Heh... I wouldn't mind having it myself. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Helen Huntley <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:03:45 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN For 1/9, Courtesy of Shane Ford You know if that guy still had the laptop with Cam's name on it, I'll bet he could sell it on eBay for some nice bucks. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > *So, more about Camgate emerges. We’ll never be able to say beyond a > shadow of doubt* that Cam Newton stole the computer. Nor, can anyone say > he bought it without some reservation. It seems the victim declined to > press charges, in part, because he feared for his own safety. Also, because > he was going to leave Gainesville before the trial and didn’t want to come > back to go to court. *We do know Cam was using the computer to download > illegal music on campus. That’s what led University Police to him.* *He > obviously knew the computer was stolen because he threw it out the window. > * *He got out of more severe penalties because of circumstances, not > because he wasn’t guilty. * *I’d like to give him benefit of doubt here, > but there just isn’t much to doubt.* * * *Other accounts of laptop theft > differ from Newton's* > > Cameron Newton > > Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton makes a throw during the first half of > Auburn's spring college football game on Saturday, April 17, 2010, in > Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd J. Van Emst) > > > By Nathan Crabbe <[email protected]> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > > Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 at 4:47 p.m. > Last Modified: Friday, December 10, 2010 at 4:47 p.m. > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul Loschak harbors no ill will toward Heisman Trophy favorite Cam Newton, > despite allegations that Newton stole Loschak's laptop in 2008. > > Loschak just wishes Newton hadn't thrown the laptop out of a University of > Florida residence hall window. > > "I could have had my laptop back fully working. Instead I got a broken, > cracked laptop ... with 'Cam Newton' written on top," he said. > > Loschak was a UF senior when Newton, a sophomore backup quarterback for the > Gators at the time, allegedly stole his laptop and tossed it from a window > to avoid arrest. Loschak had painted a forest scene on the laptop cover to > distinguish it from others. The retrieved laptop had been painted black with > Newton's name written in white paint. > > Newton, now quarterback at Auburn University, enters today's Heisman > ceremony as the overwhelming favorite to win the trophy. The criminal > charges he faced in connection with the laptop theft have been overshadowed > recently by allegations Newton's father sought payment for his transfer from > a junior college and a news report that cases of cheating led to his > departure from UF. > > Loschak said Heisman voters should consider the laptop incident only if > character considerations are part of the award criteria. > > "I still don't know if he stole it or not ... but he still chose to acquire > it and throw it out the window," he said. > > Newton has said he bought the laptop and didn't steal it, but the UF > police report tells a different story. After Newton was arrested, police > reported overhearing him say on his cell phone that "there was a computer, > and I took it." A few minutes later he said he threw the laptop out the > window because his room was about to be searched, according to police. > > Loschak reported the laptop — valued at $1,700 — was stolen Oct. 16, 2008, > from his unlocked dorm room. A week later, he received an e-mail from UF > telling him his Internet was being temporarily shut down for using the > file-sharing program Limewire. > > Loschak had bought a new laptop but hadn't installed Limewire, which can be > used to illegally download music. > > "That's when I knew that whoever had my computer was doing illegal stuff > with it," he said. > > UF found that someone using Newton's log-in name had used the computer to > access the university network, according to police. On Nov. 11, police went > to Newton's dorm room. A laptop on his desk was the same as Loschak's model > but had a serial number that was slightly different from the one listed in > police reports. > > Detectives left to check the serial number, finding that it did match > Loschak's laptop and that police had written it wrong initially. In the > meantime, Newton spoke with Gainesville lawyer Huntley Johnson. The attorney > typically represents Gator football players facing criminal charges. > > When police returned, the laptop was gone. Newton was arrested, and police > took his cell phone. While an officer had the phone, police said it received > a text message from a student who said Newton's laptop was now behind a > dormitory dumpster. Police found it there. > > Newton was charged with felony counts of burglary, larceny and obstruction > of justice. Loschak said he decided against pursuing the charges because he > was graduating from UF in the spring and didn't want to return for court > hearings. He also was afraid of retribution if Newton was kicked off the > team. > > "At the time I was interested in my safety," he said. > > State Attorney Bill Cervone reduced charges and agreed to deferred > prosecution because Loschak declined to participate in the case, said > Spencer Mann, spokesman for the State Attorney's Office. Newton was required > to attend anti-theft counseling, write an apology letter to Loschak and do > 50 hours of community service in exchange for charges eventually being > dropped. > > He was allowed to complete the requirements in Texas, where he transferred > to a junior college before enrolling at Auburn. > > Loschak has since graduated from UF and is now seeking his doctorate in > mechanical engineering at an out-of-state university. While he said that > Newton's conduct raised questions, the quarterback's play this season made > him wish that Newton was winning the Heisman at UF. > > "It would have been nice if he would have been playing for the Gators," he > said. > > *Contact Nathan Crabbe at 338-3176 or > **nathan.cra...@gvillesun<[email protected]> > * > > > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.com -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
