Evans and Koroma Charged with Possession of Marijuana
A three week long investigation by police has finally come up with this.
Charges have been filed against Nittany Lions Abe Koroma and Maurice Evans in connection with a Sept. 2 marijuana seizure at a Nittany Apartments residence, according to court documents filed today.
Koroma and Evans have been charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, an ungraded misdemeanor, according to the criminal complaint.
Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers confirmed Judge Carmine Prestia signed the charges at about 2 p.m. today.
"The charges filed against these two individuals are based on evidence that was collected and information that was obtained through interviews with anyone who would have been in the apartment or anyone connected in any way to the incident," Powers said. "Police did a very thorough investigation, and that's what they based their charges on."
A thorough investigation would be an understatement. The night of the incident they smelled marijuana smoke in the apartment, interviewed the people in the apartment, and searched the apartment where they found marijuana in Evans' and Koroma's room. Three weeks later they figured out that Evans and Koroma had pot. Brilliant.
The big question now is, what will be the fallout? It's just a misdemeanor, so the legal fallout should be a few hundred dollars in fines and community service. Judicial affairs may step in, but for something this minor for first time offenders I would think a slap on the wrist is in order. Maybe attend a class on substance abuse and put them on probation for a year. But what we really care about is how Joe Paterno will react. Will he sit them a few more weeks or the rest of the semester to show he means business in the face of the ESPN headlines sure to be scrolling across the ticker in time for Sportscenter tonight? Or will he sit them this week and bring them back in time for Illinois and consider it time served?
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USC guy has a felony DUI week of OSU and he plays.
Wisc has this guy DUI on a moped and they do nothing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3593874
We have some guys with empty bags of weed and they get suspended for a min of 3 games. If we didn’t have so many gd morons before them nothing would happen, but the OTL report changed all that so we are hosed….
JoePa in '09
by JGuiher on Sep 17, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Picture that...a senior LINEBACKER riding a vespa? Too funny!
Where’s our photoshop expert when we need him?
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Sep 17, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who does he think he is, Vinny Testaverde?
by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 17, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heres to hoping...
They’re back for Illinois.
by deihlba on Sep 17, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How ironic
this will make us stronger in the long run (2 seasons from now). but this season is very concerning.
by millzners on Sep 17, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
being charged...
does not make them guilty… i don’t see any reason why these guys can’t be back on the field for Sept. 27th…
by WETSU on Sep 17, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mixed Emotions
You know, I am really torn by this one. As much as I’d love for these guys to stay off thw\e police blotter, how bad is this in the grand scheme of things? It’s a stupid mistake. Nobody got hurt. A second chance is in order.
What struck me more than any other comment in Joe’s weekly presser was the comment on Ware’s weight. Hell, how many schools would play kids to get what they can out of them. Joe seemed genuinely concerned about Ware’s weight – not for the sake of the team – but for the sake of the kid’s own health now, and later in life.
I’m sure he cares about the these two kids, also, and will give them a second chance.
Did they goof up? Sure, but they paid their dues. Evans will have paid, literally, in dollars when draft time rolls around.
by Spats on Sep 17, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Older.......
I get, the less I care about stuff like this as well. However, I think people need to stay consistent and give other programs who have kids get in trouble the same understanding. I don’t know that PSU fans are very good at doing that.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
by ech2os on Sep 17, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and a gun
This guy on FSU had the same thing as Evans and Koroma and a gun, and he received two game suspension. Utilizing the disciplinary policy of Paterno’s only comparable contemporary, had Evans and Koroma possessed firearms, they could have been on the field last week.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_fsu/2008/09/with-preston-pa.html
by cpm126 on Sep 17, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One more week
Look for Joe to sit them again this week against Temple and add some community service. I think they will be back on the field for the Illinois game. This was exactly why he did not play them the past 2 weeks. He had an idea they were gonna be charged, so he didn’t risk playing them. Playing them while the “investigation” was still going on would have opened up a new can of worms and added more scrutiny to the long list of problems in Happy Valley. JoePa knew what he was doing. They will be granted a second chance and help us win the Big Ten. Go State!
by LIONHEAD2477 on Sep 17, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Drug Tests???
Since they have not been kicked off the team, are we correct to assume that these guys passed the drug tests that they agreed to 3 weeks ago?
by Colonel Shenango on Sep 17, 2008 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you can fail a drug test and not get kicked off the team
Manningham failed two of them while at Michigan.
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
by Kevin HD on Sep 17, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
section 17
Unless things have changed during the past 10 years or so, in Centre County, under “section 17” you can plead no contest to this charge and pay a few hundred dollar fine and get six months of probabtion. If you stay out of trouble for a full year, the charge gets expunged from your record. I think you’re only eligible for section 17 if you have a clean record, but I bet these guys do.
In any event, as section 17 illustrates, centre county, believe it or not, is fairly lenient on pot smokers, for their first offense at least. I trust Joe will be too (relatively). As other have pointed out, three weeks is a fairly long suspension for something like this in college. Hopefully, they’ll be back for the big ten season. Although mostly, I just want a firm date as to when they’ll be allowed to dress again.
I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.
by spakajewia on Sep 17, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Penalty
If this was in Philly the following would happen. Since it was under 30 grams of Mj and they have no prior drug contacts the defendants would be given anywhere from 20-30 hours of community service. Upon the completion of the community service the charges would be DROPPED.
The most ridiculous thing is that for your 2nd to 1,000th possession of a small amount of Mj, the “penalty” is NO FURTHER PROSECUTION, that is to it goes on your record and thats it.
by psuskifan on Sep 17, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I Were Joe...
…I’d call that tool up at ESPN, explain to him exactly what he (Joe) did to his kids here, then have a list prepared of everything that has happened around college football this season, and list the penalties, and tell the dude to get the hell off his lawn. Really, this is a joke. If Joe is 50, this doesn’t happen. Period.
As far as I’m concerned, yea, maybe Joe doesn’t have the vice-grip he had on this program before, however, I still think he exercises a lot more control than a lot of other big time coaches. I’d much rather have a guy that is losing a little control that a dirtbag who CHOOSES to have no control over his kids.
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
by fugimaster24 on Sep 17, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hmm.....
interesting……….that aint much.
The cutoff for the charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana is 30 grams. Penn State assistant police chief Thomas Sowerby said the amount associated with the charges against Evans and Koroma was roughly "less than a gram per person."
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
by ech2os on Sep 17, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
less than two grams?
then why is this even a story? we’re talking about $30 worth of weed…..whoopdie doo.
by Stately NOVA Lion on Sep 18, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
30 grams
is about an ounce, so 2 is what? a joint?
I think they should be shot in the street.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 18, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shiiiiiiiiiitt
homie. That’s about the shake that’d spill outta dead roach if you poked at it…..
Convivite Nudem!
by jtothep on Sep 18, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care
about some dope/underage drinking/fights if they are seperate incidents. These are college kids 18-22 and things happen when you are young and dumb.
Here is my problem, these jokers know that the team is on the radar of the coaches/police/etc…and they still keep doing stuping things. Not good judgement.
by SweepTheLeg on Sep 17, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder....
Since they have sat for two weeks already, I am guessing that JoePa knows something we don’t. Probably also something the police don’t know.
Either
1. The other people they were worth are criminals.
2. The drug test showed more than weed.
I am still leaning towards the probability that Joe is just sending a message to the rest of the team. Screw up and have fun riding the pine.
by DrDetroit on Sep 18, 2008 9:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Conner got three(?) games
for prank phone calls. Joe’s punishments have never been easy to figure out. Joe punishes players the way he feels punishment should be doled out.
pinkertonpark.com - you owe yerself a laugh.
by rahpsu92 on Sep 18, 2008 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
screw them....
I don’t care how good they are. they represent penn state, and with all of the players that have gotten in trouble over the past few years you can bet that they have gotten the speech from the coaches over and over again. Not only were these guys stupid enough to get the cops called to their apartment, but they were even dumber in still having pot in their house after the 40 minute delay it took the cops to get a warrant. I say screw them; I don’t care how long they sit. They message needs to be sent to the rest of the players that if you play for Penn State there is no tolerance for this bullshit.
by Lovethosefreakinnittanylions on Sep 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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