JimBob
03-11-2008, 04:45 PM
Signee charged with felonies in gun case
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
3/11/2008
OU recruit Jarboe could face jail for firearm possession.
NORMAN -- University of Oklahoma football signee Josh Jarboe was charged on two felony gun counts on Friday in DeKalb County, Ga.
Now Sooners coach Bob Stoops is waiting for the legal process to unfold before making a determination on Jarboe's status.
Jarboe, 18, and James Davis, 17, were arrested Thursday at Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Ga.
Both were charged with receiving a stolen gun and with possession of a weapon in a school safety zone.
"They haven't had any determinations yet out that way, so we're still working through it to find out all we can and, I think, for everyone there to make some determinations," Stoops said Monday afternoon.
When asked what he meant by determinations, Stoops said, "Whatever the legal process and all that has to happen.
"Until that has all been worked through, then we have to continue to do our best to get in touch with people there and find out what we can."
The police report of the incident was released Monday and offered details that included Cedar Grove's principal, Karl Moton, witnessing Jarboe allegedly retrieving a black and silver .380 caliber handgun from beneath a spare tire in the trunk of a yellow Geo Storm, Jarboe allegedly concealing the gun in the waistband of his pants, and Jarboe allegedly trying to hide the gun from a DeKalb Schools police officer under the driver's seat of the vehicle.
According to the report, the weapon was loaded (the officer emptied four rounds) and had been registered as stolen.
Jarboe and Davis each posted $4,000 bail over the weekend.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DeKalb school system officials said neither would be allowed to return to school until after a hearing takes place.
Jarboe, a wide receiver who was among the nation's top-rated high school football players in the nation, could face a $10,000 fine and at least two years in prison if convicted of bringing a gun onto school property.
Also, federal laws passed in 1994 mandate that any student bringing a gun to school be expelled from school for at least one year.
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
3/11/2008
OU recruit Jarboe could face jail for firearm possession.
NORMAN -- University of Oklahoma football signee Josh Jarboe was charged on two felony gun counts on Friday in DeKalb County, Ga.
Now Sooners coach Bob Stoops is waiting for the legal process to unfold before making a determination on Jarboe's status.
Jarboe, 18, and James Davis, 17, were arrested Thursday at Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Ga.
Both were charged with receiving a stolen gun and with possession of a weapon in a school safety zone.
"They haven't had any determinations yet out that way, so we're still working through it to find out all we can and, I think, for everyone there to make some determinations," Stoops said Monday afternoon.
When asked what he meant by determinations, Stoops said, "Whatever the legal process and all that has to happen.
"Until that has all been worked through, then we have to continue to do our best to get in touch with people there and find out what we can."
The police report of the incident was released Monday and offered details that included Cedar Grove's principal, Karl Moton, witnessing Jarboe allegedly retrieving a black and silver .380 caliber handgun from beneath a spare tire in the trunk of a yellow Geo Storm, Jarboe allegedly concealing the gun in the waistband of his pants, and Jarboe allegedly trying to hide the gun from a DeKalb Schools police officer under the driver's seat of the vehicle.
According to the report, the weapon was loaded (the officer emptied four rounds) and had been registered as stolen.
Jarboe and Davis each posted $4,000 bail over the weekend.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DeKalb school system officials said neither would be allowed to return to school until after a hearing takes place.
Jarboe, a wide receiver who was among the nation's top-rated high school football players in the nation, could face a $10,000 fine and at least two years in prison if convicted of bringing a gun onto school property.
Also, federal laws passed in 1994 mandate that any student bringing a gun to school be expelled from school for at least one year.