Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), January 28th, 2006
Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer
Two University of Minnesota freshman athletes have been charged with third-degree felony assault and suspended from their teams for their roles in a December fight.
According to a criminal complaint, football player Marcel Jones and wrestler Nate Matousek kicked a 20-year-old man in the head at a house party Dec. 9. The victim suffered broken teeth and required reconstructive dental surgery.
A university spokesperson said Jones and Matousek have been "suspended indefinitely from all athletic-related activities." The two are scheduled to make their first...
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