Florida State’s Fisher responds to arrest of Nigel Carr
Jimbo Fisher greeted the media at the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff for the first time as Florida State head coach Monday, and the first real issue that hit him? The arrest of FSU linebacker Nigel Carr, who was charged by Tallahassee police Sunday on two counts of auto burglary, criminal mischief, credit card theft and fraud. The police report, according to The Associated Press, said items taken from a vehicle were found in a trash bin at Carr’s apartment complex and led to the arrest.
Carr, a junior, was freed on a $15,750 bond after being jailed on five separate criminal allegations, including the two felony charges.
Carr also was arrested shortly before midnight on July 22, according to a police report, and charged with possession of marijuana. The report reflected that he pleaded with police not to take him to jail.
“No, no,” Carr said, according to the police report. “I can’t go to jail.” A police officer then issued a notice to appear because Carr had no previous record and was cooperative, the report said.
“The decisions you make, make you,” Fisher said Monday. “But we have to continue to educate. In his case, we have a school policy. If it’s a felony, he’ll be suspended. Then we’ll let the judicial system run its course to find out what else we can do. It is a reminder that you can be right 364 days a year, but it only takes one incident.
“Now we’ll wait and see how the whole thing pans out. I’m not here to pass judgment. I don’t know enough about the whole situation yet.”
