Razorback golfer won’t face charges
Prosecutors have declined to press charges against one of the two University of Arkansas golfers accused of taking pictures of an unconscious woman's genitals, while the second man pleaded innocent at his arraignment Monday in Fayetteville.
Taylor Moore, 21, pleaded innocent to one count of video voyeurism and was given an Aug. 19 trial date.
Matt Durrett, Washington County prosecutor, said information came to light that Nicolas Echavarria, 20, wasn't involved, even though some pictures of the woman were found on his cell phone.
Echavarria may have been at the house where the woman was photographed but there is no evidence he participated, Durrett said, explaining statements made to police were later clarified.
"I can't go into specifics because Taylor Moore's case is still open," Durrett said.
The two were accused of taking photos of an intoxicated woman while she slept at Moore's house, according to a Fayetteville Police Department report.
Recording images of an individual's private body parts without the person's consent is considered video voyeurism and punishable by a fine or up to a year in jail.
The two were arrested in mid-May just before the NCAA regional tournament in New Haven, Conn. Both were suspended indefinitely from the golf team and didn't participate in the tournament. Arkansas didn't advance from the regional.
Kevin Trainor, associate athletic director for public relations at Arkansas, said Tuesday there was no update on Echavarria's status with the team.
The woman told police on April 11 she consumed multiple alcoholic drinks at various bars on Dickson Street in Fayetteville and then ran into Moore and Echavarria, whom she described in the report as friends.
She said she went to two other places with the pair, then because she was too intoxicated to drive, she and another friend accepted a ride from Moore and Echavarria. According to the women, they dropped off her friend and then took her to Moore's house.
The woman, who told police she passed out, then awoke in the car several times, said she was under the impression she would spend the night at Moore's house and then be given a ride home in the morning.
The woman said she fell asleep on the couch and recalled being carried into Moore's bedroom. The woman said while in the bedroom, she recalled seeing a flash of light and suspected Moore took photos of her.
-- NWA Democrat-Gazette
FOOTBALL
ASU schedules series with SMU
Arkansas State will visit SMU in 2017 and welcome the Mustangs to Jonesboro to open the 2019 season, the school announced Tuesday.
SMU will host ASU on Sept. 23, 2017, at Ford Stadium in Dallas, and ASU will host SMU on Aug. 31, 2009. The schools have met twice previously, with SMU winning 55-9 in 2006 in Dallas and ASU winning 45-28 in 2007 in Dallas.
SMU finished 1-11 last year after Coach June Jones resigned after its first two games. The Mustangs hired Chad Morris, a former offensive coordinator at Clemson, as head coach in December.
ASU's 2017 nonconference schedule now includes games at Nebraska (Sept. 2), at home against Miami (Sept. 9) and SMU, with one game yet to be scheduled. Its 2019 schedule includes the home opener against SMU and a game at UNLV, which does not yet have a date.
BASEBALL
Arkansas Baptist College holding tryouts
Arkansas Baptist College will hold tryouts for the 2016 season at 10 a.m. Monday at the Junior Deputy field on 2500 Cantrell Road. More information is available by contacting Coach Shawn Regan at 501-772-3772 or Coach Roger Mallison at 501-515-1429.
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Sports on 06/10/2015