guy on campus–some places it’s more intense than others, though.
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