Saturday, July 7, 2012
Former Marshall University Football Player Arrested
{Jupiter, Florida}...Friday morning, former Marshall University football player Michael Fleurizard was arrested in Jupiter, Florida and charged with two counts of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated fleeing to elude, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. Jupiter Police say Fleurizard was asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle at a red light about 3:35 A.M. Friday morning, and, when officers woke him up, he sped off, hitting two officers with his vehicle. Fleurizard crashed into a guardrail after leading police on a chase. He was taken to a Florida hospital with minor injuries. In July 2010, Fleurizard was arrested after a pizza delivery man was robbed on Marshall's campus. Fleurizard pleaded guilty to a count of first-degree robbery and received treatment from a drug abuse center. He spent 20 months in jail before being released in February 2012 and told by Judge Paul Farrell to leave the state.