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USC standouts Deebo Samuel, Skai Moore cleared in assault case
By Will Ogburn
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After a bar fight in Columbia saw three (two current and one former) South Carolina players named as suspects, standouts Skai Moore and Deebo Samuel have had their names cleared, according to The State.
However, the police are still searching for former LB Jalen Dread in connection with the assault. Dread received his release earlier this year.
Officials said Samuel wasn’t even present, and although Moore was present, he didn’t participate in the assault.
Here’s what happened in the alleged event that happened on April 29.
A 24-year-old man reported that about 2:45 a.m. on April 29 a phone was knocked from his hand in Five Points Saloon. The three accused men denied they were responsible but “became agitated,” the police report states. The confrontation escalated into the man who complained being punched in the face several times, the police document states.
According to statements made by Will Muschamp, the school was investigating the incident.
Both Samuel and Moore are two of the Gamecocks’ biggest leaders for 2017.
A former resident of both Baton Rouge and the heart of Crimson Tide country, Will Ogburn handles multimedia content and news coverage for Saturday Down South.
