UNA Accuser Says She Was Drugged

A report in today's TimesDaily states the purported victim of at least three rapists was drugged. This is the first public reference to date rape drugs of which we're aware. Assistant DA William Powell has stated the case will probably be presented to the next grand jury--assuming toxicology reports are available by then.

The account in today's TD differs dramatically from one given by UNA's Bob Pastula after the March event: UNA March Rape. In the mean time, Deandre Harrison and Eddrick Harris have been reinstated at UNA.

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A source with the City of Florence contacted us to relate that Shoals Ambulance Service has already moved into the former Lauderdale EMS location on East Dr. Hicks Boulevard. The source was not sure if Lauderdale EMS would provide any non-emergency services to or have a physical office in Florence. A Lauderdale office would seem cost prohibitive, considering over 95% of all Keller calls should be in Colbert County.

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According to our source at the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, a deputy's patrol car parked in front of his home was one of the vehicles damaged by two underage youths who have been arrested on over 35 separate felony charges. The two young men have been released to their parents. Perhaps the juvenile detention center is full, but allowing these young hooligans to remain free does not fit the crime...unless the parents have already begun to pay for the multitude of damages caused by these "two yutes."

And, yes, anyone residing in Lauderdale County is paying for the deputy's window. We're officially victims. Let's hope the judge presiding over the case remembers that....



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Accountability & Terry Bowden

Our sources at the Florence-Lauderdale Detention Center tell us Eddrick Perez Harris has bonded out of custody while Deandre Alexander Harrison remains in lockup. The third suspect in the latest UNA rape case had previously bonded out on Sunday; he was not connected to UNA or the university's football program.

Our friend O.B. has commented on the two athletes being leftovers from Terry Bowden's recruiting program--basically "crime not only pays it plays." Others have commented on the entitlement philosophy of today's athletes. We have no doubt a little of each played a part in the events of this past weekend, but the most salient point?

Alcohol/other drugs. Now both the young woman and her alleged attackers will pay dearly for a few hours of "fun." The media regularly warn women to be mindful of their surroundings, but never seem to add that alcohol clouds such awareness.

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Apparently Eddrick Harris had a very bright future in football, both at the university level and at the professional as well.

Eddrick Harris

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Okay, all you Colbert County writers out there, here's your chance to be famous...or maybe infamous depending on the subject matter:

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