Former Lobo basketball star pleads guilty to DWI
Former UNM men’s basketball player Dairese Gary pleaded guilty to DWI in court Thursday.
Gary’s sentence included DWI school, alcohol screening, participation in a victim’s impact panel, community services and the use of an ignition interlock device, according to the New Mexico District Attorney’s office.
Gary could have faced up to 90 days in jail, but he plea bargained out of any jail time.
Gary’s defense team originally tried to have his breath test evidence thrown out of the case, but the judge denied the motion.
Gary’s attorney Bob Cooper told court officials they planned to move forward with a plea deal. In the deal, Gary pled guilty to a DWI and downgraded his original charge of aggravated DWI.
Injured homeless man identity revealed
The man found critically injured behind Popejoy Hall early Tuesday morning was identified as Arnold Woods, and UNM officials said Woods is the same man arrested for sleeping inside Popejoy last year.
UNMPD arrested Woods in February 2010 on criminal trespassing charges after warning him numerous times that he couldn’t sleep inside Popejoy, the Daily Lobo reported.
UNMPD spokesman Lt. Robert Haarhues said Woods had been cooking meals in the hall’s kitchen, showering and doing his laundry.
Woods had been cited for trespassing before, Harrhues said.
After the Lobo reported on Woods’ arrest, his mother, Mary, filed classified ads in the Lobo and went to Channel 4 news begging the Albuquerque community to help her find her son.
She said she hadn’t spoken to Woods in over two years. She said, after seeing the ad, a friend recognized Woods on campus and took him to his/her home.
UNM officials said Woods is once again a transient and a regular on campus, and they still don’t know if he was beaten or fell Tuesday.
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