On Sunday August 21, 2011 the Baton Rouge Police Department learned that the four LSU players implicated in a fight have obtained Baton Rouge attorney Nathan Fisher. The players were to report to Police Headquarters on Monday August 22 to be interviewed by police . Mr. Fisher has ask for a 24 hour postponement so that he can meet with the players and get a better understanding of the incident. The police have agreed to this postponement and will speak with the players attorney tomorrow to arrange the interviews.
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Baton Rouge Police are investigating a fight that occurred around 1:30am on Friday August 19, 2011 outside Shady’s Bar located near the campus of Louisiana StateUniversity. During the early morning hours on Friday police interviewed four people who stated they were treated at a Baton Rouge hospital for injuries they sustained during the altercation. In addition to these four individuals police have also interviewed several witnesses that were present at the time of the fight.
Preliminary investigation information indicates that the fight started after an individual, one of the four injured, blew his horn to move a crowd out of his way in the parking lot.
Based on statements given by all persons interviewed police learned that members of the LSU football team were involved in the fight. The exact number of players present during the fight has not yet been determined. On Saturday August 20th police contacted LSU and asked that four LSU football players report to the Baton Rouge Police Headquarters on Monday August 22 at 9:00am so that investigators can interview them as to their alleged involvement in the fight. The four football players that have been asked to report are Jordan Jefferson, Jarvis Landry, Chris Davenport and Josh Johns.
The four players have been asked to report to give their side of the story, they ARE NOT being asked to turn themselves in to be arrested. The investigation will continue after these interviews. It is possible that police will interview other members of the team at a later time.
