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Out of curiosity and because I was tired of speculating I reached out to see if I could get some insight. Was told Micah did the Pre trial diversion program because his lawyer told him it would be cheaper and because he was innocent and it would be dismissed over the same course of time as going to trial it was the most cost efficient way to go. Said there was never any admittance to smoking anything and that he passed 3 drug test during that period. (1 NCAA and 2 from University). Sounds like pre trial diversion program may be a money getter for those who can't afford to go to trial not realizing that in cases like this it can comeback and look bad from the outside as if it's a repeat offender which may not be the case in all situations. Again the reason I'm hesitant to claim facts from such a far distance away and render my own verdict without it all being conclusive.

Now unless I've been given false information which I'm not sure why that would be the case it paints an entirely different perspective.

Was also told the newspaper initially printed an article with the wrong charges because they jumped the gun to beef up the article and that the police went back and changed the report which may happen again in this case. I looked back at the article and it was edited to suggest the same.

I guess we can do what we want with it from an opinion standpoint but again I suggest being cautious when relying on Media totally for an informative standpoint when rendering judgement!! Great discussion points on this board by the way!!!

Tracking this thread as well as the newspaper articles and found some interesting views. 1. It says the 1st arrest against Bradford was  dismissed (either wrongfully arrested or not enough evidence to charge with any possession charge or otherwise) 2. The 2nd arrest neither player (Mileek or Bradford)  were found with possession and no substance was found in or on the players property which sounds like an even lesser accusation than the 1st. The young lady involved is said to be a friend to multiple players in the program (no specific relationship  to anyone particular) and was allegedly found with what was said to be ashes of a substance and thereby probably should've been the only one arrested legally. Contrary to what was said in one report I understand that the players did not admit smoking anything. 3. On a comical note someone said Micah's license said he was 6'0 and 140 the information seems to be when he 1st got his license at 16yrs old and is neither here nor there but comical.

I do however find it a bit harsh that although these players put or allowed themselves to be regarded in this light from an accusation standpoint most are imputing an ultimate penalty when legally there have been 0 convictions. The 1st suspension Micah received was for missing the appeals meeting of which he was in a team workout and missed his time slot (not very smart or responsible) and was therefore forced to serve 2 game suspension not because he was arrested.

Mileek and Micah should've made sure to never allow themselves to be in these situations without a doubt but being accused of things and convicted of things are drastically different and condemning the players as a result of accusations seems a bit harsh.

In this day and time we have to be careful what we put together as facts from Social Media and some Media outlets and regard them as information we use to judge others!