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A heralded men's basketball recruit will be in a court of a different kind on Monday morning.
Tarrance Crump, a former junior college guard who transferred to Purdue, is scheduled for an initial hearing at 8 a.m. Monday. Crump was charged on Sept. 25 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crime and committing criminal recklessness.
According to Jerry Bean, the Tippecanoe County prosecutor, case documentation should be filed by 5 p.m. Friday, so the case can be ready for Monday's initial hearing.
"All of the information that is being gathered will be available for Monday's hearing," Bean said Tuesday.
On Monday, Crump and his representation are scheduled to hear the case against him. Crump will have the opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty and the case will move forward.
According to West Lafayette Police, Robert Brunner was struck by a vehicle operated by Crump just after midnight on Sept. 25. Brunner sustained a large laceration to the back of the head, a large contusion on the right side of his back and scrapes all over his body.
Police officers in the area were called to look for a car similar to Crump's Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to police.
Brunner said he was aware of the court date, but declined to comment.
Crump has been held out of official basketball practices that started Oct. 15. Coach Matt Painter is awaiting the legal process to take its course before reacting to the case. Neither Crump nor Painter has commented on the situation.
Published in the Purdue Exponent on Oct. 26, 2005.
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