CLEVELAND, OH—A publicist for rap artist Kid Cudi issued a statement today alleging former University of Iowa football player Cedric Everson stole several articles of Cudi’s clothing.
Everson was on the Hawkeye football squad until 2007 when he was suspended from the team following allegations of sexual assault. Everson returned to Iowa City this week to stand trial for those charges.
Everson appeared in the courtroom wearing a dark blue sweater and thick-rimmed glasses, both of which, according to Cudi’s publicist, recently went missing from the musician’s Ohio home. Neither Everson nor his legal counsel could be reached for comment.
Former Hawkeye Cedric Everson (Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Kid Cudi, before the alleged theft
EVERSON SENTENCE OVERTURNED BY WEB COMMENTS
IOWA CITY—Just hours after former Hawkeye football player Cedric Everson was charged with simple assault, his sentence has been overturned, in what has become one of the most sensational news stories in Hawkeye history.
Judge Paul Miller declared Everson guilty of simple assault Thursday, a charge with a penalty of up to 30 days’ imprisonment.
Upon arriving home Thursday afternoon, however, Judge Miller read the Internet comments on the Daily Iowan’s coverage of Everson’s sentencing. “I suppose I just never saw it that way while we were in the courtroom,” Miller told The Iowa Iowan via AIM chat Thursday evening.
“omfg, miller is such an idiot. everson clearly raped that girl if u think about it,” reads one of the countless enlightening Internet comments on the Daily Iowan’s website.
“Reading that comment was just, like, whoa,” said Miller, presumably emotional. “I want to thank the heroes on the Internet for helping us avoid what could have been the most ill-informed sentence in my career.”
Everson was summoned back to court Friday morning and sentenced to 75 years in prison. “Glad we cleared that one up,” said Miller. “lol.”