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WSU football troubles

Ongoing coverage: With growing count of felony arrests, the WSU football program is gaining national notoriety off the field. The number of arrests leads the nation, but school officials say an overzealous police department targets players.
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WSU linebacker Su’a arrested

PULLMAN – Linebacker Chester Su’a of the Washington State football team has been arrested for failing to appear for a hearing regarding a charge of driving without a license. Su’a was arrested on Thursday after judge Douglas Robinson of the Whitman County District Court issued a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday, according to patrol sergeant Dan Dornes of the Pullman Police Department.
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Mayes third Cougar arrested in two weeks

The count of Washington State football players arrested in the last two weeks is now at three after junior linebacker Logan Mayes was arrested early Thursday evening on suspicion of hit and run, according to the Pullman Police logs. A WSU spokesman confirmed that coaches are aware of the incident, which will be handled internally per coach Mike Leach’s policy. A PPD employee who answered the phone Sunday morning said nobody on duty was able to answer media inquiries, meaning details of Mayes’ arrest are still unclear.
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WSU running back Caldwell arrested

Washington State running back Teondray Caldwell was arrested on May 7 on suspicion of assault and burglary stemming from an April 28 incident at a Pullman residence. KQQQ 1150-AM in Pullman reported that Caldwell and a group of WSU football players were denied entry to a party, and that Caldwell allegedly struck a man sitting on the porch.
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WSU’s Gabe Marks cited for MIP-Exhibiting

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Washington State receiver Gabe Marks was cited for minor exhibiting effects of having consumed alcohol early Sunday, WSU Police Officer Joe Kirshner confirmed. Kirshner said he was not permitted to release further details. According to the department’s activity log, Marks, 18,...
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WSU receiver Loftus arrested in Pullman

Washington State receiver Drew Loftus was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly tried to steal two bottles of tequila from the Dissmore’s grocery store on North Grand Avenue in Pullman.  Loftus, 19, was taken to the Pullman Police Department and issued three misdemeanor citations for third-degree theft, minor in possession of alcohol and minor intoxicated in public. He was released upon his signature.
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WSU’s Brooks arrested for DUI

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Washington State running back Leon Brooks was arrested early Sunday morning by a Whitman County Sheriff's Deputy on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The sheriff office’s arrest log shows Brooks was arrested at 3:01 a.m. on Sunday. According...
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WSU linebacker Chester Su’a arrested

WSU sophomore linebacker Chester Su’a was arrested on an outstanding warrant Friday afternoon for failure to appear in court on a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge, Pullman Police Sgt. Dan Dornes said.
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Cougars’ Long, Laurenzi arrested

College football: Two potential starters on the Washington State football team were arrested in separate incidents during the past four days. Starting senior linebacker Travis Long, who is representing WSU at Pac-12 media day in Los Angeles today, was arrested Friday evening on suspicion of minor in possession of alcohol, a Pullman Police Department employee confirmed.