what a damn shame. She's a nice girl too. Or I thought so anyway
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > UF women's basketball player charged with theft no longer on team > > In this file photo, Florida's Antoinette Bannister runs up court against > Eastern Washington's Tisha Phillips and Lexie Nelson during the first half > of the 2014 Gator Holiday Classic at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on > Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. > *Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun* > By Cindy Swirko <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/cindyswirko> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:28 a.m.Last Modified: Monday, > January 19, 2015 at 11:19 a.m. > > Florida women’s basketball player Antoinette Bannister is no longer on the > team, the school confirmed, following her arrest Friday on allegations she > stole the credit card of a teammate and used it at several stores, > according to an arrest report. > > Bannister, a reserve guard/forward who made the 2014 Southeastern > Conference Academic honor roll, played in 13 games this season for the 9-9 > Gators, starting three. The junior from Jacksonville was averaging 6.2 > points and 2.5 rebounds per game. > > The Gators (1-4 in the SEC) host top-ranked South Carolina (17-0, 5-0) at > 7 tonight. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. > > Bannister, 21, was charged with theft of a credit card and fraudulent use > of a credit card, an arrest report by the University Police Department > states. > > Listed as the victim was Bannister's teammate, Viktorija Dimaite. The > report states that Dimaite's credit card was taken without her permission > on Jan. 11 from the women's locker room of the basketball practice > facility. The locker room is secured by a key code known only to the team, > coaches and janitorial staff. > > The card was used at Macy's and Modern Nails and Spa at The Oaks Mall on > Monday, police said. It was used on Tuesday at Hibbett Sports at Butler > Plaza, Footlocker at the Oaks Mall and Gold Standard West pawn shop on > Southwest 34th Street. > > Receipts from Hibbett Sports and Gold Standard Pawn were signed > “Antoinette Bannister,” police reported. A sign-up sheet at the salon was > signed “Antoinette.” > > “Surveillance video from Hibbett Sports for the specific fraudulent > transaction revealed the defendant making the purchase with the stolen > card,” the report states. > > On Friday, Bannister told police she found the card outside the practice > facility and admitted to using the card at the stores, police said. She > told officers she threw the card away after using it. > > Dimaite is a junior from Lithuania who attended The Rock School in > Gainesville. > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
