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TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 2:44 PM
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Any updates on this?
He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on university property.
"According to the Pickens County court records, the redshirt senior was arrested on a weapons charge for "carrying or displaying firearms (on) school property" and a traffic charge for "failure to exercise due care while operating a motor vehicle."
"The Greenville News obtained the incident report from the Clemson University police. He was observed a vehicle spinning his tires and accelerating quickly twice after 8 p.m., which caused the traffic stop in the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility parking lot."
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I can understand him being pulled if acting out in his car (my VW could not spin tires, but saw those who could as fun when that age). Everyone who breaks auto laws should be made to pay as that effects us all. Spinning tires aint a big deal like speeding, DUI, etc, write a ticket and move on.
The gun was locked in his trunk. Guns on Campus are not legal, but I may or may not have gone in that same area often with one as do thousands. The vehicle he was driving is not owned by him.
This reminds me of a case where a friend's 17 year old daughter drove his car to school and a kid saw a gun in the trunk she did not know was there. She was an all "A" student, her Pop was a Cop. She was kicked out. Each case is different, no one rule fits all -> that was wrong.
The Cops were right. The kid broke the law. The laws need adjusting. This in no way should affect this kid's football/etc life.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:08 PM
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Sounds like he was being stupid.
According to the CUPD report, obtained by The State via public records request, Capehart was initially stopped by university police on Feb. 6, 2024, around 8:17 p.m. for spinning the car’s tires and accelerating to a “high rate of speed” in a 25 mph zone on campus in a 2021 Dodge Charger.
https://amp.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article285653507.html
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:14 PM
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Why did the police officer ask to search the car for a traffic ticket? There was absolutely no reason to search the car for a traffic violation!
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:15 PM
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Very common.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:32 PM
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Cops ask, and in this case he agreed as he believed nothing was amiss.
The bullets in the glove box are not probable cause to search.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:17 PM
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During a traffic stop conducted in the parking lot of Clemson’s tennis facility at 188 Old Greenville Highway, an officer wrote that “while searching for his vehicle information, Capehart opened his glove box, revealing a loaded magazine with what appeared to be small caliber rounds” for a firearm, according to the police report.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:35 PM
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Probably the empty beer cans and bottles visible in the back seat area.
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empty beer cans
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:38 PM
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Maybe he picked up others trash or some drank them while parked. He was not charged with DUI or even open container.
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Re: empty beer cans
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:58 PM
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You are correct about no DUI or open container charges. My guess is that they had been there a while. I "heard" this may be resolved very soon due to his cooperation.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 4:29 PM
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He had a magazine in the glove box when he reached to get his registration according to the article after telling them he didn’t have a gun, etc.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 4:34 PM
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The law, as opposed to right and wrong or public opinion, is different. We are a nation of law (not really but we claim that). Bullets in your glove box do not violate any law in SC.
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Re: TIGER Arrested
Feb 25, 2024, 5:02 PM
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An officer who sees, hears, or smells something suspicious during a traffic stop can search the car—without a warrant. For instance, if the officer sees a baggie containing white powder in the back seat, the officer would likely have probable cause that illegal drugs are in the vehicle.
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It seems like there would be a distinction between
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Feb 26, 2024, 11:46 AM
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ammo and a loaded magazine. A loaded magazine is a much stronger indicator that there's a firearm in the vehicle than a box of ammo or a few loose rounds.
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Re: Mistakenly gave permission***
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Feb 25, 2024, 4:52 PM
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maybe not thought he had nothing to hide
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Probably cite exigent circumstances to cta****
Feb 25, 2024, 5:41 PM
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Re: TIGER Arrested
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:22 PM
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When I attended the 90s, there was no need to carry, I can not see how that has changed for your average student unless you are a girl who has to walk alone at night on campus.
Fast forward to players being handed huge endorsement deals and driving around in expensive cars and fancy jewelry, and it is only fair to assume this would make them targets, probably more so in their hometowns than on campus. But Criminals follow the money, and right now a lot of money is flowing onto our campuses. It is sad our players feel the need to pack, it is only a matter of time before something bad happens. And I would be curious to see if crime has risen on college campuses since NIL was instituted, I would assume that it would eventually.
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When I attended the 90s
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:28 PM
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When I attended in the 60's my roommate from Greenville always carried a .38.
This player had a small 9MM rifle best used for fun plinking.
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it is probably a lot safer now than in the 60's.
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:40 PM
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You had Ed Gein and those two fellers from Deliverance, among others, running about.
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When I attended in the 70's a guy brought a loaded gun to public
Feb 25, 2024, 5:08 PM
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speaking class as part of his final exam speech. He made an A
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Re: TIGER Arrested
Feb 26, 2024, 11:33 AM
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What part of it was not his car, nor his weapon, did you miss?
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Re: Capehart Has To Know Better ---
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:44 PM
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A large dude.....in a Dodge Charger that is not yours.... doing minor stunts.....in a Southern town.... with a gun involved whether its his or not. Its the ingredients of a bad recipe for problems he don't want. Dabo was definitely his saving grace in this one... because it could have been so much worse for Capehart.
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in a Southern town.
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:46 PM
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expand on that -- please
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Re: in a Southern town.
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Feb 25, 2024, 3:52 PM
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If he has to expand on that for you, well it may end up...
A. Being fruitless
B. Falling on deaf ears
C. A & B
D. Not worth the replying poster's time
E. All of the above
Just sayin'.
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Re: in a Southern town.
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Are we talking the cops are rednecks or just trying to do their job protecting the public from large DE’s with guns an ammunition doing spin outs in areas students walk frequently?
I hope he gets this settled and has an All-American season for Clemson setting himself up for getting drafted in the top 4 rounds of the NFL draft.
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Are we talking
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Feb 25, 2024, 4:58 PM
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"cops are rednecks" makes no sense. Some are, some are not (even in South Carolina).
I am a proud "RedNeck Son of the South".
Things you equate to that are your perceptions and not reality.
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Re: Are we talking
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Feb 25, 2024, 5:02 PM
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I was joking about the redneck part because all of us no matter our color or nationality from the south(SC, Ga or NC) are considered rednecks by those from outside the area. I’m proud to be a redneck in that respect!
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Re: TIGER Arrested
Feb 25, 2024, 5:13 PM
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Wasn't that well over a week ago? Maybe 10 days ago?
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Re: TIGER Arrested
Feb 26, 2024, 5:04 PM
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Tug, the moral of this story is never freely offer any information to a cop. The do not have the right to search your vehicle. They will always ask you, do you mind if I search your car? Never grant them permission because they then can go on a fishing expedition. You never know, the clown you thought was your friend could have left his stash tucked down in your seat until he could retrieve it. You then become liable. Make them get a warrant.
Remember every time you round a corner and come upon a police road block for a supposed license check, they are up to no good. It is a violation of the 4th Amendment. JMO
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Re: TIGER Arrested
Feb 27, 2024, 9:19 AM
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Charges against Clemson football player dismissed ~~~
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Have not heard much about this arrest
Feb 27, 2024, 9:48 AM
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Not sure what university policy is at Clemson after an arrest of this type.
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