Atofau arrested

Can't give any details since I don't have the paiod account on CF.C. All I have is the headline.

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Again?

That’s two for him

by Brian Floyd on Feb 22, 2010 10:17 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Again I don't know the details.

I’m just working off the headline “Jamal Atofau: Safety Arrested”

by Cougar999 on Feb 22, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions

I do

Assault 4 for a fight. Its in the police logs

by Brian Floyd on Feb 22, 2010 10:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

it was bad enough that medics were called for it

by Brian Floyd on Feb 22, 2010 10:32 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

First time on the front page

too bad its for this news.

by Cougar999 on Feb 22, 2010 11:10 PM PST reply actions

And here's the log in question

Link
Under Feb. 19th at 1:11 AM

There were a lot of police officers responding and a patient sent to the hospital

by Brian Floyd on Feb 22, 2010 11:18 PM PST reply actions

10-P01338 Citizen Dispute
Call Received By: S Anderson

        Complainant:

        Incident Address : 1005 NE Maple St

        Responding Officers: Shane Emerson, Scott Kirk, Heidi Lambley, Don
        Disposition : ACT
        Unit: 406 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:12
                                       Time Arrived : 01:18 Time Completed : 01:38
        Unit: 447 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched:
                                       Time Arrived : 01:11 Time Completed : 01:33
        Unit: 456 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:12
                                       Time Arrived : 01:15 Time Completed : 01:41
        Unit: 460 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched:
                                       Time Arrived : 01:11 Time Completed : 01:35
        Unit: 464 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:12
                                       Time Arrived : 01:27 Time Completed : 01:33
        Unit: 465 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:12
                                       Time Arrived : 01:12 Time Completed : 01:33
        Unit: 467 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched:
                                       Time Arrived : 01:11 Time Completed : 01:37
        Unit: 469 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched:
                                        Time Arrived : 01:11 Time Completed : 01:28
        Unit: E33 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:17
                                       Time Arrived : 01:20 Time Completed : 01:44
        Unit: M31 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:16
                                        Time Arrived : 01:21 Time Completed : 02:00
        Unit: R32 Time Reported: 01:11 Time Dispatched: 01:21
                                        Time Arrived : 01:23 Time Completed : 02:00

Cad Comments:
Officer checked out with a possible fight. Additional officers responded. Medics responded. One patient transported to PRH. Arrested for Assault 4th Degree:
BARBER ATOFAU, JAMAL S. K. (DOB: 12/12/89)

by TiltingRight on Feb 23, 2010 12:24 AM PST up reply actions

Yea, by a lot of police officers...

I meant the entire shift responded, by the way

by Brian Floyd on Feb 23, 2010 12:27 AM PST up reply actions

Also, dang he's old for a freshman

And I didn’t know this:

uncle Jack Thompson played at Washington State and in the NFL, while cousin Tony Thompson is a current member of the Cougar football team.

Link

by Brian Floyd on Feb 23, 2010 12:31 AM PST up reply actions

Stick a fork in him, he's done.

4th Degree assault, mandatory year of counseling, 20 or more hours community service and that’s for deferred prosecution assuming he doesn’t screw up in the year he’ll be given a clean slate.

He’s 20. He either takes this and changes or we see him off the team by next August.

by CougM.E.93 on Feb 23, 2010 4:24 AM PST reply actions

i'm no lawyer

but 4th degree assault sounds like he was calling the other guy names.

Witches of Eastman

by BigWood on Feb 23, 2010 7:46 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, he's hardly "done"

4th degree assault is usually very minor. I highly doubt he’s off the team for this.

by MattPD on Feb 23, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions

I'm not so sure.

It’s the lowest form of assault. Literally yelling in someone’s face can get you picked up on it. Until we know whether he’s even going to be prosecuted, it’s tough to say he’s “done.” I think Wulff’s done a good job of gathering facts and taking each situation on its own merits, and I’d imagine he’ll do the same with Jamal.

It sucks that this happened, though. The kid’s a team leader, and this is the second time he’s had a brush with the law this year.

by TiltingRight on Feb 23, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions

It does suck

Hopefully he sticks around and, as Nuss points out below, he hasn’t been convicted of anything. If this is his second brush with the law, I question his leadership ability. I’m 30 years old and the only time I sat in the back seat of a police car was on a ride-along with Officer Friendly of the Seattle Police Department in an elementary school assembly. Leaders need to conduct themselves appropriately on and off the field.

I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh

by HitKing69 on Feb 23, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

As I've said before

I’ve never found it all that difficult to avoid being arrested. I wonder why our football players find it so hard.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Feb 23, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions

Um, also he's been arrested

Not charged, not convicted. Geez, dude.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Feb 23, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions

The main question is have is

if it is such a minor charge, why were there so many responders? The way I see it assault 4 wouldn’t take more than a couple officers to take care of. On top of that, someone went to the hospital. Im no law expert, but it seems to me like he got off kinda easy.

by Cougar999 on Feb 23, 2010 10:34 AM PST reply actions

I'd be willing to bet good money it was a brawl

by Brian Floyd on Feb 23, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

I would agree with that

Likely it was a large fight. And the player just wasn’t smart enough to walk away and make sure he wasn’t a part of it.

by 02Coug on Feb 23, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions

4th degree

I am pretty sure my roomie when I was in school got a 4th degree when he hit a girl with a snowball during a party… ironically also on Maple St.— so I am not certain what to make of the hospital stuff and whether or not it applies to Atofau. These kids can’t seem to grasp that whatever mistake you make is headline news for the dullsville Pullman Herald. Too bad…

If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.

by hollyweirdcoug on Feb 23, 2010 6:14 PM PST reply actions

Well, he picked a good time to screw up

It’s now buried by the Moos hire

by Brian Floyd on Feb 23, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions

One more note from Grippi

• Earlier today we posted a note about Jamal Atofau, a defensive back from Bellevue. The usual response in these type of situations – Atofau, who redshirted last fall as a freshman, was arrested for fourth-degree assault early Saturday morning – is for the player to be suspended. That hasn’t happened here. Which tells me Paul Wulff and the coaches, after looking into the situation, don’t believe Atofau’s actions deserve that response. We’ll keep an eye on the situation and see if, as was the case with Brandon Jones’ first arrest, the charges are dropped.

Link

by Brian Floyd on Feb 23, 2010 7:55 PM PST reply actions

Following up

Just as it was with the bike bicycle theft saga last spring, there is more to this tale than initially reported. Sounds like Jamal was defending his brother who had been struck in the face by some Idaho Vandal players… later on at the Hospital the trouble continued and the Vandal kid flashed gang signs… neat… Robb A has yet to comment.

http://washingtonstate.scout.com/2/949208.html

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by hollyweirdcoug on Feb 25, 2010 3:26 PM PST reply actions