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Deal Would Reduce Charges Against Illini's Black

Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz says she and an attorney for Illinois basketball player Leron Black have agreed to a deal that would place him in a diversionary program and potentially see his felony aggravated assault charge reduced to a misdemeanor.

 

Rietz said Monday that under the deal Black would have 90 days pay a $200 fine and perform 25 hours of community service. If the 20-year-old sophomore does both he would be allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge and face a year of probation. Black was accused of pulling a knife on a campus-bar bouncer on Feb. 19.

 

The deal must be approved by a judge. A hearing is set for April 21.

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