Brother of LSU player arrested
The brother of Louisiana State guard Flau’jae Johnson was arrested and charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by the Greenville (S.C). Police Department for his role in a fight after his sister was shoved to the court by South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso during a Southeastern Conference tournament game.
Trayron Milton, 24, jumped over the scorer’s table to reach the court. Police say Milton made his way to the court Sunday by pushing down an SEC employee and stepping on her shoulders to get past. Milton briefly made contact with Cardoso before he was led away by police. Milton was released Monday on bonds of $1,087.50 for each charge.
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The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed depth forward Brendan Lemieux to a $775,000 contract for next season.