Tuesday, October 22, 2002

ARRESTED: Nick Turner, Mississippi State Football STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Associated Press reports Mississippi State tailback Nick Turner was charged with possession of counterfeit money, police said Tuesday. The 18-year-old freshman turned himself in and was released Monday on $5,000 bond. The charge carries a maximum prison term of 15 years, a fine or both. 3:36:10 PM

TRIAL BEGINS: Boris Becker, Former Tennis MUNICH, Germany -- Reuters reports Boris Becker's trial for tax evasion, which begins in a Munich state court on Wednesday, could end with the fallen German tennis hero and three-time Wimbledon champion heading for jail.  The dispute over $5 million in German tax payments that state prosecutors say Becker failed to pay during his career by listing a bogus foreign address has put the spotlight on loopholes in the country's tax system and on its tenacious tax collectors. Prosecutors say Becker pretended to be living outside Germany while actually spending much of his time in Munich.   3:33:38 PM

NOT GUILTY PLEA: Kirby Puckett, Former MLB MINNEAPOLIS -- Reuters reports former Minnesota Twins star and Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Kirby Puckett appeared in court on Monday to face charges he groped a woman in a restroom, and afterward proclaimed his innocence to reporters. Puckett, 42, was released on his own recognizance without having to post cash bail on charges of false imprisonment, a felony, and criminal sexual conduct, a misdemeanor, for the Sept. 6 incident. 3:25:09 PM

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