Former Titans face assault charges
LCC students held on $175,000 bail by Lane County Sheriff's Office
Eder Campuzano
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News
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Maurice Dion Peterson III, 20, and Kirby Taylor Hawkins, 19, are being held in Lane County Jail with a bail of $175,000 according to Lane County Sheriff's Office records. Eugene Police spokesperson Melinda Kletzok confirmed both men were arrested as suspected assailants, but could not comment further citing an ongoing investigation.
According to the Titan men's basketball roster for the 2008-09 season, Peterson played for LCC as a guard. He was taken into custody Jan. 27 and arraigned in Lane County Circuit Court the following day, according to official records. Hawkins was arrested Jan. 28.
The two men were allegedly involved in an altercation in which Beard came to the aid of fellow football player Michael Bowlin at approximately midnight Jan. 24. The Eugene Police dispatch log reports that officers investigated the scene at 17th Avenue and Patterson Street at 12:35 a.m. Peterson and Hawkins hurt Beard so severely he was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend where he underwent surgery on his nose.
Beard was released on Jan. 28, four days after the incident.
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