Ball State head football coach Pete Lembo said Tuesday only two players were present during an incident at a Village restaurant Sunday.
The statement conflicts with the report from Muncie police officer Kevin Durbin, who arrived at Brothers Bar & Grill after receiving a call about a patron who was accused of smearing feces on money used for payment.
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The suspect, a 17-year-old, left their table, which was also occupied by the three Ball State football players, and went into the bathroom after their waitress gave him his bill, according to the police report. After returning to the table he put the money into the black folder, according to police who sourced a security video of the event.
The group’s waitress told police she saw the suspect laughing when she picked up the check and smelled a “foul odor.” She said two of the bills were covered in a brown substance that she later realized was fecal matter.
The suspect was taken to the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center on a charge of battery with bodily waste.
Durbin’s summary said six individuals, including three Ball State football players, were “the subjects that were allegedly causing the problems.”
The report later said the waitress who waited on the suspect pointed out the individuals present at the time, which did not include everyone named in the report.
The three Ball State football players named by police were not charged for anything.
“I think this is more of just a lesson of being careful of who you are with and who you associate with,” he said. “And understanding that if you’re a student athlete, even if you’re not guilty of doing anything you’re just being connected with somebody that is.”
Christopher Stephens contributed to this article.
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