By Diamond Leung
DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF
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C.J. Niusulu, an incoming UCLA freshman football player, was
arrested July 25 on charges of felony battery, according to reports
by the Desert Dispatch.
Niusulu, 18, surrendered to authorities at his Barstow, Calif.,
home after allegedly causing serious injury to a minor on July 17
at a drive-in theater, according to Sgt. Lon Jacobs of the San
Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
“Even though no weaponry was used, the seriousness of the
injuries elevated it to a felony,” Jacobs said.
Last September, UCLA head coach Bob Toledo said any player
convicted of a felony would be dismissed from the team.
Toledo made the statement after junior defensive end Asi Faoa
pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.
Faoa, originally charged with two felony counts in June 2000
following a fight at a fraternity party, was scheduled to begin
serving his 180-day jail sentence July 26.
Toledo was not available for comment by press time.
Niusulu, a 6-foot-2, 288-pound defensive tackle, was expected to
help replenish a Bruin defensive line that lost Kenyon Coleman, Ken
Kocher and Anthony Fletcher to graduation and the NFL after last
season.
As a senior for Barstow High, Niusulu was named Southern Section
Division VIII Defensive Player of the Year after registering 82
tackles, eight sacks and six forced fumbles in only seven
matches.