The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 23rd
Extradition Recommended: Maryland Assistant General Stuart Buppert has recommended to Governor Robert Ehrlich that former Baylor player Carlton Dotson be extradited to Texas to face charges for the murder of teammate Patrick Dennehy. Ehrlich is expected to sign the warrant for Dotson’s return as early as today. Dotson, who did not attend the extradition hearing that his defense team had requested, was arrested July 21st for the murder of Dennehy, and was indicted August 27th. Assuming Ehrlich signs the warrant, Waco police would have one month to pick up Dotson.
Webber Confused: Former Michigan and current Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber has announced his bewilderment at the lawsuit filed against him by his former school. Webber, who admitted to lying to a federal grand jury about receiving payments of up to $616,000 from former Michigan booster Ed Martin, has been sued for $695,000 by the university for legal fees and repayment of monies forfeited back to the NCAA due to the improper payments. As quoted in USA Today, Webber stated, “What money am I repaying? When you repay something, it means you stole something or took something from the university. What I understand, I was accused of taking from Ed Martin. I don’t understand how it can come up that I owe (Michigan). I wasn’t paid to go to Michigan.” Last week Webber received a postponed sentencing for his criminal contempt charge for two years, while he is to spend 300 hours “volunteering” in a children’s literacy program over the next two summers.
