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Van Stumon Busted for Drunk Driving

Posted on Oct 05, 2010

Authorities in Fayetteville Arkansas say Arkansas fullback Van Stumon has been charged with drunken driving and other offenses after an early morning traffic stop in Fayetteville.

The Story

A police report said Stumon was pulled over about 2:20 a.m. after officers saw him make an improper turn, drive over a curb into a parking lot and park his car erratically. According to the report, Stumon failed a field sobriety test and registered 0.10 percent on a blood-alcohol test.

The Charges

Driving while intoxicated is one of several charges facing Arkansas fullback Van Stumon. In addition to driving while intoxicated (DWI), Stumon was also charged with careless driving, making an improper U-turn and making an improper lane change. He is scheduled to appear July 16 in Fayetteville District Court. His head coach Bobby Petrino is aware of the situation and is apparently handling the matter internally.

Stumon Released on Bond

The 22-year-old Stumon was arrested Saturday booked into the Washington County Jail and released later in the morning on $1,200 bond.

About Van Stumon

Stumon’s high school career information courtesy of Athletic Media Relations: Primarily a defensive end and running back in high school, the AP named him to the 2005 Arkansas Super Team and he was the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s state defensive player of the year. As a senior, he recorded 64 tackles with seven sacks for Coach Bryan Hutson. He also had five fumble recoveries, returning two for touchdowns, in leading his team to the state quarterfinals. He also rushed for nearly 1,000 yards. Prior to his final high school campaign, he attended Arkansas’ football camp and was named the outstanding camper. As a junior, before being double and triple-teamed, he made 106 tackles, including 32 tackles for loss. He played at both defensive end and linebacker in his junior season.

In addition, he rushed for more than 800 yards on the offensive side of the ball. He also participated in basketball and track and field in high school. He was ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Arkansas by Rivals and as the No. 9 linebacker in the nation by the same outlet. He was also a member of the Rivals250 team. Scout ranked him as the No. 8 prospect in Arkansas. Both Hawgs Illustrated and HawgSports.com rated him as the No. 3 prospect in Arkansas. He was recruited by a number of schools and chose Arkansas over Purdue, Iowa, Ole Miss and Notre Dame.

2008: Stumon made appearances in nine games in 2008 (all but Ole Miss, South Carolina, LSU). He had three tackles on the season with one against Alabama, Texas and Florida.

2007: He did not see any game action while working with the scout team defense at end.

2006: He spent his redshirt season working in the weight room and logging time on the scout team defense.

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Murder conviction after DUI in Nick Adenhart case

Posted on Sep 30, 2010

Nick Adenhart had everything going for him. At age 22, he was a major league basketball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He also played for the Salt Lake Bees in 2008. But this promising young rookie’s life was cut short on April 9, 2009. Adenhart and two of his friends, 25 year old Henry Pearsons and 20 year old Courtney Stewart were killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. The fourth passenger, Jon Wilhite was seriously injured

Andrew Gallo – The man accused of killing Angel’s pitcher Nick Adenhart

Andrew Gallo, a 23 year old construction worker was driving with a blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit, was found guilty by a panel of jurors for the murder of Adenhart. According to reports, Gallo drank at three separate bars drinking beers and shots before running a red light and crashing into a car killing Adenhart and his two friends, and severely injuring the fourth occupant. Reports also mention that this was Gallo’s second drinking under the influence (DUI) conviction.

Jury Deliberations in Adenhart Case

Gallo was found guilty on three counts of second degree murder. He was also convicted of drunk driving, fleeing the scene, driving under the influence of alcohol, and causing serious bodily injury, for which he received single counts for each of those charges. According to reports, Gallo told police he had no recollection of driving and apologized to the victims’ families.

Andrew Gallo Could Spend 50 Years to Life Behind Bars

Gallo is scheduled to appear back in court mid December for sentencing. He is looking at 50 years to life in the big house. However, in order for Gallo to receive a murder conviction, prosecutors have to convince jurors that Gallo was fully aware of his actions, intentionally drove while his driving was impaired by alcohol, acted with implied malice and wasn’t concern about the possibility of taking someone’s life.

Did Gallo Know The Dangers Of Drinking And Driving?

Gallo’s attorney, Jacqueline Goodman said they will appeal the case against her client because he did not intent to kill anyone. But Gallo knew the dangers of drinking and driving, because his last DUI conviction in 2006, Gallo had signed court documents acknowledging that he is aware that if he drove drunk again and killed someone he could be charged with murder.

So did Gallo intend to kill someone? Of course not, but he did. Apparently he did not learn his lesson from the first conviction and his action clearly showed that he just didn’t care.

Adenhart died just after pitching his first start of 2009. He pitched six scoreless innings in his second debut.

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Lindsay Lohan to wear Alcohol Monitoring Device

Posted on Jun 28, 2010

Once again, the scourge of irresponsible drinking has raised its ugly head among celebrities. However, this particular case shows the long-term consequences of a previous alcohol related conviction and how irresponsible alcohol consumption is considered a serious issue.

Lindsay Lohan Taunts Her

Lindsay Lohan has been ordered by a Beverly Hills judge Marsha Revel to be fitted with
an alcohol-monitoring device and to subject herself to random drug and alcohol testing at least once per week. The ruling stemmed from a violation of her terms of probation in a previous alcohol related conviction. She was scheduled to attend a court hearing regarding that case which she ended up missing without any valid reason.

Judge Marsh Revel makes an example out of Lindsay Lohan

Far too often, celebrities flout the law, especially when it comes to alcohol related cases. However, Lindsay Lohan came up against the wrong judge who was fed up with the trivial nature by which these celebrities treat these cases. So when Lindsay Lohan missed her scheduled court appointment, she lost all grounds on which she could argue for leniency. Though previously confident just hours before her re-appearance in court that she has no reason to worry, during her sentencing, the judge was very explicit in setting out the terms for her to remain out of jail as she decided she would make an example out of her by assigning her to wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet.

Lindsay Flouts the Law

After missing her court appointment, one of the main reasons for being assigned the alcohol-monitoring device is that she told the court that she missed her flight due to her passport being stolen while in Cannes. However, celebrity tabloids ran pictures and stories of her partying during her stay and not showing any sign of worry about her pending court hearing.

Lindsay Lohan gets her Monitoring Bracelet

At the Los Angeles court hearing, Judge Marsha Revel ordered Lindsay Lohan to wear device known as SCRAM. The device is used to constantly monitor an individual’s blood alcohol content through the skin and perspiration. The device checks if the individual has consumed alcohol and sends a report back to its nerve center online. A profile is then developed to determine if the individual has violated the condition of their bail. In Lindsay’s case, the judge further informed her that if she attempts to remove the device, she would get at least six months in jail.Apart from the inconveniences caused by the device, wearing the alcohol-monitoring device should be easy for Lindsay as this would be her second stint with the device. Previously she voluntarily wore the device while serving a previous DWI and attending rehab.

Lindsay Lohan’s Attorney Pleads for Leniency

During the sentencing hearing, despite still arriving ten minutes late as result of the crowd that gathered outside the court house, Lohan’s lawyer pleaded with the judge not to enforce the SCRAM device as it would seriously interfere with several contractual commitments for movie and photo shoots. However the judge was unmoved and carried out the sentencing.

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