Post by elp525 on Jul 14, 2011 22:09:37 GMT -5
Thursday July 14, 2011
by The Associated Press
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A West Virginia University linebacker cut from the team after an armed robbery arrest earlier this week is back behind bars, charged with a second, similar crime.
Branko Busick was in the Northern Central Regional Jail on a $250,000 bond Thursday.
Mountaineers head coach Dana Holgorsen dismissed the 20-year-old redshirt sophomore from Steubenville, Ohio, on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he was charged with an armed robbery at a Morgantown apartment building.
Busick was arrested in another, unrelated armed robbery on Wednesday, said Morgantown Police Sgt. Robert Gilmore.
The victim in the second case told police he was hit in the face and knocked down as he walked home from work June 23. This week, he identified Busick as the man who stole his iPhone and a wallet containing about $70.
Gilmore said that victim was treated for his injuries at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Busick was first arrested Monday after another victim told police a man had pointed a gun at him and two others, demanding money. When the victim said he had none, the man began hitting him with the weapon.
Busick, who turns 21 on Friday, was initially freed after his father posted a $25,000 property bond. Nick Busick is the former WWF wrestler Big Bully Busick.
Gilmore said the first arrest led to information that helped police charge Busick with the second robbery, but he wouldn't elaborate.
Busick could get up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.
Busick, who played in only two games last season, was an Associated Press Ohio Division IV Defensive Co-Player of the Year and AP Division IV-VI first-team All-Ohio.
by The Associated Press
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A West Virginia University linebacker cut from the team after an armed robbery arrest earlier this week is back behind bars, charged with a second, similar crime.
Branko Busick was in the Northern Central Regional Jail on a $250,000 bond Thursday.
Mountaineers head coach Dana Holgorsen dismissed the 20-year-old redshirt sophomore from Steubenville, Ohio, on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he was charged with an armed robbery at a Morgantown apartment building.
Busick was arrested in another, unrelated armed robbery on Wednesday, said Morgantown Police Sgt. Robert Gilmore.
The victim in the second case told police he was hit in the face and knocked down as he walked home from work June 23. This week, he identified Busick as the man who stole his iPhone and a wallet containing about $70.
Gilmore said that victim was treated for his injuries at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Busick was first arrested Monday after another victim told police a man had pointed a gun at him and two others, demanding money. When the victim said he had none, the man began hitting him with the weapon.
Busick, who turns 21 on Friday, was initially freed after his father posted a $25,000 property bond. Nick Busick is the former WWF wrestler Big Bully Busick.
Gilmore said the first arrest led to information that helped police charge Busick with the second robbery, but he wouldn't elaborate.
Busick could get up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.
Busick, who played in only two games last season, was an Associated Press Ohio Division IV Defensive Co-Player of the Year and AP Division IV-VI first-team All-Ohio.
