Monday, March 5, 2012

Police say 4 robbed by Marshall athlete: ; Wide receiver accused of demanding students' wallets at gunpoint

Police say a Marshall football player was behind a string ofarmed robberies over the weekend in Huntington.

Troy Evans, 21, of Seventh Avenue was arrested Tuesday afterfootball practice.

Evans, who is from Oakland, Calif., was suspended indefinitelyfrom the team. A senior, he was a starting wide receiver and was onthe punt and kick return teams.

Victims identified Evans as the attacker using a photo array,Huntington Cpl. Cass McMillian said. He said Evans also wasidentified on surveillance video from the Speedway convenience storeat the corner of Sixth Avenue and Hal Greer Boulevard.

Four men, all said to be Marshall University students, …

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