Cops: 4 college athletes charged in SC break in
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Police say four student athletes from Spartanburg Methodist College kicked their way into a home and stole more than $100,000 in jewelry and electronics.
Spartanburg Public Safety Capt. Regina Nowak says 18-year-old William Paul Price, 18-year-old Jeremy Patrick Buckner, 19-year-old Brandon Michael Landrie and 19-year-old Phillip Jordan Nelson have been charged with second-degree burglary and grand larceny.
Nowak says the four kicked in the door of a home on Feb. 7 and stole more than $115,000 in jewelry and electronics.
Police say Price, Buckner and Landrie are on the baseball team at Spartanburg Methodist College. Nelson is on the school’s soccer team.
Athletic director and baseball coach Tim Wallace told WSPA-TV (http://bit.ly/AmZ5wj) that he didn’t know about the arrests. It wasn’t known if any of the men had attorneys.
