Welcome Guest!
Create an Account
login email:
password:
site searchwhere to watchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp
Message Board
BobcatAttack.com Message Board
Ohio Basketball
Topic:  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...

Topic:  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
Author
Message
Tyler
General User



Member Since: 7/7/2010
Location: Arizona
Post Count: 894

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:44:01 PM 

Police: K9 detected large package of pot being shipped to UA guard Alex Abreu and undercover cops delivered. Abreu accepted, then arrested
Back to Top
  
akroncat
General User

Member Since: 7/23/2010
Location: Akron, OH
Post Count: 189

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:46:29 PM 
He is from Puerto Rico and if convicted probably would be deported???  I have to believe he is done for the year.  I saw Dambrot at the Diamond Grill yesterday at lunch and he seemed very happy.  He came over and talked with a number of people at my table who are Akron grads.  He has said more than once the Abreu is the key to the team.
Back to Top
  
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
General User



Member Since: 12/1/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 1,925

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:50:30 PM 
akroncat wrote:
He is from Puerto Rico and if convicted probably would be deported??? 


Yah, I'm pretty sure you can't get deported to Puerto Rico. Its part of the United States. 
Back to Top
  
brucecuth
General User

Member Since: 12/21/2004
Post Count: 1,794

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:53:20 PM 
akroncat wrote:
He is from Puerto Rico and if convicted probably would be deported???  I have to believe he is done for the year.  I saw Dambrot at the Diamond Grill yesterday at lunch and he seemed very happy.  He came over and talked with a number of people at my table who are Akron grads.  He has said more than once the Abreu is the key to the team.

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and its residents are U.S. citizens.
Back to Top
  
bornacatfan
General User



Member Since: 8/3/2006
Post Count: 5,706

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:54:41 PM 
Funny part about basketball teams....if he was moving this much ....the rest of the team knew it.....and it is not like there has not been close to this amount in the apartment of one of our own.... be careful about throwing stones.

Lucky I guess that he was alone and none of his team mates were along for the ride while he made the buy/

never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer.....

The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game

Back to Top
  
lovebobcat
General User

Member Since: 12/23/2004
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Post Count: 505

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:55:02 PM 
Not knowing what'll happen in the courts, I'll be the first to say that what'll frustrate me the most is if he ISN'T done for the season. It'd be really lame for the school to restore his eligibility while the process "plays out in the courts."

And count me among those who thinks losing Abreu would be a big loss for Akron. That kid can play. He's the reason they beat us the first time this year. He outplayed D.J. that night.
Back to Top
  
Pataskala
General User

Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: At least six feet away from anybody else
Post Count: 9,152

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 7:58:34 PM 
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead wrote:
akroncat wrote:
He is from Puerto Rico and if convicted probably would be deported??? 


Yah, I'm pretty sure you can't get deported to Puerto Rico. Its part of the United States. 


No, you can't be deported to Puerto Rico.  Just to WV.

Jeff Eisenberg has latched onto the fact that Ohio's chances for the MAC title have improved, not so much for how well Abreu played against us but because of his overall performance this season.

Now we know he prefers grass to turf.

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.
Back to Top
  
cc-cat
General User

Member Since: 4/5/2006
Location: matthews, NC
Post Count: 3,822

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:05:43 PM 
Signs for a package and gets arrested.  Now he can/will say that he simply got a package.  Had no idea what was in it.  Gets reinstated  - innocent until proven guilty.  Heard it here first.  He will be back for the tournament.

Last Edited: 3/7/2013 8:06:22 PM by cc-cat
Back to Top
  
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
General User

Member Since: 7/30/2010
Post Count: 3,287

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:06:03 PM 
Abreu is a big part of what Akron does. I think this is a huge blow to them, on par with UNC losing Marshall last year. Size is nice, but you need somebody to get the big guys the ball.
Back to Top
  
bornacatfan
General User



Member Since: 8/3/2006
Post Count: 5,706

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:07:44 PM 
cc cat wrote:
Signs for a package and gets arrested.  Now he can/will say that he simply got a package.  Had no idea what was in it.  Gets reinstated  - innocent until proven guilty.  Heard it here first.  He will be back for the tournament.


How does that work in a controlled buy situation?

never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer.....

The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game

Back to Top
  
SBH
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 3,754

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:09:01 PM 
It's hard to take pleasure in watching a kid's life blow up.
Back to Top
  
Suga Fries
General User

Member Since: 7/6/2010
Post Count: 148

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:10:28 PM 
bornacatfan wrote:
cc cat wrote:
Signs for a package and gets arrested.  Now he can/will say that he simply got a package.  Had no idea what was in it.  Gets reinstated  - innocent until proven guilty.  Heard it here first.  He will be back for the tournament.


How does that work in a controlled buy situation?
that does not mesh with a controlled buy. where usually the officer buys from him.

O Zone VP- 09-10
WT/LT 09-10
B.A.- Poli Sci 10

Back to Top
  
colobobcat66
General User

Member Since: 9/1/2006
Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO
Post Count: 4,158

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:11:04 PM 
Counting chickens, better watch out
Back to Top
  
cc-cat
General User

Member Since: 4/5/2006
Location: matthews, NC
Post Count: 3,822

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:11:22 PM 
bornacatfan wrote:
cc cat wrote:
Signs for a package and gets arrested.  Now he can/will say that he simply got a package.  Had no idea what was in it.  Gets reinstated  - innocent until proven guilty.  Heard it here first.  He will be back for the tournament.


How does that work in a controlled buy situation?


no report - yet - of money changing hands. Simply that he accepted a package.  Kid looks like he threw away pr ball in Europe.  Sad.
Back to Top
  
Speaker of Truth
General User

Member Since: 1/26/2011
Post Count: 441

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:14:07 PM 
I feel bad for the kid.  Not sure what his background was but sometimes that easy money can be tough for a guy to pass up.  Especially for a guy who has done great things for the school and has brought more value to the school than the school has given to him with a scholarship.... Yes I am saying that some students athletes get the raw end of the deal by only getting a scholarship when they make their schools millions.
Back to Top
  
ClevelandCat '11
General User



Member Since: 12/8/2010
Location: Cleveland, OH
Post Count: 436

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:16:19 PM 
SBH wrote:
It's hard to take pleasure in watching a kid's life blow up.






I mean i see what you are saying, but he was trafficking drugs (allegedly-in Jim Rome voice). If he was wrongly accused then I have sympathy but when you are a drug dealer, dont do the crime if you cant do the time
Back to Top
  
perimeterpost
General User



Member Since: 7/6/2010
Post Count: 3,165

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:23:46 PM 
dang APD, where were you 10 days ago when we needed you?

MY STATE. MY TEAM.
Back to Top
  
Speaker of Truth
General User

Member Since: 1/26/2011
Post Count: 441

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:24:54 PM 
How many on this board have "illegally" downloaded music or a movie?  What about streaming a game from an unauthorized website?  If so please check your obnoxious moral standards at the door.  After all, in some states this substance is legal( Yes I know the amount is a factor)
Back to Top
  
Pataskala
General User

Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: At least six feet away from anybody else
Post Count: 9,152

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:28:44 PM 
Elton Alexander at the PD:  "Abreu has been suspended until the outcome of the investigation is complete."  That could be some time.

I can see his lawyer arguing that he only accepted the package but didn't know what was in it, especially since it was a pot-sniffing dog that tipped them off instead of some informant or some lengthy, thorough investigation. He could claim he doesn't know the sender and had no idea what was in the package.  Of course, investigators can subpoena USPS, UPS and Fed Ex records to see if any other large packages were delivered to him from the same sender or the same location.

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.
Back to Top
  
SBH
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 3,754

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:31:19 PM 
ColumbusCat '11 wrote:
SBH wrote:
It's hard to take pleasure in watching a kid's life blow up.






I mean i see what you are saying, but he was trafficking drugs (allegedly-in Jim Rome voice). If he was wrongly accused then I have sympathy but when you are a drug dealer, dont do the crime if you cant do the time


I understand that it is serious.  Kids just make some really stupid decisions sometimes.  He'll be paying for this, in a way, for the rest of his life.

Equally sad was Akron's QB, Jacquemain, who was stealing from teammates to support a drug habit. He died from his addiction a couple of years later.  Just tragic.
Back to Top
  
GoCats105
General User

Member Since: 1/31/2006
Location: Seattle, WA
Post Count: 6,920

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:33:40 PM 
the123kid wrote:
How many on this board have "illegally" downloaded music or a movie?  What about streaming a game from an unauthorized website?  If so please check your obnoxious moral standards at the door.  After all, in some states this substance is legal( Yes I know the amount is a factor)


Really? You're comparing downloading music to buying kilos of marijuana? And it's not legal in Ohio so what does that have anything to do with it?
Back to Top
  
JSF
General User



Member Since: 1/29/2005
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 6,343

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:34:04 PM 
the123kid wrote:
How many on this board have "illegally" downloaded music or a movie?  What about streaming a game from an unauthorized website?  If so please check your obnoxious moral standards at the door.  After all, in some states this substance is legal( Yes I know the amount is a factor)


This is not the same thing at all.

"Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season.

My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8

Back to Top
  
Buster
General User



Member Since: 12/20/2007
Post Count: 405

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:36:05 PM 
Can't imagine how his teammates feel.  I remember seeing an interview about how bad it hurt to see Ohio doing so well in the NCAA Tourny.  He was proud, but said it made him cry every night.  I thought to myself that this kid wants it BAD.  He is going to do whatever possible to get there.  I guess he wanted it bad, but was willing to take big risks along the way.  Like much of Zips Nation, he may have thought he was already there.  


I'll tell ya where we'll go. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' bout a little place called... ATHENS.
Back to Top
  
Ozcat
General User



Member Since: 1/4/2005
Location: Gahanna, OH
Post Count: 818

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:36:27 PM 
Earlier in the season Alex said that he thought Akron could win the National Championship. I remember thinking, "What is this kid smoking?"
Back to Top
  
Speaker of Truth
General User

Member Since: 1/26/2011
Post Count: 441

Status: Offline
  Message Not Read  RE: Akron's Alex Abreu arrested...
   Posted: 3/7/2013 8:39:34 PM 
GoCats105 wrote:
the123kid wrote:
How many on this board have "illegally" downloaded music or a movie?  What about streaming a game from an unauthorized website?  If so please check your obnoxious moral standards at the door.  After all, in some states this substance is legal( Yes I know the amount is a factor)


Really? You're comparing downloading music to buying kilos of marijuana? And it's not legal in Ohio so what does that have anything to do with it?


Is stealing worse than selling drugs?  To me stealing is worse than selling a recreational drug....
Back to Top
  
Showing Replies:  26 - 50  of 210 Posts
Jump to Page:  < Previous    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9    Next >
View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             



WHO'S ONLINE
There are 165 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com
164 Guests
1 Registered User:
 Jeff McKinney
There are no other users looking at this page.




Copyright ©2024 BobcatAttack.com. All rights reserved.  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties