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January 16, 2007
Former Nittany Lion faces murder charges.: Former defensive lineman Lavon Chisley, turns himself in to face first- and third-degree murder charges in the death of a student who was stabbed 93 times.
posted by SummersEve to football at 07:20 PM - 16 comments
Lavon Chisley will be arrested today in the June stabbing death of a friend and Penn State senior. With "friend"s like that.....
posted by dyams at 07:31 AM on January 17, 2007
My son has been accepted at Penn State (among other places). Maybe he should consider somewhere else?
posted by Howard_T at 09:03 AM on January 17, 2007
Not being a lawyer I don't quite get how one death can result in first and third degree homicide charges unless this a tactic to allow the jury to consider the lesser charge. Either way stabbing someone 93 times sure seems beyond excessive or passionate.
posted by billsaysthis at 01:33 PM on January 17, 2007
The first degree charge is up because they think theft and/or torture was involved. If they can't prove that, then I guess it's just third. For lack of a better phrase, this sort of closes a dark stretch in PSU football. There were a bunch of arrests, legal problems, kids kicked off the team, etc coinciding with the losing seasons. It seems they've limited that kind of behavior. As for State College, it is one of the greatest town in the country. Big town fun and convenience with a very small town charm. Stuff like this typically just does not happen. And Penn State is a wonderful school.
posted by SummersEve at 01:42 PM on January 17, 2007
And wouldn't you know that there is and ad promoting a book of JoePa's 40 years in Penn State football.
posted by wingnut4life at 02:41 PM on January 17, 2007
Just a little ironic that a guy who went to school at Penn State might eventually graduate from the State Pen.
posted by nyrangersfan43 at 04:51 PM on January 17, 2007
Let's not forget our lesson from the Duke lacrosse case - maybe the victim will withdraw the charges
posted by 1959Giants at 05:44 PM on January 17, 2007
Let's not forget our lesson from the Duke lacrosse case - maybe the victim will withdraw the charges I don't see the victim withdrawing the charges or doing much of anything in the near future.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:03 PM on January 17, 2007
2.) 1959giants= retarded ( how is a deadman going to drop charges) 3.) rangersfan= beautiful, i was thinking the same thing 4.)jopa= cant control his team anymore now than before. he needs to retire, he had a great run
posted by canes09 at 06:08 PM on January 17, 2007
He majored in culinary arts! BAM!
posted by scotsman at 07:32 PM on January 17, 2007
Just like a Lays chip, just can't stop after one! Sorry, that was BAD!
posted by t money at 09:02 PM on January 17, 2007
canes09- I think you missed the joke
posted by 1959Giants at 09:29 PM on January 17, 2007
I got the joke, 1959Giants.
posted by dyams at 07:01 AM on January 18, 2007
If there was a joke(I do get it, and loved it) it was probably missed around stab #32.
posted by GoBirds at 07:10 AM on January 18, 2007
Stabbed and slashed 93 times and the motive was robbery? sounds a little more personal to me. I mean, if your just taking his money, 93 times sounds like a bit of over kill.
posted by CB900 at 09:35 AM on January 18, 2007
stabbed 93 times Well, if he did it, I'm sure it was just an accident. Ouch.