Per Sgt. Sean Shields of the University of Arizona police: "We allowed him to go with the team back to the locker room. And he was arrested for assault."
From Bolch's reporting, it seems Shields was being overly dramatic about the proceedings. Mac was "arrested" in that he was given a citation. It's similar to you getting a speeding ticket, but he did not go to jail or anything like that. He's still with the team and will likely head back to Westwood, and I would guess he won't be going on road trips in the future. I would also guess that the DA will bump it down to a minor infraction given the circumstances.
Just because he did not go to jail does not mean he was not arrested. The reporting is accurate. Now, it would have been false if the report had said he was taken to jail. But of course just because one is arrested does not mean he was taken to jail.
Also, in Arizona criminal violations are not referred to as infractions. It's a felony or a misdemeanor. Etienne was arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. In Arizona, there is no mandatory jail for misdemeanor assault like some other misdemeanors. His harshest punishment will likely come from Mick Cronin after he pays a fine for the misdemeanor.
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Mac Etienne arrested
https://www.kvoa.com/news/ucla-player-arrested-for-allegedly-spitting-on-fan-after-76-66-loss-to-arizona/article_e90e0212-8576-11ec-9587-97d1cee8ad43.html
Here is the article
This is too badтАж not a good look ucla
tbh i laughed when I read the headline because I assume he just punched someone in a bar....but spitting is disgusting. Suspend him for the 2 games.
yeah 2 game suspension and required haircut sounds right
Actual reporting from non-Arizona sources has revealed that Etienne was merely cited and not arrested. He is still traveling with the team.
What we should learn from all this is that most Arizona media are bad at their jobs.
Per Sgt. Sean Shields of the University of Arizona police: "We allowed him to go with the team back to the locker room. And he was arrested for assault."
Sounds like he was arrested.
From Bolch's reporting, it seems Shields was being overly dramatic about the proceedings. Mac was "arrested" in that he was given a citation. It's similar to you getting a speeding ticket, but he did not go to jail or anything like that. He's still with the team and will likely head back to Westwood, and I would guess he won't be going on road trips in the future. I would also guess that the DA will bump it down to a minor infraction given the circumstances.
Just because he did not go to jail does not mean he was not arrested. The reporting is accurate. Now, it would have been false if the report had said he was taken to jail. But of course just because one is arrested does not mean he was taken to jail.
Also, in Arizona criminal violations are not referred to as infractions. It's a felony or a misdemeanor. Etienne was arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. In Arizona, there is no mandatory jail for misdemeanor assault like some other misdemeanors. His harshest punishment will likely come from Mick Cronin after he pays a fine for the misdemeanor.
It's a jumped-up overreaction from a mall cop, and I'm not sure why we are giving it that much air.
He was arrested and cited by University of Arizona police. Calling them "mall cops" would be like calling UCPD "mall cops."
They are trained police officers, not mall security.