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Friday, June 08, 2007

Quote of the Day:

"Tyrone has work to do to re-establish credibility."



'New Mexico State University basketball player Tyrone Nelson has been indicted on a third charge for his alleged involvement in the robbery of pizza and hot wings from a delivery man last year. Prosecutors allege that in the days following his arrest, he attempted to hire a neighbor to take the blame for the crime.

Nelson, 21, now faces a charge of bribery of a witness in addition to charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. He could face up to 71/2 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

"Tyrone Nelson tried to hire another individual to make a statement," Doña Ana County Chief Deputy District Attorney Amy Orlando said. "He offered to pay him money and give him some drugs to go make a report that it was him that committed the pizza robbery."

The additional charge was leveled when prosecutors were able to track down the neighbor, whom Orlando said lived in the same apartment complex as Nelson.

... The new allegation is the second time prosecutors have alleged an attempt to divert blame from Nelson by having someone make statements to police that are not credible.

At an April 2 hearing, Esparza asked that the original indictment be thrown out because Nelson's brother, Joseph, had admitted to police he was the one that committed the robbery.

But during the same hearing, assistant district attorney Jacinto Palomino argued that Joseph Nelson's statements lacked credibility. He said when Joseph Nelson was told by investigators that in clearing his brother he would also be admitting to a crime, Joseph Nelson immediately asked to speak to a lawyer.


... NMSU athletics director McKinley Boston expressed disappointment in Nelson on Thursday.

"We're obviously disappointed and have been disappointed in Tyrone in a lot of ways," Boston said. "We hope all of our student-athletes are model citizens, but that's not reality. I'm disappointed and coach (Reggie Theus) is disappointed, but at this point, we'll just let the legal system play itself out."

Boston said that Nelson is a part of NMSU and that support for the forward remains in place. At the same time however, Nelson is walking a thin line, Boston said.

"We're going to stand by him because he's a part of our family," Boston said. "But we don't have our heads in the sand. Tyrone has work to do to re-establish credibility."'



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