Lloyd Terry remains jailed on $225,000 bail. Watch video
NEW BRUNSWICK -- The former Rutgers fullback who was kicked off the football team after his arrest on home invasion and burglary charges appeared in court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.
Lloyd Terry, of Wrightstown, remains jailed on $225,000 bail. Wearing a green prison outfit, he sat in the juror's box as his attorney, the prosecutor, and Judge Dennis Nieves discussed some routine matters.
"This is a kid who's never been in trouble before," said his lawyer, Wanda M. Akin, explaining why she'll try to get his bail lowered. "He comes from an upstanding family. He's a good kid."
Terry was a third-year sophomore fullback who saw limited action in his college career.
He was initially charged last week with participating in an armed home invasion on Prosper Street on April 26, along with former players Dre Boggs and Tejay Johnson.
On Tuesday, prosecutors announced new charges against Terry. In December, Terry and Jamil Pollard allegedly forced their way into a Davidson Hall dormitory and stole drugs and cash.
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Five other former players, four of whom were on the team at the time, were charged with aggravated assault after a Delafield Street altercation that left one Rutgers student with a broken jaw. In total, twelve people have been charged in the various crimes on and around the Rutgers campus.
And on Saturday, police charged star wideout Leonte Carroo with simple assault, the most recent allegation of violence against a Rutgers football player.
Terry's hearing Tuesday lacked the theatrics and the details that came out in the last court hearing for two other former football players and a fellow Rutgers student.
The judge asked the defendant whether he understood that his lawyer was going to gather information to try to reduce bail. Terry, in a quiet, steady voice, answered the judge's questions with a simple "Yes, sir."
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