Central Michigan football player’s court file removed from public access
The case file for a CMU football player accused of four felonies and two misdemeanors has been removed from public access, a sign that he was given a probation deal intended to allow youthful offenders get a fresh start without the stigma of a criminal record.
Kyron Mckinnie-harper, 19, of Detroit, is currently lodged in the Isabella County Jail with a release date of next Tuesday for using a computer to commit a crime.
He was originally charged in march with six crimes, including four felonies, for a scheme in which he was accused of using the school accounts of four other students to order iphones and have them shipped to two Detroit addresses.
When asked for information about Mckinnie-harper’s sentence, Court Administrator Kerri Curtiss said that there were no public records associated with the young man. When asked if there were non-public records, Curtiss said she could neither confirm nor deny that those records exist.
When asked for information, Isabella County Prosecutor Dave Barberi said he couldn’t remember the case.
Those answers are consistent with protocols involving cases sent through a diversion program intended to allow youthful offenders to have their records cleared if they successfully complete terms of their probation.
Mckinnie-harper, a defensive secondary player, was suspended from the team by head coach Jimmcelwain in March. According to CMU’S football roster, MckinnieHarper is back on the active roster.
Officials with the university’s athletics program said they had no knowledge of Mckinnie-harper’s status.