SB Nation Detroit - Michigan State Tight End Dion Sims Sentenced To Year Of Probationhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2010-12-31T15:18:14-05:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14672292010-12-31T15:18:14-05:002010-12-31T15:18:14-05:00Dion Sims Sentenced To Probation For Stolen Laptops Case
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<p>Michigan State tight end <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77206/dion-sims">Dion Sims</a> has been sentenced to a year of probation for his role in the stolen laptops case. <a href="http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/12/sims_sentenced_to_probation_in_connection_to_laptop_thefts">From The State News:</a></p>
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<p class="nth-child-even nth-child-8">Under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, if Sims follows the terms and conditions for his probation the incident will be cleared from his record, Fishman said. The terms include 15 hours of community service talking to student athletes in Detroit Public Schools and not purchasing or consuming alcohol or drugs.</p>
<p class="nth-child-odd nth-child-9">The act allows a person ages 17 to 20 who has pleaded guilty for a crime to be placed in prison or on probation without conviction to avoid a criminal record.</p>
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<p class="nth-child-odd nth-child-9">Sims was suspended indefinitely from the MSU football team after all of this originally came out. So far there has been no word on if that has changed or will change in the future, but I'd expect to see Sims back on the team next year.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/12/31/1906371/dion-sims-sentenced-to-probation-for-stolen-laptops-caseSean Yuille2010-09-30T19:00:21-04:002010-09-30T19:00:21-04:00Michigan State's Dion Sims Pleads Guilty In Laptop Theft Case
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<p>One week after being <a href="http://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/9/25/1711525/michigan-state-dion-sims-laptop-theft-crime-charged">formally charged</a> for participating in a theft ring that stole 104 laptop computers from Detroit Public Schools, Michigan State football player <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77206/dion-sims">Dion Sims</a> pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property.</p>
<p>As reported by the <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100930/METRO/9300462/1132/rss18">Detroit News</a>, the felony charge carries a five-year sentence, but Sims has agreed to cooperate with investigators and provide testimony against the others who conspired to steal the laptops.</p>
<p>The judge presiding over the case will take Sims’s cooperation into consideration, and could rule to keep the conviction off Sims’s record if he successfully completes terms of probation. That probation will likely include asking Sims to pay restitution in an amount to be determined by prosecutors.</p>
<p>Sims remains suspended from the Michigan State football team, and his lawyer said that it’s unlikely he’ll be permitted to return this season. He could be allowed to rejoin the team next season, however.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/9/30/1723403/michigan-states-dion-sims-pleads-guilty-in-laptop-theft-caseIan Casselberry2010-09-25T14:15:42-04:002010-09-25T14:15:42-04:00MSU's Sims Formally Charged For Role In Crime Ring
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<p>Michigan State tight end Dion Sims<a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100924/NEWS01/9240387/1055/rss20"> has been formally charged</a> for his role in a laptop theft ring that stole 104 laptops from Detroit Public Schools last year.</p>
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<p>Sims was released on personal bond, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property.</p>
<p>Their next court date is Oct. 5 in 36th District Court.</p>
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<p>Sims’ father, Donald, also pleaded guilty to a similar charge for using University of Michigan funds to buy $74,000 worth of computers. He will face a sentence of up to 15 years.</p>
<p>U-M police spokeswoman Diane Brown believes the two cases are connected. The obvious link between the cases is the two Sims family members, but that hasn’t been confirmed.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/9/25/1711525/michigan-state-dion-sims-laptop-theft-crime-chargedRyan Weiss2010-09-21T23:02:24-04:002010-09-21T23:02:24-04:00Michigan State Tight End Dion Sims Implicated In Crime Ring
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<p>Michigan State tight end <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77206/Dion_Sims">Dion Sims</a> has been suspended from the team after prosecutors implicated him in a laptop theft ring that <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100921/NEWS01/100921057/1318/MSU-students-accused-of-stealing-laptops-from-DPS">stole and sold over $158,000 of computers from Detroit Public Schools last year.</a></p>
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<p>Dion Sims, 19, a player for the Spartans, is accused of receiving and concealing stolen property, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. </p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 16px;">This would explain Sims' absence from the first three games this football season. Expected to be an significant part of the Spartan offense, Sims has suited up, but not played in all three contests. MSU athletic director Mark Hollis confirmed that the school knew about Sims' legal issues:</span></p>
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<p>MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis said: "Since mid-February, we have been aware that Dion Sims and members of his extended family have been dealing with some legal issues. Dion informed the coaching staff of the police investigation and has kept them apprised of the progress of the investigation. </p>
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"Dion did not participate in the first three regular-season games, and as of today, he has been suspended from football team-related activities due to these issues. During his indefinite suspension, Dion will continue to have access to all of the available resources in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center. We will allow the legal process to play out before we make any final decision regarding his future status with the team."</blockquote>
<div>The "extended family" Hollis refers to is actually Sims' father, Donald Lewis Sims Jr. Donald Sims, a University of Michigan employee,<a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100921/NEWS01/100921062/1318/Dad-of-accused-MSU-player-faces-similar-rap"> is currently under investigation for using U-M money to buy $74,000 worth of computers</a> and $14,000 worth of other "fraudulent" purchases.</div>
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<div>Diane Brown, spokeswoman for the University of Michigan police, said this afternoon that the father was arrested and arraigned in June and faces an upcoming court date on the charges. She said he purchased at least 75 computers and 14 computer-related items – items for which the university was not reimbursed. The purchases happened between 2008 and 2010.</div>
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<div>It doesn't appear the father and son were running some sort of "family business," but the fact that the two were accused of nearly identical charges brings up a lot of questions.</div>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2010/9/21/2321365/michigan-state-tight-end-dion-sims-implicated-in-crime-ringRyan Weiss