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Last updated on Monday, September 22, 2014
(BLOOMINGTON ) - Indiana guards Yogi Ferrell and Stanford Robinson have entered into a pretrial diversion program stemming from their April arrests for consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor and possession of a false identification.
Monroe County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Bob Miller said the cases against Ferrell and Robinson will be dismissed provided they have no other run-ins the law in the coming year. Ferrell and Robinson will be required to attend alcohol education classes and will need to complete a set amount of community service hours.
Both 20-year-old Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell and 18-year-old Stanford B. Robinson apologized for their actions in April after Indiana State Excise Police officers arrested them. They were both preliminarily charged with Minor Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage and Possession of a False Identification.
The two players allegedly tried to get into Kilroy's in Bloomington using false IDs. Excise officers who were working inside the bar recognized the IDs as fakes.
Farrell and Robinson were each issued summonses and released. The two players have hired an attorney to represent them.
"We are aware of the two infractions with a couple of the guys on our team. One of our big problems on the court this year was solid decision making, which directly mirrors our lack of decision making off the court. We had too many players that had a maturity problem all year and that maturity has not grown yet to where it needs to be. This isn't about a time of year or a special week on campus. This is about poor judgment, selfishness of actions, and disrespect for what this program stands for. We will continue as we have all year to push the responsibility of what it means to play in this basketball program and to represent yourself beyond reproach. We have been successful in doing that in the past and will continue to demand those same principles," said Crean at the time of their arrests.
"I apologize for letting down my family, coaches, teammates and fans and truly regret the mistake I made. This is something I have to learn from, use better judgement and I have a responsibility as a leader on this team to make sure nothing like this happens again," said Ferrell at the time of his arrest.
"I'm very sorry for my actions. I know I have embarrassed my family and this program and have let a lot of people down. I have no excuses for the mistakes I made and I take full responsibility for them," said Robinson at the time of his arrest.
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