{"id":31709,"date":"2010-09-24T09:50:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T14:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/09\/24\/wisconsinstout-players-charged-in-murder\/"},"modified":"2011-07-10T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T02:00:54","slug":"wisconsinstout-players-charged-in-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/09\/24\/wisconsinstout-players-charged-in-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin-Stout Players Charged in Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Wisconsin-Stout incoming freshman player faces a felony murder charge, while a teammate is charged with being a party to the crime.<\/p>\n
Jedidiah R. McGlasson, 21, and Jared C. Britton, 23, were in Dunn County (Wis.) Jail in advance of a Friday afternoon bond hearing.<\/p>\n
The charges they face stem from the death of UW-Stout student Bradley L. Simon as the result of a run-in with McGlasson and Britton in the early-morning hours of Sept. 18, according to the Menomonie (Wis.) Police Department.<\/p>\n
McGlasson is described by the school as as freshman from Kenai, Alaska, majoring in engineering technology and a hockey recruit.<\/p>\n
Britton is a senior from Regina, Saskatchewan, who is majoring in manufacturing engineering and has played three years for the hockey team.<\/p>\n
According to police:<\/p>\n
• McGlasson, Britton and Simon were involved in a verbal altercation along with other customers inside the Log Jam tavern in Menomonie before the sides were separated.<\/p>\n
• A short time later, Simon left the bar and was riding a bicycle when he was confronted by McGlasson and Britton, who allegedly assaulted Simon. That caused the bicycle Simon was riding to crash into a concrete wall, sending Simon over the handlebars. Simon struck his head on the wall.<\/p>\n
• McGlasson and Britton left the scene before emergency medical and police officials arrived. Simon was transported by helicopter to Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., where he died on Thursday.<\/p>\n
UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorenson said the school is doing “everything possible” to help Simon’s family.<\/p>\n
“I was severely disappointed today to hear about the alleged behavior that led to the charges brought against two UW-Stout students, one who has played for our hockey team for three years and one who was recruited to play for the team,” Sorenson said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I cannot comment on the specifics of the case. The Menomonie Police Department, assisted by our campus police department, has done a remarkable job in investigating the incident. We have been kept informed of the major developments as they affected UW-Stout, and I have directed everyone on campus to give the investigators their full cooperation.”<\/p>\n Britton played in 34 games over his first three seasons with the Blue Devils, including 23 in 2008-09.<\/p>\n McGlasson split last season between Kenai River and Alaska in the NAHL.<\/p>\n