Jurisprudence
Two Utah State football players and a third student have been charged with aggravated assault after an altercation with two female students. Police said the incident was racially motivated.
The charges were filed late Tuesday against the men, who had been jailed after the incident early Sunday morning.
Charged with two counts each of third-degree felony aggravated assault were cornerback Efrem Haymore, 21, of Robbins, Ill., and wide receiver Wendell (Shaun) Johnson, 22, of Bryan, Tex. Also charged was Jonathan Eric James, 19, of Logan.
Haymore and Johnson also were charged with class B misdemeanor counts of interfering with an arrest by a police officer, according to court documents.
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