3/4/2010: From KVAL. I’m having a hard time keeping the various assaults straight.
EUGENE, Ore. — A former University of Oregon football player arrested on misdemeanor assault charges in what police described as retaliation for an attack on another Oregon player pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to community service.
Matt Simms faced misdemeanor assault charges in connection with an incident police described as retaliation for an attack of UO kicker Rob Beard. Police said the man Simms was accused of assaulting was not involved in the attack on Beard.
On Tuesday, Simms pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of harrassment and was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.
Days after his arrest, Simms was released from the football team for violating unspecified team rules.
Beard was later charged with assaulting a 19-year-old woman during the same street fight that left Beard unconscious and in need of surgery. Those charges are still pending.
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