Former five-star basketball recruit Emoni Bates waived his rights to a preliminary examination throughout a possible trigger listening to on Thursday afternoon in a Washtenaw County court docket.
Bates was certain over to circuit court docket on two felony gun costs as his legal professional, Steve Haney, entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
Haney’s request for Bates’ pre-trial court docket date to be expedited was denied, although 14A District Courtroom Choose Cedric Simpson stated that wasn’t doable for the time being.
“I am unable to do an expedited,” Choose Cedric Simpson responded. “I can solely offer you a date and you then contact the court docket to get the date moved up if you would like.”
Bates’ subsequent look was set for Nov. 16.
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Bates, who appeared in court docket through Zoom on Thursday afternoon, was pulled over by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Workplace on Sept. 18 when an officer noticed Bates didn’t cease on the intersection of Nottingham and Clark Highway in Superior Township.
Police instructed the Free Press upon additional investigation a firearm was discovered and Bates, 18, was taken into custody.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s workplace confirmed to the Free Press that Bates was charged with two gun-related felonies: possession of a hid weapon and altering the identification marks on a firearm. Throughout Thursday’s listening to, Steve Haney, requested the court docket to attend for a proper studying of the costs.
After Bates’ September court docket look, Haney instructed the Free Press that Bates was borrowing a buddy’s automobile on the time of the arrest. The Free Press has filed a Freedom of Data Act on Sept. 19 for extra info on the visitors cease, which the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s workplace responded to on Sept. 27 by submitting a 10-day extension.
Per Jap Michigan athletic division coverage, Bates has been suspended from all taking part in and observe privileges till the matter is resolved.
“We’re conscious of a scenario involving males’s basketball student-athlete Emoni Bates,” EMU athletics stated in a press release final month. “Jap Michigan College takes all allegations of this nature very critically.
“As a result of that is an on-going authorized matter, the College could have no additional remark at the moment.”
EMU is scheduled to host Grand Valley State in an exhibition recreation on Oct. 27 earlier than the common season opener in opposition to Wayne State on Nov. 7.
Previous to his arrest, Bates was anticipated to be EMU’s star participant. Bates was a standout in highschool for 3 years, first at Ypsilanti Lincoln the place he led the Railsplitters to this system’s first state championship as a freshman in 2019.
He was on the quilt of Sports activities Illustrated in 2019 with a headline studying: “Magic, Michael, LeBron … Emoni Bates? Meet the 15-Yr-Previous Subsequent in Line.”
After initially committing to Michigan State, the 6-foot-9, 190-pound wing reclassified out of highschool a yr early and enrolled at Memphis, the place he fought in his freshman season. Bates averaged 9.7 factors and three.3 rebounds on 38.6% capturing in 18 video games.
Bates is the primary former five-star athlete to be on a Mid-American Convention roster, in accordance with the college.
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