Updated Dec. 12, 2021 — This article has been updated to remove identifiable features of the student by Elon News Network's content petition process.
On August 14, 2017, the Alamance County Criminal District Court prosecutor voluntarily dismissed an Elon University student athlete of the charges of Injury to Personal Property and Resisting a Public Officer that came out of this case. This means the student will not have any criminal convictions on his record from this incident.
The other student involved in the incident was also not convicted of any charges from this incident, only receiving a citation for underage drinking.
Two Elon University students, including one football player, were arrested on Sunday, Oct. 30 for damaging a mailbox and running away from a Town of Elon police officer.
One Elon University student athlete and one former student athlete were booked in Alamance County Jail early Sunday morning, each charged with a misdemeanor for injury to personal property and a misdemeanor for resisting public officer.
According to the Town of Elon police report narrative from officer Connor Rice, Rice pulled into the parking lot at Elon Fire Department Station 8, which is adjacent to Ebert Murray’s property at 215 S. Williamson Ave. Both students watched Rice pull in, then damaged the mailbox and post at approximately 1:50 a.m. before running toward the Mill Point Apartments.
Rice then turned his headlights on at them, but both took off running before Elon campus police officer Brad Fox stopped them. According to the magistrate's order, when Rice caught up to them, they denied knowledge of the situation, “and lied about damaging property and running.” Both were placed under an $800 bond, which east posted.