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U-M bars Harrison in indecent-exposure case
December 8, 2004
BY MARYANNE GEORGE
FREE PRESS ANN ARBOR BUREAU
Michigan defensive lineman Larry Harrison Jr. was suspended from the team after he was arraigned Tuesday in Ann Arbor on one count of indecent exposure. Harrison, a redshirt sophomore from Detroit King, allegedly masturbated on the porch of a house occupied by several women near the U-M campus shortly after midnight.
Harrison, a suspect in 14 other cases of indecent exposure in campus neighborhoods since August, was caught in the act by a police officer who was part of a surveillance team, said Ann Arbor police Lt. Chris Heatley.
Harrison was observed by police at the home in the 700 block of South Division Street and was arrested without incident. Harrison is also a suspect in a similar incident that occurred about 8:30 p.m. Monday on Minerva Street, near the U-M campus.
"The charges are very serious and very alarming," coach Lloyd Carr said in a statement as the school suspended Harrison from the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl. "I can only hope they are not true."
Harrison started six of 11 games at defensive end. He ranks 12th on the team in tackles with 24.
Police gave this account of the events leading up to his arrest:
Harrison's vehicle had been spotted in the area of another incident before Monday night. When it was spotted again about midnight in the area of South Division, police began following him. Surveillance teams have been working campus neighborhoods since August in an effort to apprehend a suspect.
The description of the suspect matched Harrison in several of the cases. In some of the incidents, the suspect covered his face. Harrison had been identified as a suspect before his arrest early Tuesday.
Police studied the U-M schedule and noticed the incidents stopped when Harrison was playing in out-of-town games. Heatley declined to give details of how Harrison, 6-feet-3, 313 pounds, was identified as a suspect.
Harrison, 20, appeared in 15th District Court wearing handcuffs, a yellow jersey and low-slung blue jeans without a belt. His attorney, Joe Simon, and his father, Larry Harrison, pulled Harrison's pants up to his waist several times during the arraignment.
Harrison stood mute on the charge. He faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine, and would be required to provide a DNA sample if convicted.
Magistrate Michael Gatti ordered a television camera removed from the courtroom. Ann Arbor police and Simon asked that the camera be turned off because Harrison's picture is expected to be placed in a lineup in the other cases.
Ann Arbor police detective Chris Fitzpatrick asked Gatti to issue a $100,000 bond because "Mr. Harrison is a threat to the Ann Arbor community." Fitzpatrick argued that if he were convicted in the other cases, Harrison could be charged as a sexually delinquent person, a felony with penalties from one day to life in prison.
But Gatti set bond at $500 and ordered Harrison to remain in the custody of his father, who agreed to monitor his son's activities. Harrison also was ordered to avoid alcohol and drugs and not to engage in incidents of indecent exposure. His parents declined to comment, and his mother threw a coat over her son's head as he left the courtroom.
Harrison posted the bond and was released to his parents, police said. He is scheduled for a Jan. 21 pretrial conference.
Harrison is the second U-M player in a little more than a week to have a run-in with the law.
U-M bars Harrison in indecent-exposure case
December 8, 2004
BY MARYANNE GEORGE
FREE PRESS ANN ARBOR BUREAU
Michigan defensive lineman Larry Harrison Jr. was suspended from the team after he was arraigned Tuesday in Ann Arbor on one count of indecent exposure. Harrison, a redshirt sophomore from Detroit King, allegedly masturbated on the porch of a house occupied by several women near the U-M campus shortly after midnight.
Harrison, a suspect in 14 other cases of indecent exposure in campus neighborhoods since August, was caught in the act by a police officer who was part of a surveillance team, said Ann Arbor police Lt. Chris Heatley.
Harrison was observed by police at the home in the 700 block of South Division Street and was arrested without incident. Harrison is also a suspect in a similar incident that occurred about 8:30 p.m. Monday on Minerva Street, near the U-M campus.
"The charges are very serious and very alarming," coach Lloyd Carr said in a statement as the school suspended Harrison from the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl. "I can only hope they are not true."
Harrison started six of 11 games at defensive end. He ranks 12th on the team in tackles with 24.
Police gave this account of the events leading up to his arrest:
Harrison's vehicle had been spotted in the area of another incident before Monday night. When it was spotted again about midnight in the area of South Division, police began following him. Surveillance teams have been working campus neighborhoods since August in an effort to apprehend a suspect.
The description of the suspect matched Harrison in several of the cases. In some of the incidents, the suspect covered his face. Harrison had been identified as a suspect before his arrest early Tuesday.
Police studied the U-M schedule and noticed the incidents stopped when Harrison was playing in out-of-town games. Heatley declined to give details of how Harrison, 6-feet-3, 313 pounds, was identified as a suspect.
Harrison, 20, appeared in 15th District Court wearing handcuffs, a yellow jersey and low-slung blue jeans without a belt. His attorney, Joe Simon, and his father, Larry Harrison, pulled Harrison's pants up to his waist several times during the arraignment.
Harrison stood mute on the charge. He faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine, and would be required to provide a DNA sample if convicted.
Magistrate Michael Gatti ordered a television camera removed from the courtroom. Ann Arbor police and Simon asked that the camera be turned off because Harrison's picture is expected to be placed in a lineup in the other cases.
Ann Arbor police detective Chris Fitzpatrick asked Gatti to issue a $100,000 bond because "Mr. Harrison is a threat to the Ann Arbor community." Fitzpatrick argued that if he were convicted in the other cases, Harrison could be charged as a sexually delinquent person, a felony with penalties from one day to life in prison.
But Gatti set bond at $500 and ordered Harrison to remain in the custody of his father, who agreed to monitor his son's activities. Harrison also was ordered to avoid alcohol and drugs and not to engage in incidents of indecent exposure. His parents declined to comment, and his mother threw a coat over her son's head as he left the courtroom.
Harrison posted the bond and was released to his parents, police said. He is scheduled for a Jan. 21 pretrial conference.
Harrison is the second U-M player in a little more than a week to have a run-in with the law.
