Another day, another trOJan arrested

by godblesstyus95 on Mar 9, 2008 7:58 AM PST

College football offseason is in full swing, and our semi-pro, thug neighbors from South Central are busy filling the police blotters.

Just a day after SUC recruit Maurice Simmons was arrested for (allegedly) committing felony robbery and assault with a firearm, defensive tackle Fili Moala was arrested for (allegedly) obstructing justice at a bar fight in Newport Beach. From the LAT:

USC defensive tackle Fili Moala was arrested this week in Newport Beach for obstructing and delaying an officer after police responded to a fight at a bar, a police official confirmed today.

Moala, 22, was not cited for being part of the fight, which occurred March 2 at Hoagie Barmichaels in Newport Beach, said Sgt. Evan Sailor of the Newport Beach Police Dept.

Officers from the Newport Beach and Irvine police departments and the Orange County Sheriff's Dept. responded to the scene and ordered those outside the bar to the ground as they attempted to sort out what happened, Sailor said.

"He got down on the ground and complied with orders but as they gave more orders he went back into the bar," Sailor said. "He apologized, but was arrested."

Moala posted $500 bail and was released, Sailor said.

Moala could not be reached for comment. An athletic department spokesman said the school was aware of the arrest.

In other legal matters, there was this from the San Diego Union tribune yesterday:

Lloyd Lake's pretrial deposition scheduled for Monday in San Diego in his lawsuit against Reggie Bush is on hold for now, possibly until at least May, according to Lake's attorney Brian Watkins.
The judge in the case issued a stay on discovery in the case until she can hear motions made by attorneys in the case in May. Watkins filed a motion to compel Bush's deposition. Bush's attorneys have filed a motion for a protective order preventing Lake from sharing discovery materials with the NCAA and the media.

Oh, and how can we forget about this:

LAS VEGAS - A judge agreed Friday to delay the armed robbery and kidnapping trial for O.J. Simpson and two co-defendants until September to give the defense more time to prepare.

Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass also refused throw out the charges against the former football star, and refused to separate his trial from co-defendants Charles Ehrlich and Clarence "C.J." Stewart.

As they say, it's like shooting fish in a barrel, folks.

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I am starting to mix them up

When I read about this on the internet yesterday I had to stop and question whether or not this was a new arrest or someone who had been arrested in the past. It really is getting hard to keep track of all the players getting arrested over at sc.

by UCngLA on Mar 9, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply actions

Thug On!

To Victory; or, until next year!

by ncrpz2 on Mar 9, 2008 10:06 AM PDT reply actions

Obstruct On!

It's incredible how easy these jokers make it for us to make fun of them. The funny thing is that most trOJan fans don't care that this kind of press embarrasses the community college because most of them didn't even graduate from there. For those that did graduate from there, it's embarrassing but they didn't have all that far to fall anyway.

by Tydides on Mar 9, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

You said it

Like shooting fish in a barrell (except for the ignorant tools in the Trojan Times who are working on their next CRN story riffing off the Seattle Times).

by bluestreet on Mar 9, 2008 1:59 PM PDT reply actions

Let's add these to suc's rap sheet

Their accomplishments on the gridiron are almost, but not quite as impressive as their history of violations, arrests, and thuggery. At least the most prominent figure of both areas are the same man: OJ Simpson, famous for the Heisman Trophy and Pro Bowl Hall of Fame, as well as his accomplishments in double homicide on top of the endless list of crimes on his record.

I almost feel like there should be a separate wikipedia entry for "suc fb scandals".

by bruinbunz on Mar 9, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions

*is the same man.

by bruinbunz on Mar 9, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions

USC Court Report

I kid you not, today's entry in the LA Times USC Blog is entitled USC Court Report. Includes a link to a story on Todd Marinovich's younger brother getting arrested at Syracuse. Methinks the USC Court Report will be a regular feature.

by CrouchingBruin on Mar 10, 2008 9:02 PM PDT reply actions

LOL!

My old man thought it was a sign of the times when several years back the fishwrap included a daily blurb about which athletes (college and pro) had been arrested or were being sued for more than bad business deals.

by bruinbabe2000 on Mar 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Laughter out loud from an unexpected quarter

Mrs. Fox 71 is a Bruin by marriage only, and is more understanding than truly hard core. But she understands justsc. She really chuckled (and included an eye-roll) when I told her that the fishwrap has the suc Court Report.

That is truly amazing. Think about it -- trOJans actually need this sort of reporting so they can keep track of their "student athletes." Oh how I would like to infiltrate freshman orientation for the thugs. I am very confident that each of them has a bail bondsman's card in his wallet from day one.

We need to keep track of Kevin Love's visits to Nickerson Gardens to bring a little joy to a kid's heart. justsc fans need to keep track of who is on parole. And yet they're still arrogant.

by Fox 71 on Mar 11, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions