Three University of Illinois football players are charged with burglary and robbery after what they claimed to be a prank on a fellow dormitory resident. First Assistant State's Attorney Steve Ziegler says the three were wearing masks and dark clothing when they entered a 19-year-old man's room about 1 a.m. Wednesday at Bromley Hall with what he thought was a gun but was a BB gun. The prosecutor says the trio described it as "a prank or a joke."
The players were charged with residential burglary and aggravated robbery. Coach Lovie Smith says 18-year-old Darta L. Lee, 19-year-old Zarrian J. Holcombe and 18-year-old Howard E. Watkins were suspended from team activities.
