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3 Pitt players charged with assaultThree University of Pittsburgh football players have been charged with simple assault and conspiracy in connection with an incident last month involving three other students, one of whom reported he was hit in the head during a brief confrontation on the street.
Online court records don't list attorneys for the players charged in the complaint filed by city police on Thursday: running back Ray Graham, receiver Devin Street and defensive back Lafayette Pitts. The players were not arrested but have been mailed summonses to appear in Pittsburgh Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing on the charges Jan. 9.
Graham, of Elizabeth, N.J., is the Panthers' leading rusher with 622 yards and seven touchdowns. Street, of Bethlehem, is the team's leading receiver with 50 catches for 695 yards and four scores. Pitts, of East Pittsburgh, is also the team's top kick-returner.
It was not immediately clear if the players face team discipline for the incident or whether it will affect their availability for Saturday's nationally televised game at Notre Dame. An athletic department spokesman didn't immediately return a request for comment Friday.
According to the complaint, Karl Olsheski, Diana Olsheski and Samantha Mitchell told police they were walking along a street in Oakland, the neighborhood where the university is located, when a group of Pitt football players walked into their path from the opposite direction about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 21.
At the time, Karl Olsheski told police he didn't want to see the players arrested, but did want police to stop the group "so they wouldn't repeat their aggressions at other pedestrians," a criminal complaint said.
Police dispersed the groups and Olsheski and the females returned to a city police station that afternoon to report the incident in more detail. At that time, Diana Olsheski told police she recognized the players as Graham, Street and Pitts.
Karl Olsheski told police that Graham confronted him by saying, "What's up?" along with a racial slur. Olsheski said he tried to walk away but that Graham and Street blocked his way and Pitts kept him from retreating.
Olsheski "stated that shortly thereafter, he was struck one time on the left side of his head by Mr. Street."
Police tried to ensure the students identified the correct players by having them look at photo lineups. While none of the alleged victims could recognize all three players, each player was recognized by at least one, including Mitchell who recognized Street from a class they took together on vampires.All six people allegedly involved in the incident are listed in the student directory, but none immediately responded to emails requesting comment.
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You read that correct! Pitt players are taking a class on Vampires!! Yes it really Exists ...
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/courses/russ0880/Vamp041.pdfFrom the syllabus:
The number of students enrolled in this class is, you will notice, very large. The requirements have been modified to suit that fact...Students are required on 18 November, to submit a two- to three-page paper, written from the viewpoint of a vampire, on the psychological conflicts encountered by a vampire who is also a politician OR an actor. This typed, double-spaced paper may be an essay, a story, a diary entry, a letter, or a confession.This course has a website, which also contains my daily PowerPoint slides, the current syllabus, as well as sundry visuals and links to other vampire-relevant sites...Moreover, I encourage students to bring into class and share with the group any materials (music, visuals, etc.) connected with vampirism that may be of interest to the group.In case anyone is concerned about their finals schedule, this class does not have one.
