Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Marshall Football Receiver Arrested

  • {West Virginia}...Just days away from the Friends of Coal Bowl, Sunday's game against West Virginia University in Morgantown, Marshall football receiver 21 year old Troy Evans, a senior from Oakland, California, was arrested Tuesday in connection with several armed robberies that occurred on Sixth Avenue near Marshall's campus in Huntington Sunday. Evans has been charged with four counts of first-degree armed robbery and one count of wanton endangerment. Marshall released a statement Tuesday evening saying Evans had been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. A preliminary court date is scheduled for September 9th.