Charges have been filed against seven Michigan State football players for their involvement in a melee in the tunnel following Michigan's victory.
Video showed a handful of Michigan State players hitting and kicking two Michigan players separately, later identified as Ja'Den McBurrows and Gemon Green.
After weeks of investigation from the Big Ten Conference, University of Michigan police and Michigan State University police, witness testimony, the prosecutor's office released their findings on Wednesday afternoon. "Following the altercation between members of the Michigan and Michigan State football teams on October 29, the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security conducted a thorough investigation into potential criminal liability," the statement read."At the conclusion of that investigation, UMDPSS submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office a request for criminal charges against several individuals – all student-athletes on the Michigan State football team.
"After reviewing the evidence and the law, the Prosecutor’s Office has authorized the following charges against the following individuals:Itayvion Brown: One count of aggravated assault, in violation of MCL 750.81a, a misdemeanorJustin White: One count of aggravated assault, in violation of MCL 750.81a, a misdemeanorZion Young: One count of aggravated assault, in violation of MCL 750.81a, a misdemeanorThe statement goes on to say that all charges are merely allegations.
While one attorney representing an undisclosed MSU player said there was evidence the Michigan players may have started the incident, neither of them were charged criminally.
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