Branko Busick

• LJ

  

  killer_ewok;1146168 wrote:Sentencing was today. Any info?

  
  Sentenced to life in Steubenville
• The Equalizer

  

  250 hours of community service and 5 years probation. Somehow 2 separate assault charges in which he used a firearm isn't jail worthy.
• Pick6

  

  seems he got off easy.
  http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/former-big-red-star-wvu-player-sentenced-assault-d/nMbfB/
• killer_ewok

  

  The Equalizer;1146175 wrote:250 hours of community service and 5 years probation. Somehow 2 separate assault charges in which he used a firearm isn't jail worthy.

  Our County Prosecutor was one of his FIVE character witnesses. Wow....
• skank

  

  rmolin73;1134294 wrote:Jail time

  
  
  Wrong, leave the fortune telling up to the professionals, and stick to the coffee fetching and shorthand.
• said_aouita

  

  I bet he breaks probation.
  
  Can that be added to vBookie?
• Pick6

  

  said_aouita;1146223 wrote:I bet he breaks probation.
  
  Can that be added to vBookie?

  eh, I'd imagine he will be staying in Steubenville for good. He will be protected well.
• rmolin73

  

  skank;1146221 wrote:Wrong, leave the fortune telling up to the professionals, and stick to the coffee fetching and shorthand.

  It's called jokes kind of like your education system. Bitch
• Heretic

  

  Pick6;1146234 wrote:eh, I'd imagine he will be staying in Steubenville for good. He will be protected well.

  Yeah. If the county prosecutor is one of your character witnesses in a case, as Ewok posted, he probably will NEVER leave Steuby city limits again because as long as he stays there, he's a made man.
• killer_ewok

  

  Heretic;1146951 wrote:Yeah. If the county prosecutor is one of your character witnesses in a case, as Ewok posted, he probably will NEVER leave Steuby city limits again because as long as he stays there, he's a made man.

  
  Yep. I'm still kinda shocked by that. I probably shouldn't be though.
• skank

  

  rmolin73;1146669 wrote:It's called jokes kind of like your education system. Bitch

  
  
  We all thought he would get jail time, so how was that a joke?
• skank

  

  rmolin73;1146669 wrote:It's called jokes kind of like your education system. Bitch

  
  
  Ebonics?
• rmolin73

  

  skank;1147253 wrote:Ebonics?

  Come up with new jokes little fella, this is starting to not be fun.
• Automatik

  

  killer_ewok;1146983 wrote:Yep. I'm still kinda shocked by that. I probably shouldn't be though.

  With his connects, not shocked at all.
  
  Chances he keeps his nose clean? Slim.
• queencitybuckeye

  What is a prosecuting attorney doing being a character witness for a convicted criminal?
• sherm03

  

  queencitybuckeye;1147350 wrote:What is a prosecuting attorney doing being a character witness for a convicted criminal?

  It wasn't the prosecuting attorney. It was the Jefferson County prosecutor that was the character witness. The prosecuting attorney would be the prosecutor in Morgantown, WV.
  
  
  I know, it's confusing because Branko is from West Virginia and lived there, but played at Steubenville. So I can understand the confusion there...
• killer_ewok

  

  Automatik;1147306 wrote:With his connects, not shocked at all.
  
  Chances he keeps his nose clean? Slim.

  
  I know he has some connections but it's the fact that our County Prosecutor was one of his character witnesses that surprises me. She caught some flak for it too in the comments section on WTOV9's website on the story page. They interviewed her about the criticism from some of the locals and her explanation as to why she did it just seemed lame. Something about Branko helping her son and other kids a couple years back.
  
  I'm far from a Big Red fan but hopefully Branko is grateful for this second chance, learned his lesson and makes the most of it. Do something positive with your second chance.
  
  I did LOL at sherm's comment though.
• FairwoodKing

  This probation has apparently come as no surprise to the family. Branko and I are distantly related and a mutual cousin told me that the family was not worried. They knew something the rest of us didn't know.
• LJ

  

  FairwoodKing;1148352 wrote:Branko and I are distantly related

  Tell us again!!!!!
• FairwoodKing

  LJ;1148367 wrote:Tell us again!!!!!

  Don't be a smart-ass!