UNC's Garrett White charged with simple assault

Posted Feb 21, 2007

Chapel Hill police charged North Carolina football player Garrett White, 20, with simple assault early Sunday morning after he allegedly punched another man. White, a 6-2, 235-pound reserve linebacker who completed his sophomore season in 2006, remains on the team. UNC coach Butch Davis said in a statement released by the school. "We will discipline Garrett and also monitor the judicial process related to this case." (Durham Herald-Sun)

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