USC football recruit busted for armed robbery

[Russ Smith]

http://blogs.dailynews.com/usc/archives/2008/03/simmons-arreste-1.html


Simmons arrested


By Scott Wolf on March 6, 2008 1:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
USC recruit Maurice Simmons was arrested Wednesday for robbery in Compton, after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a man and demanded his belongings.
Simmons, a linebacker from Dominguez High School in Compton, was held on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
``Someone was robbed on the street and we were flagged down by the victim. We then confiscated a handgun and the victim's belongings (from Simmons),'' said Steve Whitmore, a Los Angeles Sheriff Dept. spokesperson.
A USC spokesperson said they are aware of the arrest.

 

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Did you read about this one Russ?

Tragic. Reminds me of Boyz N the Hood.

 

[Russ Smith]

Did you read about this one Russ?

Tragic. Reminds me of Boyz N the Hood.

No I hadn't seen that and yes very reminiscent of the movie.

It's actually surprising this stuff doesn't come up more often so many of these kids are growing up in high crime areas it's inevitable some of them are going to either be charged with a crime or be a victim.

I can still remember hearing about Benji Wilson being shot. I think I was 2-3 years out of HS. Wilson was a senior in Chicago rated the best HS player in the country, got shot outside his HS and died. I forget all the details think it was mistaken identity or something similar, he was headed to Illinois on scholarship when it happened.