Three MSU football players face charges

EAST LANSING — Three Michigan State football freshmen are facing misdemeanor charges of failure to obey police.

Safety Charles Burrell, defensive end Cameron Jude and walk-on receiver Mitchell White were cited June 30 for fleeing from campus police when approached and ordered to stop near Snyder Hall, said Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III.

The officers caught up with the players and issued them tickets. They face a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail.

“The officers were on campus investigating a crime that had been reported to them, and they approached (the players), who took off running,” Dunnings said. “When the officers caught up with them, they said they never heard them say ‘Stop!’ But that kind of begs the question of why they ran.”

Dunnings said he is not aware of any other investigations involving the three players.

Jude has a pre-trial hearing Aug. 20 in East Lansing District Court 54-B. White has already had his pre-trial hearing and is due for jury selection on Sept. 9 in 54-B.

Burrell failed to appear in court by July 10 as mandated. A warrant for his arrest was printed on July 22, according to court records, but it has not been issued yet.

MSU associate athletic director John Lewandowski said coach Mark Dantonio does not comment on internal disciplinary matters. All three players have been practicing with the team in fall camp.

Burrell, of Detroit, and Jude, of Chesterfield, Va., are candidates for some playing time this season. White, of Livonia, is the twin brother of scholarship defensive back Myles White.