Michigan senior defenseman Chris Fox was arraigned on a felony assault charge Wednesday in connection with an incident last June in a recreational hockey league.<\/p>\n
According to reports from the Associated Press and the Ann Arbor (Mich.) News<\/i>, Fox, 21, allegedly hit a member of an opposing team in the face with his hockey stick June 15 during a game in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. A six-month investigation of the incident ensued, partly because Fox refused to identify himself to the referee, and none of his teammates would do so either.<\/p>\n
The victim, Robert Thomas, 20, of Waterford, Mich., eventually identified Fox as his attacker from a Michigan team photograph. Thomas lost at least one tooth and underwent two root canals as a result of the attack, which Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca called “a very serious crime.”<\/p>\n
If convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, Fox could receive a 10-year prison sentence. Prosecutors also declared their intent to seek financial compensation for the victim’s medical treatment.<\/p>\n
Michigan head coach Red Berenson said that Fox’s status with the Wolverine hockey team is unaffected, saying that the matter “has nothing to do with us — it’s a personal thing. … I’ve talked to his lawyer and they’re going to handle it.”<\/p>\n
U-M’s Code of Student Conduct does not govern behavior outside of university property or events, unless it occurs within the city of Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n
Fox’s attorney, David A. Binkley, asserted that his client had been struck first.<\/p>\n
“He thought he was going to be attacked again,” Binkley said. “Chris Fox is not a criminal.”<\/p>\n
Fox was released on $25,000 bond and a preliminary examination scheduled for Jan. 15, before Bloomfield Hills District Judge Edward Avadenka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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