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Devonta Pollard gets deal in Kemper kidnapping case
Dec. 3, 2013 3:27 PM | 0 Comments

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A federal judge in Mississippi has approved a plea agreement that will allow a former University of Alabama basketball player to avoid prosecution in a kidnapping case if he stays out of trouble for two years.

U.S. District Judge William Barbour in Jackson approved the deferred prosecution for Devonta Pollard during a hearing Tuesday.

Prosecutors offered the 19-year-old Pollard the deal in exchange for testimony against his mother, Jesse Mae Brown Pollard, who was convicted last month.

Jesse Pollard was convicted last month of orchestrating a plot to kidnap a 6-year-old relative in a dispute over a piece of land and a portable storage shed in east Mississippi.

The girl was abducted in April from East Kemper Elementary School and released unharmed the next day.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Where's he playing

these days, if at all?

 

[msstate7]

these days, if at all?

Emcc. I hope next stop is Starkville

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Scooba I think

 

[tcdog70]

Doing 15-20 pts a game. This might be RR best chance to sign a five star player.

 

[mstateglfr]

He will be a 3* maybe 4*. Just sayin.

 

[fishwater99]

Whatever Debbie Downer.. Pollard was a McDonald's All-American...

 

[esplanade91]

So was Renardo. Apparently MSU only has a chance at the damaged ones.

 

[mstateglfr]

He was a McD AA.

Not trying to be a downer, but how many JUCO 5* players have there been in the last 10 years or however far recruiting databases go back? I can only think of Taj Gray back in 2003.

If Pollard shows he can focus on school and basketball this season and everything to do with his mom is settled- lets take him. Why the 17 not.
I would be shocked if he is a 5* coming out of JUCO though, even given his accomplishments in HS.

 

[msstate7]

I don't care if he's a 5-star or a 2-star. He's got two things we need: little size and some talent.

 

[engie]

Need to get him in the boat. I don't care how many "stars" he's got coming out of JUCO -- I just know the guy could help us going forward if he's got his head on straight.

He's averaging 14.5 pgg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 assist/g, 1.5 steals/g, 1 block/game through his first 4 games at EMCC

 

[tcdog70]

he was a 5 star in High School. What? he has gotten worse?

 

[DAWG61]

But do we have an open scholarship to give him? I'd give it to Pollard but if Ray is saving one for Travis Daniels there's no room left and that includes one for Ndoye. Maybe a little forced turnover is in hand.

 

[engie]

But do we have an open scholarship to give him? I'd give it to Pollard but if Ray is saving one for Travis Daniels there's no room left and that includes one for Ndoye. Maybe a little forced turnover is in hand.

We have GOT to make a spot for Devonta Pollard when he's basically falling into our lap. If we don't, I will be starting to question Ray's ability to have success here. Certainly questioning it in the short term. You make room for a guy of this caliber, who has potential to be a huge piece of us being a competitive team in year 3...and certainly our best signee under Ray.

I've said it before -- and here's once more. Starting next season, I have the same exact expectations of Ray that I had for Stansbury. If we're not a borderline tournament team by then, I will be on the fence at best about his ability to get it done here.

 

[DAWG61]

Agreed Pollard needs a spot. I wouldn't be giving one to Daniels.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Speaking of McDonalds AA's, whatever happened to this guy?

 

[mstateglfr]

We have GOT to make a spot for Devonta Pollard when he's basically falling into our lap. If we don't, I will be starting to question Ray's ability to have success here. Certainly questioning it in the short term. You make room for a guy of this caliber, who has potential to be a huge piece of us being a competitive team in year 3...and certainly our best signee under Ray.

I've said it before -- and here's once more. Starting next season, I have the same exact expectations of Ray that I had for Stansbury. If we're not a borderline tournament team by then, I will be on the fence at best about his ability to get it done here.

I dont want to sound like olblue here, but you could easily replace 'Pollard' with 'Sidney' and your comments would read almost exactly like they did when we were trying to get Sidney into the program and didnt have room.


I thought the chance was worth it then and I think it is worth it now. Your comment was just dejavuish.

 

[maroonmania]

I dont want to sound like olblue here, but you could easily replace 'Pollard' with 'Sidney' and your comments would read almost exactly like they did when we were trying to get Sidney into the program and didnt have room.


I thought the chance was worth it then and I think it is worth it now. Your comment was just dejavuish.

I know Pollard has had some family issues but I haven't heard anyone call him fat and lazy.

 

[dawgstudent]

He misunderstood what McDonald's All-American meant.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Exactly

Stans was roasted for the way Renardo turned out. However, you cannot fault him for trying, because as some have said about Pollard, you have to give that type of talent a chance. Unfortunatley, it turned out the nail in the coffin for Stans.

 

[engie]

I dont want to sound like olblue here, but you could easily replace 'Pollard' with 'Sidney' and your comments would read almost exactly like they did when we were trying to get Sidney into the program and didnt have room.


I thought the chance was worth it then and I think it is worth it now. Your comment was just dejavuish.

Stans fault wasn't giving Sidney a chance -- it was the mistakes that he made along the way which prevented him from being able to cut ties when the ties needed to be cut...

You take a chance on guys like this -- and if you have to cut them loose, you cut them loose. Ray has certainly proven he's capable and willing to get rid of guys with issues.

That said, it seems to me that Pollard has just had a legal issue basically from having a crazy mom. There aren't nearly the amount of overall red flags that there were with Sidney... or if there are, I don't know about them. He certainly doesn't have any NCAA issues that I know about...

 

[DAWG61]

Nobody fault's Stansbury for signing Sidney. The problem was he did it in a way that married him to Sidney. As for Pollard it wouldn't be that case. I say sign Pollard and Josh Gray whose leading the nation in scoring. Move two pieces to open room for them. Daniels and ?

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Probably working at McDonald's. he's come full circle.

 

[engie]

Nobody fault's Stansbury for signing Sidney. The problem was he did it in a way that married him to Sidney. As for Pollard it wouldn't be that case. I say sign Pollard and Josh Gray whose leading the nation in scoring. Move two pieces to open room for them. Daniels and ?

We won't get Gray back unfortunately...

Dude is leading JUCO scoring nationally right now averaging right at 40 ppg...

 

[cheewgumm]

HA!

# 1 with a large coke please.

He misunderstood what McDonald's All-American meant.

 

[DAWG61]

We won't get Gray back unfortunately...

Dude is leading JUCO scoring nationally right now averaging right at 40 ppg...

Never know. He's familiar with our program. He did commit to us for a long time so that has to put us above most schools. Say we are his only SEC offer and I'd think he'd sign with us. Atleast offer and pursue him.

 

[engie]

Never know. He's familiar with our program. He did commit to us for a long time so that has to put us above most schools. Say we are his only SEC offer and I'd think he'd sign with us. Atleast offer and pursue him.

He already signed with LSU.

The reason he was coming to MSU left with Stansbury...

 

[olblue.sixpack]

He already signed with LSU.

The reason he was coming to MSU left with Stansbury...

Another cryptic post about Stansbury's recruiting tactics. When talking about Stansbury, I once had a rival coach tells me "he cheats".

I asked him why he didn't get caught if it was such common knowledge. Never did get an answer to that question.

 

[DAWG61]

Yup sure enough LSU already has him. Damn. LSU is back.

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/11/lsu_receives_commitment_from_f.html

 

[tcdog70]

Give me a flicking break. DP is not lazy, he is not a trouble maker he is a difference maker. Ray screwed the pooch not keeping Hood, Gray and Pollard the first time around. now Pollard has fell back in his lap, please RR don't **** this up

 

[KurtRambis4]

You

apparently did read many posts on here a few years back.

 

[starkvegasdawg]

Everybody is saying pollard has just fallen in ray's lap. Is it that certain he would commit to us if offered or is this just a lot of wishful thinking?

 

[mstateglfr]

I know Pollard has had some family issues but I haven't heard anyone call him fat and lazy.

In high school, he was a top 10 recruit and the knock on him was that he was overweight and lacked consistent effort. Those two things morphed into fat and lazy while he was in college.

I am not saying Pollard is fat and lazy. All I was saying was that engie's post about how we need Pollard sounded very similar to a few years ago when Sidney was up for grabs after USC and UCLA stopped talking to him.




We have GOT to make a spot for Devonta Pollard when he's basically falling into our lap. If we don't, I will be starting to question Ray's ability to have success here. Certainly questioning it in the short term. You make room for a guy of this caliber, who has potential to be a huge piece of us being a competitive team in year 3...and certainly our best signee under Ray.

We have GOT to make a spot for Renardo Sidney when he's basically falling into our lap. If we don't, I will be starting to question Stansbury's ability to have success here. Certainly questioning it in the short term. You make room for a guy of this caliber, who has potential to be a huge piece of us being a competitive team...and certainly our best signee under Stansbury.



Seems pretty similar to what was said about Sidney a few years ago.
- elite talent with circumstances that has forced him to change direction from what was originally laid out.
- we need to make room for such a special talent.
- elite player is 'falling into our lap'
- itll be the coach's most talented recruit.

The same thinking was used when Sidney was available.
I am not saying Pollard is Sidney. I am not saying Pollard will be a total waste of space like Sidney.
All I am saying is the same phrases were used countless times by those who wanted Sidney a few years ago(me included).

 

[NewTweederEndzoneDance]

Another cryptic post about Stansbury's recruiting tactics. When talking about Stansbury, I once had a rival coach tells me "he cheats".

I asked him why he didn't get caught if it was such common knowledge. Never did get an answer to that question.

because you see the NCAA hammering basketball programs left and right. oh wait...

 

[fishwater99]

Everybody is saying pollard has just fallen in ray's lap. Is it that certain he would commit to us if offered or is this just a lot of wishful thinking?

He has to go somewhere in MS. He is on probation for the next 2 years and can't leave the state.
I would think that he is ours if we want him.

If Rick Ray doesn't even try to sign him, then Ray is an idiot.

 

[fishwater99]

Seems pretty similar to what was said about Sidney a few years ago.
- elite talent with circumstances that has forced him to change direction from what was originally laid out.
- we need to make room for such a special talent.
- elite player is 'falling into our lap'
- itll be the coach's most talented recruit.

The same thinking was used when Sidney was available.
I am not saying Pollard is Sidney. I am not saying Pollard will be a total waste of space like Sidney.
All I am saying is the same phrases were used countless times by those who wanted Sidney a few years ago(me included).

Big difference now is that Ray is not Stans... We have a disciplinarian now that is a basketball coach...

 

[Philly Dawg]

It might be worthwhile to get Pollard just to get the ball rolling and show other recruits that we can still sign top players.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Not quite correct. He has to have permission from his probation officer in order to leave the southern district.

As long as he keeps in contact and stays out of trouble, he should be good & I agree with you re: Ray.

 

[BiscuitEater]

So, ...

He has to go somewhere in MS. He is on probation for the next 2 years and can't leave the state.

That is going to make most of those 'Away' games even tougher ... when your starting forward can't travel outside the State of Mississippi.

We are just damn lucky our REAL rival is inside the State instead of bing LSU.

 

[patdog]

Hopefully they will let him leave to play road games. I'm sure they will. I agree. We need to try to sign him. He's more than worth any off-court risk. And if he doesn't pan out, we really haven't lost anything.