The case will continue on.
PISCATAWAY -- The five people charged in a brawl outside the Hale Center in early September after a football game will have to wait until early next year to have their cases resolved.
The incident led to the suspension of Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo, who was accused of slamming a woman onto the concrete amid the melee; in October, the charges against Carroo and only Carroo were dropped in a quickly-convened hearing when the alleged victim said she didn't wish to testify. Carroo was back on the football field a few days later.
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A court date for the five other people charged in the incident will take place in late January 2016. Prosecutors have dozens of recorded statements that lawyers for the defendants still have not reviewed, which is why the case was kicked off until next year.
Police charged Lavern Carroo, Maria Vega and Juan Vega with assault in the incident. Later, Vega filed a cross-complaint for assault against the person police said was the victim, as well as another Rutgers student, Nichelle Hawkins.
All were in Piscataway municipal court before Judge Dennis Fackelman Thursday morning to discover that the wait would continue.
Several defendants wished to move past the incident, but Rutgers police officials are said to be resistant to dropping the charges against all of the alleged combatants.
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