Football staffer arrested on suspicion of DUI, assaulting an officer

[Michchamp]

happened March 5th. Link:

ANN ARBOR, MI - The director of performance for the University of Michigan's football team resisted police, grabbed a security guard's throat and bit a lab technician after his arrest March 5 on suspicion of drunken driving, a police report states.
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An Ann Arbor police report obtained through the Freedom of Information Act details the allegations against Connolly: that he crashed an SUV - one that may have been a university vehicle - while drunk driving, was combative, shouted profanities, refused a preliminary breath test and denied he was drunk.
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Connolly was verbally abusive toward officers and repeatedly told them, "Do not do this to me," and "F**k off", according to the report.

He also resisted police during arrest and at the station, where he repeatedly fell from a bench, police said. He was restrained to a chair after taking "an open hand swing," striking an officer on the arm, Marshall said in his report.​

wonder if all the Spartan law school scholars will helpfully remind us that all of these things are just allegations, and he hasn't been charged yet?

It is hilarious they're waiting on "toxicology reports" which "could take weeks."

The police and DA respect your rights a lot more when you make $255,000/year...

 

[Gulo Blue]

Wow. WTH Harbaugh?

 

[Michchamp]

says the accident was at 1st and Mosley. and he had no shoes on. and his feet were bloody.

maybe he wore them out while clubbing at the Cavern or Necto or whatever still exists downtown

EDIT: I missed that this happened before noon on a Monday morning. guy needs serious help.

makes the fact that mlive had to file a FOIA request to learn about this a little less egregious.

additional EDIT: he looks drunk, face flushed, eyes glazed, in his official staff photo as well. maybe we need to screen these guys a little better?

 

[thewolverines24]

His name is Fergus Connolly. He was just getting warmed up for St. Paddy's Day.

 

[Michlady]

That location is where they built the new luxury apartment right on main street where the Happys pizza and fax on and had been

A black from washtenaw dairy

 

[biggunsbob]

Get rid of him. Zero tolerance please.

 

[thewolverines24]

Get rid of him. Zero tolerance please.

He's no longer a football staffer as of January this year. Somehow still employed by the AD. I can't imagine that employment lasts much longer.

 

[Michchamp]

Get rid of him. Zero tolerance please.

he might he already. he's not in the AD's full alphabetical list of department employees online (all other football staffers are in there), although he's still listed on the football staff page.

 

[Michlady]

He tried to bite hospital staff


Maybe more than alcohol?

 

[Michchamp]

His name is Fergus Connolly. He was just getting warmed up for St. Paddy's Day.

huh. you're REALLY right.

in his bio, it says he's actually from Ireland. probably lucky he got arrested when he did. imagine how drunk he'd be by actual St. Patrick's Day?

 

[Michlady]

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2018/03/michigan_football_staffer_accu_1.html

His twitter page talks about performance stuff and he has s website

 

[Michlady]

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2018/03/michigan_football_staffer_accu_1.html

His twitter page talks about performance stuff and he has s website

Still listed in campus directory https://mcommunity.umich.edu/#profile:fergusc. Which means he technically is an employee still

 

[Michchamp]

He tried to bite hospital staff


Maybe more than alcohol?

it's possible. but based on my 20 years of observing people drink in a variety of situations, I think the effects of heavy alcohol use are more than broad enough to include biting.

 

[thewolverines24]

it's possible. but based on my 20 years of observing people drink in a variety of situations, I think the effects of heavy alcohol use are more than broad enough to include biting.

He was also walking around in freezing temps with no shoes and no cold weather clothing. Had bloody feet like you mentioned earlier.

I would not be surprised to see if something stronger than booze was involved. It would take one hell of an effort to get that housed before noon on a Monday.

 

[newton83]

Get him out of there altogether. The guy clearly has a problem with booze and needs to cut that shit out of his life and seek treatment if needed to get himself clean.

 

[hungry]

Sounds like clear case of littering.

 

[thewolverines24]

Sounds like clear case of littering.

 

[rumseyhouse77]

If he was acting that way and wasn't drunk, or under the influence of some medication, then this really bad. Hope he gets the help he needs.

 

[Michlady]

Now terminated from university

Not listed in directory

 

[TheVictors]

1/2 of the situations in Alaska State Troopers are super drunk people doing things like this -resisting arrest and fighting cops.

Hey, he clearly was drinking with an EUTM!