After arrest,
Warrick suspended
By Bill Kaczor
The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Peter
Warrick went from Heisman
hopeful to felony suspect Thurs
day when he and a Florida State
teammate were charged with get
ting such a deep discount at a de
partment store that authorities
considered it a crime.
Warrick was indefinitely sus
pended and another wide receiv
er, Laveranues Coles, was kicked
off the team after both were
charged with grand theft.
Police accused them of paying
only $21.40 for clothing worth
$412.38 — a whopping 95 per
cent off — at a Dillard’s depart
ment store.
A store clerk, 19-year-old
Rachel Myrtil, also is facing the
same charge for underpricing the
clothing by about $391.
Warrick, an All-American from
Bradenton, has 36 catches for 508
yards and four touchdowns for
the top-ranked Seminoles.
Coles, who is from Jacksonville,
had 12 catches for 179 yards and
one touchdown.
Coach Bobby Bowden and the
top-ranked Seminoles were
stunned when they heard the
news that the pair were under in
vestigation Monday and then
again when they were arrested.
“It’s been tough. It’s like getting
hit between the eyes,” Bowden
said. “I was shocked when I
found out what happened.”
Bowden said he threw Coles off
the team because he already was
on probation for past legal and
academic problems, but Warrick
was described by athletics direc
tor Dave Hart as a “good citizen.”
Bowden said Warrick’s only
hope of returning may be to get
the charge reduced to a misde
meanor because school rules pro
hibit an athlete charged with a
felony with playing until the case
is resolved.
William J. Dockery, president
of the Downtown Athletic Club in
New York, which awards the
Heisman, said Warrick remains
eligible for the trophy.
“If any candidate is convicted
of a felony, he would no longer be
eligible to receive the Heisman
Trophy,” Dockery said.
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