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El-Amin Pleads Guilty; Must Do a Day of Community!
Posted by FoM on April 15, 1999 at 15:10:42 PT
Source: SF Gate
HARTFORD, Conn. Connecticut point guard Khalid El-Amin pleaded guilty today to misdeameanor possession of marijuana and was sentenced to one day of community service. The judge also ordered the stocky sophomore to warn schoolchildren about the dangers of drugs. 
The 19-year-old El-Amin appeared in Hartford Community Court before Judge Raymond Norko, who gave him a stern lecture. ``The court is aware of who you are, where you are from and what you have done,'' Norko said. ``The citizens of this state love you and have adopted you.'' Norko reminded El-Amin of his jubilant claim after the Huskies upset Duke in the NCAA championship game March 29: ``We shocked the world!'' ``The epilogue to that is: `I disappointed the world,''' Norko said. El-Amin did not respond, except to reply, ``Yes, your honor'' to questions from the judge. After court, El-Amin said he was looking forward to speaking to the schoolchildren. ``Hopefully I can tell them the right thing to do,'' said El-Amin. ``They'll listen to me and do the right thing.'' The player was stopped for a traffic violation Tuesday evening and a small amount of marijuana was discovered during a search, Hartford police said. The arrest may not have been an unlucky coincidence, according to a published report. The Hartford Courant, citing police documents and sources it did not identify, said today an informant had tipped police about El-Amin's trip to an area of Hartford known for drug activity. After receiving the tip, detectives arrived at the parking lot before El-Amin and saw him making what appeared to be a drug transaction, the newspaper reported. UConn scoring leader Richard Hamilton was a passenger in the car but was not charged. El-Amin was charged with possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana, a misdemeanor. His sentence was the typical punishment given to first-time offenders. A victory parade for the Huskies is scheduled in Hartford for Saturday, but organizers said Wednesday they did not know whether El-Amin will take part. A disappointed coach Jim Calhoun said he was standing by his player and would ensure El-Amin understands his position as a highly visible student athlete and role model. ``Every player in our program has responsibilities, on and off the court,'' Calhoun said. 
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Comment #3 posted by unidentified on September 27, 2000 at 14:58:33 PT
Khalid is the hommie..
Well I know Khalid from when he played park board with Jordan. He has always been cool and never used his publicity to be placed on a soap box, and for the media to make him seem like this horrible person just because he had a sack of chronic on him I think that's bogus. On a personal message "Khalid if you ever read this, keep yo head up and don't let no one do anything to hinder you in your success. Oh by the way, SHARE THE CHRONIC WIT DA HOMMIES!!!"
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Comment #2 posted by Truth on April 15, 1999 at 18:12:24 PT
Proof!
And they say marijuana is bad for you...hinders your talents..this is just more proof that it isn't.And who says it is not a performance enhancing drug??El-Amin should take this soap box he has been placed upon to spread the good word for the herb.peace.
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Comment #1 posted by Truth on April 15, 1999 at 18:12:07 PT
Proof!
And they say marijuana is bad for you...hinders your talents..this is just more proof that it isn't.And who says it is not a performance enhancing drug??El-Amin should take this soap box he has been placed upon to spread the good word for the herb.peace.
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