Two BG athletes -- football player Darius Gilbert and women's basketball player Shanique Ogle -- were suspended indefinitely from their teams by the university Thursday, and both face criminal charges.
Click here to read an overview of the situation as well as a comment from the University regarding the two situations.
Here is more information from police records on the two incidents, with much thanks to The Blade's Jennifer Feehan for her work in getting the reports.
In the case of Darius Gilbert, the incident in question happened Saturday, May 26, at 4 a.m. in an apartment on East Wooster Street. Police reports say the victim was knocked down to the floor of his apartment and his wallet was taken, with his driver's licence, roughly $120 in cash, and a Visa card removed. The suspect also took an expensive watch and the victim's cell phone.
The victim, who police reports say suffered a swollen lip and had blood on his shirt, later identified Gilbert as the suspect. Gilbert was arrested Thursday afternoon after turning himself in to police and has been charged with robbery.
Gilbert was scheduled to be arraigned in Bowling Green Municipal Court at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning.
In the case of Shanique Ogle, campus police began an investigation on May 15 into the theft of two credit cards and their use in the period from April 16 through May 9.
According to police reports, Ogle with interviewed Wednesday regarding the disappearance and confessed to using two stolen cards. She is alleged to have used one card for one purchase and the other card for multiple purchases. The police report also states Ogle admitted to signing the victim's name to one of the purchases, and the police report said the amount of that particular purchase was $18.05.
Ogle has been charged with receiving stolen property, forgery and misuse of credit cards. The first two charges are both fifth-degree felonies, while the latter is a first-degree misdemeanor.
Ogle is scheduled to appear in Bowling Green Municipal Court at 2:30 p.m. Monday.
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