AVENGERS' COE TURNS HIMSELF IN, FACES DRUG-DISTRIBUTION CHARGES.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer Avengers defensive specialist Cornelius Coe turned himself in to U.S. Marshals on Thursday and will face five federal cocaine-distribution charges in Michigan that could send him to prison for 40 years if convicted. Phil Green Phil Green ran as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Mississauga South in both the 2004 federal election and 2006 federal election. He was defeated by incumbent Liberal Paul Szabo in both elections. , the first assistant United States Attorney United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. in Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich., said Coe was named in five counts of a seven-count indictment against him and Russell Ryan, who Green said was an associate of Coe's in Michigan. Coe, who lives in Marquette, Mich., in the state's Upper Peninsula Upper Peninsula Abbr. UP The northern part of Michigan between Lakes Superior and Michigan. It is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. Noun 1. , was arraigned late Thursday afternoon in United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. in Los Angeles. He was taken into custody and will be transported to Michigan to make another court appearance in the next two weeks, Green said. Coe's case will be brought in the United States District Court in Marquette. The first charge against Coe alleges conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in Marquette from January 1999 to February 2004. Ryan is named in that count along with Coe. The second count alleges that Coe and Ryan distributed and sold cocaine in Marquette on Feb. 11 - a day Coe was with the team. Counts 3, 4, 5 allege that Coe distributed cocaine in Marquette on Oct. 5, 2002, Oct. 1, 2002, and Sept. 19, 2002. ``These are serious charges going back to 1999,'' Green said. The connection between Coe and Ryan has not been determined, Green said. He did not know if the two were former football teammates at Northern Michigan University This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in Marquette. ``According to the grand jury,'' Green said, ``they were in business together.'' Green added that a search warrant was executed at the beauty salon Coe ran in Marquette during the off-season. The news was stunning to the Avengers, who had no advance warning until U.S. Marshals contacted the team Wednesday. Coe practiced with the team Wednesday afternoon in advance of the Avengers' home opener Sunday against the San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. The SaberCats are currently the defending Arena Bowl champions. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference. . Coe will not play Sunday and is not expected to play the rest of the season. The Avengers will list Coe as having left the team today in the hopes of freeing a roster spot. Coe joined the Avengers two weeks into the 2003 season and quickly became a starter in their defensive secondary. His departure leaves the team particularly vulnerable after losing another starting defensive specialist, Damen Wheeler, to a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, . Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com |
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