TEXAS FOOTBALL
Ex-Longhorn Joseph charged with
aggravated robbery with deadly weapon
It is Joseph's second arrest in Austin this summer
By Suzanne Halliburton
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Former University of Texas football player Robert Joseph has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony, Austin police said Saturday.
It is Joseph's second arrest in Austin this summer. After his June arrest, the sophomore safety was suspended from the Longhorns and then announced plans to transfer to another school.
Robert Joseph Faces first-degree felony charge for aggravated robbery.
In the latest incident, Joseph was arrested Friday and remained in Travis County Jail on Saturday. Bail was set at $25,000.
Austin police spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz said police were called to an apartment in Southeast Austin at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
According to witnesses, two men had come into the apartment with a gun. The witnesses were able to provide a description of the men and a partial license plate number of the car.
The car was found at a nearby apartment complex, where Joseph was arrested.
Police believe the two men knew the occupants of the apartment. Police are still looking for the second man, described 6 feet, 2 inches and weighing more than 220 pounds.
Aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon is a first-degree felony is punishable with a prison sentence between five years and life.
On June 9, Joseph was arrested on two counts of burglarizing a vehicle, both Class A misdemeanors.
Joseph was a backup safety who played in seven games for the Longhorns as a freshman, playing on special teams and defense.
He injured a shoulder and missed the final six games of the 2006 season.
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