Whether it be sexual assault allegations, fights or theft the MSU athletic program certainly has had its share of negative publicity and today was no exception. Freshman TE Dion Sims plead guilty in court today on one felony count of receiving and concealing stolen property. This was according to Chastitty Pratt Dawsey of the Detroit Free Press and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office. Here is an excerpt from the Dawsey article…
Sims, a sophomore from Detroit who played at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, was charged in connection with a crime ring that is accused of selling 104 laptop computers — worth $158,000 — that were stolen from four Detroit Public Schools buildings from December 2009 to January.
The current charge could carry a maximum of 10 years in prison however it is believed that with Sims’ cooperation he could get probation and serve no jail time.
“If the judge decides to sentence under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, we will not object,” said Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office. “This is a statute that allows for the defendant who is under age 21 to receive a period of probation with conditions. If the defendant fulfills all of the conditions set by the court, it is possible that the criminal record can be expunged.”
Right now Sims in free on personal bond and will be sentenced on December 6th. He is also still indefinitely suspended from the MSU football team and it is unclear if he will ever return to it.
It is amazing the direction some of these student athletes choose to take when they have so much to loose.
