Police have charged three people with connections to Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo for their alleged roles in an altercation outside the Hale Center on Sept. 12.
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Three people with connections to suspended Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo, including his mother, were charged Tuesday for their alleged role in the altercation that took place outside the university's football headquarters on Sept. 12, according to a statement from Rutgers spokesman Greg Trevor.
Lavern Carroo, the 41-year old mother of the Scarlet Knights star player, was among those charged by the Rutgers University Police Department for simple assault and disorderly conduct related to an incident.
Also charged were Maria Vega, 20, and Juan Vega, 52.
Authorities alleged that their actions included general fighting behavior, specifically hair pulling and striking a victim in the face with a hand.
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Police have accused Carroo of slamming a woman to a concrete surface outside of the Hale Center after the team's loss to Washington State on Sept. 12, according to a complaint filed in Piscataway municipal court.
He was charged with simple assault in a domestic violence incident. A day after the altercation, Carroo was suspended indefinitely from the team and on Sept. 14 he pleaded not guilty to simple assault.
Carroo reportedly was intervening in an altercation between two women he has been romantically involved with. It's believed that Maria Vega had a romantic relationship with Carroo. Juan Vega's relationship to Maria is unclear. Both are from Fort Lee.
The alleged victim worked for the Rutgers football program as a recruiting ambassador, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media last week.
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The alleged victim's father told NJ Advance Media that his daughter did not provoke the dispute. He said his daughter has a restraining order against Carroo, and has quit her job at the athletics department.
She was taken to Saint Peter's University Hospital for her injuries, and treated for bumps, bruises and cuts, and given tests to make sure she was okay after her head hit the ground, her father said. All tests were normal. He accompanied her to the hospital and, later, to the police department.
The statement from Rutgers said the RUPD investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information may call the RUPD Investigations Unit at 848.932.8025.
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