Flagstaffsooner
5/9/2008, 03:27 PM
This is unreal.
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/05/09/fulmer-cupdate-the-dead-finance-your-subway-runs-edition/
UF player used credit card of dead girl for 6 months
By Kevin Brockway ([email protected])
Sun sports writer
Published: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 9:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:55 a.m.
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Jamar Hornsby has turned himself in for credit card theft.
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While University of Florida football player Jamar Hornsby appeared via closed circuit television from the Alachua County Jail, his attorney, Huntley Johnson, lower right, and Alachua County Detective Sandra Myers appeared in person before Judge William E. Davis, not pictured.
Karen Voyles/The Gainesville Sun
Florida safety Jamar Hornsby was released on his own recognizance Friday morning after turning himself in hours earlier on felony charges of credit card theft and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Hornsby, 21, allegedly charged close to $3,000 on a credit card issued to Ashley Slonina, a University of Florida student who died in an October 2007 motorcycle accident in which walk-on UF football player, Michael Guilford, also was killed.
The card abuse began on Oct. 13, 2007, the day after Slonina's death, according to court records and involved a BP gas card. According to Alachua County Sheriff's Authorities, Hornsby made 70 charges — 33 in Alachua County and 37 in Duval County.
Authorities were first alerted of the credit card fraud after Slonina's family noticed charges on the fleet card they could not explain.
Hornsby made his first court appearance at 9 a.m. Friday and was released at 9:30 a.m. He was given a curfew of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. by Judge William E. Davis in Alachua County Court.
Hornsby, a redshirt freshman from Jacksonville, appeared in eight games for Florida last season, recording five tackles.
It's not Hornsby's first brush with the law. In April of 2007, Hornsby was cited on a misdemeanor criminal mischief charges when the tossed a man on a hood of a car during a fight, causing about $750 in damages. Hornsby remains on a deferred prosecution agreement from the charges, in which he must pay back the damages, pay a fine and stay out of trouble for the next 18 months.
In explaining Hornsby's release, Judge Davis said that any money spent on a bondsman would be money that would not be available as restitution for the family.
Addressing the judge, Detective Sandra Myers said this was a very emotional situation for the Slonina family because it was not a couple of incidences of charges to their daughter's credit card, but an ongoing occurrence. Myers said the bills had been going to the deceased girl's family for six months.
Hornsby's attorney, Huntley Johnson, said Hornsby would likely spend a portion of the time with his mother in Jacksonville until his next court appearance.
Florida football coach Urban Meyer was on a cross-country flight Friday afternoon and unavailable for comment.
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/05/09/fulmer-cupdate-the-dead-finance-your-subway-runs-edition/
UF player used credit card of dead girl for 6 months
By Kevin Brockway ([email protected])
Sun sports writer
Published: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 9:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:55 a.m.
http://gximg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20080509&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=815495009&Ref=AR&Profile=1090&MaxW=250&border=0 (http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080509/NEWS/815495009/1090&title=UF_player_used_credit_card_of_dead_girl_for_ 6_months#) Sun file photo
Jamar Hornsby has turned himself in for credit card theft.
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FILE: Hornsby's film session pays dividends (http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080401/NEWS/779394108/1090)
FILE: Hornsy's penalties aid in Auburn win (http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20070929/NEWS/70930004/1090)
FILE: Hornsby's future rests on defense (http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20070814/GATORS01/708140323/1090)
More Photos:
Jamar Hornsby gallery (http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=GS&Dato=20080509&Kategori=MULTIMEDIA0301&Lopenr=462731303&Ref=PH&Profile=1090)
http://gximg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20080509&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=815495009&Ref=V1&Profile=1090&MaxW=50&border=0
click to enlarge (http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080509/NEWS/815495009/1090&title=UF_player_used_credit_card_of_dead_girl_for_ 6_months#)
While University of Florida football player Jamar Hornsby appeared via closed circuit television from the Alachua County Jail, his attorney, Huntley Johnson, lower right, and Alachua County Detective Sandra Myers appeared in person before Judge William E. Davis, not pictured.
Karen Voyles/The Gainesville Sun
Florida safety Jamar Hornsby was released on his own recognizance Friday morning after turning himself in hours earlier on felony charges of credit card theft and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Hornsby, 21, allegedly charged close to $3,000 on a credit card issued to Ashley Slonina, a University of Florida student who died in an October 2007 motorcycle accident in which walk-on UF football player, Michael Guilford, also was killed.
The card abuse began on Oct. 13, 2007, the day after Slonina's death, according to court records and involved a BP gas card. According to Alachua County Sheriff's Authorities, Hornsby made 70 charges — 33 in Alachua County and 37 in Duval County.
Authorities were first alerted of the credit card fraud after Slonina's family noticed charges on the fleet card they could not explain.
Hornsby made his first court appearance at 9 a.m. Friday and was released at 9:30 a.m. He was given a curfew of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. by Judge William E. Davis in Alachua County Court.
Hornsby, a redshirt freshman from Jacksonville, appeared in eight games for Florida last season, recording five tackles.
It's not Hornsby's first brush with the law. In April of 2007, Hornsby was cited on a misdemeanor criminal mischief charges when the tossed a man on a hood of a car during a fight, causing about $750 in damages. Hornsby remains on a deferred prosecution agreement from the charges, in which he must pay back the damages, pay a fine and stay out of trouble for the next 18 months.
In explaining Hornsby's release, Judge Davis said that any money spent on a bondsman would be money that would not be available as restitution for the family.
Addressing the judge, Detective Sandra Myers said this was a very emotional situation for the Slonina family because it was not a couple of incidences of charges to their daughter's credit card, but an ongoing occurrence. Myers said the bills had been going to the deceased girl's family for six months.
Hornsby's attorney, Huntley Johnson, said Hornsby would likely spend a portion of the time with his mother in Jacksonville until his next court appearance.
Florida football coach Urban Meyer was on a cross-country flight Friday afternoon and unavailable for comment.