Wes Brown
Police found a .22-caliber handgun in Terrapins football running back Wes Brown’s South Campus Commons apartment during a Baltimore Police Department investigation July 4, as first reported by The Baltimore Sun.
Brown told police he drove a car involved in a June nonfatal shooting, according to court records obtained by The Sun.
Baltimore police came to College Park on July 3 to question Brown, 20, about the shooting, as previously reported by The Diamondback. He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, theft less than $1,000 and unlawful interception of oral communications after police said he shoved an officer and stole a cellphone. The charges were dropped later that month, and a preliminary hearing was canceled because of a lack of evidence.
University Police officials declined to release a police report last night regarding the search.
The university suspended Brown in early August. He returned in January and is practicing with the football team. During his suspension, he worked as a custodian at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney and spoke to youth football teams.
The university’s Code of Student Conduct prohibits students from using, possessing or storing unauthorized or illegal weapons on or off the campus.
“The University of Maryland conducted a thorough investigation in cooperation with law enforcement officials. Based on that investigation and in accord with the guidelines set forth in the Student Code of Conduct, a suspension was issued,” university officials wrote in a statement. “Since that time, Wes Brown has met specific criteria to qualify for reinstatement.”
