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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -
Police say Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Kiante Tripp was arrested in College Park. The Atlanta native and two others are accused of threatening people inside an apartment on Herschel Road, and then ransacking the place.

Investigators say the three were looking for a man and the money that the man had supposedly stolen from them. Neighbors called police and told them that men with guns were inside the apartment.

Tripp and the other two people have been charged with burglary, and one was charged with possession of marijuana.

Tripp, 24, attended the University of Georgia, and also graduated from Westlake High School.

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in other news, the Browns now have a roster opening if they do decide to make a supplemental draft selection

That must have been a heckuva commute every day from Atlanta, Ga to Westlake, Oh.

Oh, and also ... Bye, Kiante Tripp.

Who?

He was on the practice squad last year.

Looks like he could be headed to the prison line next.

I too was wondering who in the heck is this guy. We got a roster spot now, bring in a vet wr.

must've tripped the burglar alarm...

... after too much kiante before deciding to break in in the first place...

Another twenty-something player in trouble with the law. When will it stop?!

FORMER Browns DT Kiante Tripp arrested

Fixed it

Hey now do you all realize how tough it is to scrape by on $390,000 a year. What a real

J/K

And in other news.....The Cincinnati Bengals are close to signing former Browns DT Kiante Tripp....Bengals front office only comments was....Ya know he could fit in...

So you're an NFL player who had money stolen from you... instead of calling the police you decide to break into the guys home, threaten the people living there with guns, and flee from the police... smart choice.

I'm surprised we didn't let him go immediately.

Lawyers: Kiante Tripp's charges likely will be dropped
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By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League editor
Published: July 6, 2012 at 11:47 a.m.
Updated: July 6, 2012 at 12:11 p.m.

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The lawyers for Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Kiante Tripp are confident that burglary and possession of a firearm charges brought this week against their client will be dropped.

"While an incident did occur that Mr. Tripp was present at the scene of an alleged crime, Mr. Tripp's involvement was in a substantially diminished degree from that which was reported," Tripp's lawyers said Friday in a statement to Scout.com. "Though charged with burglary and possession of a weapon, Mr. Tripp never entered the residence of the alleged victim and the allegations of a weapon being involved are totally unsubstantiated speculation."

Tripp, along with two others, were accused of beating on a door and threatening to "shoot up" the place if they were not allowed in. They reportedly "tossed up the residence looking for money."

"According to the reporting officer narrative, there was no forced entry by any member of the party, Mr. Tripp was found outside, complied with all of the officers' requests, and despite the authorities searching all alleged assailants and surrounding area, there was no weapon of any kind recovered.

"Kiante is not a bad person, has never been in any trouble, and allowed himself to be in a place where he should not have been. He realizes the severity of his mistake, and apologizes sincerely for any negative light cast upon the Browns organization and is confident that all charges will be dropped."

Tripp was promoted to the Browns active roster last November. He is not a big part of the Browns future and could fall victim to NFL teams' sliding scale of justice. Stars get second, third and fourth chances. Guys fighting for a roster spot often get cut.

imagine that...people jumping to conclusions after a first report.

btw....tripp was in the rotation the last 3 weeks of last year.

That's great news.
This is why the court of public opinion should always be ignored. We had him convicted and sentenced already.

It's why it's best to at least wait for it to get past the booking report. The cops charge everything they suspect took place. It is then up to the state to decide if there is sufficient evidence to move forward. In this case it looks like the state may not.

The guy was good enough to linger on the practice squad land make it to the roster for a month last year. Maybe he is good enough to do so this year. I doubt it with a few signings and a few drafted players brought in, but who knows??