UC athlete arrested, dismissed from team

Akise De'Shawn Teague has been accused of burglary in Daniels Hall

By Scott Winfield | Published: 02/02/12 3:58pm | Updated: 02/05/12 8:39pm | 2 comments

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After being accused of burglary, University of Cincinnati football player Akise De’Shawn Teague was taken to the Hamilton County jail Wednesday to be booked.

The 20-year-old sophomore running back from Youngstown, Ohio, is accused of stealing from unlocked dorm rooms in Daniels Hall while students slept.

Teague is also a resident of Daniels Hall, according to a UCPD press release.

A UC Police Division (UCPD) offense report shows an offense was reported from Daniels Hall at 3:19 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, and the complainants reported a stolen cell phone.

Students in five separate dorm rooms reported that someone had entered their unlocked rooms Jan. 22, according to a UCPD press release.

The report also shows Teague was arrested by UCPD officer Joseph Haugh III on Wednesday at 51 West Corry Blvd., and charged with burglary after unlawful entry without force — a second-degree felony.

Teague allegedly admitted guilt to UCPD in an interview and through a written confession.

Teague faces one count of burglary and was scheduled to appear in municipal court on Thursday morning.

Representing Teague is his attorney, Michael A. Lanzillotta of Cincinnati.

Hamilton County Courthouse records show an arraignment hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, and that a $5,000 bond was set during that hearing.

In addition, UC head coach Butch Jones has dismissed Teague from the Bearcats football team.

“Akise Teague has been suspended indefinitely and dismissed from the University of Cincinnati football team,” Jones said in a statement. “Student-athletes in the program are held to a higher standard of conduct on and off the field as representatives of the university. This incident in no way reflects the values, principles and ideals of our football program.”

In his brief career with the Bearcats, Teague produced 42 yards rushing on eight carries — tallying one touchdown in UC’s 72-10 victory over Austin Peay in the 2011 home opener.

Prior to joining the Bearcat family, Teague was a top recruit out of Youngstown Ursuline High School — where he helped the Fighting Irish win their third-consecutive Division V state title in his senior season.

Also in that season, Teague scored 48 all-purpose touchdowns, according to maxpreps.com, and was named Mr. Football in Ohio by The Associated Press.

The News Record will update this story as more information becomes available.

2 comments

Am I the only one that thinks its funny that the coach said that his student athletes are held at a higher standard because an identical incident happened last year, I don’t know what this coach’s standards are but they must be lower than even average…

Alex | 02/02/12 7:42pm | Report

Alex, you seem to fail to understand that Coach Jones immediately kicked him off the team. What else could he do? Any incidence like this gets you kicked off an athletics team. The incident you refer to from last year did not involved Teague, so it was not identical. The coaches can’t see into the future and know who will eventually break the law and therefore kick that student off their team before he/she does anything wrong, but once something like this happens they are immediately removed because exactly as Jones said, “this incident in no way reflects the values, principles and ideals” of UC athletic teams. This article wouldn’t have been written if the person hadn’t been a student-athlete and you wouldn’t care who the person was who got arrested if they weren’t a student-athlete; in other words, “student-athletes…are held to a higher standard of conduct.”

Michelle | 02/03/12 9:52am | Report