Saturday, January 15, 2011
Former UK Star Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Theft
KENTUCKY...
Former University of Kentucky basketball standout Ed Davender has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft by deception for taking money for basketball tickets that he didn't produce.
Defense attorney Dennis Shepherd said Davender pleaded guilty to the amended charge Friday in Fayette County Circuit Court.
Davender is serving eight years at Blackburn Correctional Complex stemming from a ticket scam. Prosecutors recommended 12 months for the charge he pleaded guilty to on Friday.
In that case, Davender was accused of taking $4,000 from Richard Adams of Louisville for 14 NCAA men's Final Four tickets and not giving Adams the tickets. Shepherd says Davender has been helped by friends and has repaid $3,600 of the $4,000 and wants to have the rest paid back before his sentencing on March 24.
Davender played for Kentucky from 1984 through 1988, scoring 1,637 career points, making him 11th on the school's all-time men's scoring list. He is fourth in career steals with 191.
Former University of Kentucky basketball standout Ed Davender has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft by deception for taking money for basketball tickets that he didn't produce.
Defense attorney Dennis Shepherd said Davender pleaded guilty to the amended charge Friday in Fayette County Circuit Court.
Davender is serving eight years at Blackburn Correctional Complex stemming from a ticket scam. Prosecutors recommended 12 months for the charge he pleaded guilty to on Friday.
In that case, Davender was accused of taking $4,000 from Richard Adams of Louisville for 14 NCAA men's Final Four tickets and not giving Adams the tickets. Shepherd says Davender has been helped by friends and has repaid $3,600 of the $4,000 and wants to have the rest paid back before his sentencing on March 24.
Davender played for Kentucky from 1984 through 1988, scoring 1,637 career points, making him 11th on the school's all-time men's scoring list. He is fourth in career steals with 191.
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