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Police: Guns and masks found with UA athlete; bond $1 million

By Beacon Journal staff report

Guns and masks were found in the van of a University of Akron basketball player accused of firing shots at police officers during a traffic stop, a prosecutor said.

Rydell Brooks, 20, a UA sophomore, and Edward Davis Jr., 20, of Akron, are each charged with attempted murder, felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon.

Bond was set at $1 million.

Brooks is also charged with driving with a suspended license and excessively tinted windows.

His grandmother, Katherine Brooks, asked the public to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered. She helped raise Brooks and said he has never been in trouble before.

''He's definitely a good person, but I really don't know anything about what happened,'' she said.

Brooks and Davis are represented by Akron defense attorney Jon Sinn. He said he is in a fact-gathering phase regarding the case.

‘‘All I know is that both these young men have strong ties to the community and to the university and they have little in the way of prior involvement with law enforcement,’’ Sinn said. ‘‘At this point, we're going to wait for the completion of the police investigation before we make any decisions.’’

An Akron prosecutor said five guns and two ski masks were found inside Brooks' 1997 Dodge Caravan following his arrest.

According to police, as officers approached the vehicle on Bellows Street around midnight Saturday they were greeted with gunfire. No one was injured in the gunfire. Police have not indicated that they returned the gunfire.

Police said Brooks fled from the vehicle and was caught after a short chase.

He is being held in the Summit County Jail following his first court appearance this morning in Akron Municipal Court.

Brooks, a 2006 Buchtel High School graduate, transferred from Niagara University and joined the Zips last year.

He sat out the 2007-08 season and will be eligible to play the next three seasons. He is non-scholarship player for UA. Coach Keith Dambrot declined comment.

Brooks, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard, led Buchtel to three consecutive City Series championships and was the City Series Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. As a freshman, he helped Niagara qualify for the NCAA Tournament and win its conference tournament.

University of Akron walk-on basketball player Rydell Brooks is arraigned by Judge Eve Belfance in Akron Municipal Court on Monday, May 19, 2008 in Akron, Ohio on charges of firing shots at Akron Police Officers after a Saturday night traffic stop. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)

Guns and masks were found in the van of a University of Akron basketball player accused of firing shots at police officers during a traffic stop, a prosecutor said.

Rydell Brooks, 20, a UA sophomore, and Edward Davis Jr., 20, of Akron, are each charged with attempted murder, felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon.

Bond was set at $1 million.

Brooks is also charged with driving with a suspended license and excessively tinted windows.

His grandmother, Katherine Brooks, asked the public to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered. She helped raise Brooks and said he has never been in trouble before.

''He's definitely a good person, but I really don't know anything about what happened,'' she said.

Brooks and Davis are represented by Akron defense attorney Jon Sinn. He said he is in a fact-gathering phase regarding the case.

‘‘All I know is that both these young men have strong ties to the community and to the university and they have little in the way of prior involvement with law enforcement,’’ Sinn said. ‘‘At this point, we're going to wait for the completion of the police investigation before we make any decisions.’’

An Akron prosecutor said five guns and two ski masks were found inside Brooks' 1997 Dodge Caravan following his arrest.

According to police, as officers approached the vehicle on Bellows Street around midnight Saturday they were greeted with gunfire. No one was injured in the gunfire. Police have not indicated that they returned the gunfire.

Police said Brooks fled from the vehicle and was caught after a short chase.

He is being held in the Summit County Jail following his first court appearance this morning in Akron Municipal Court.

Brooks, a 2006 Buchtel High School graduate, transferred from Niagara University and joined the Zips last year.

He sat out the 2007-08 season and will be eligible to play the next three seasons. He is non-scholarship player for UA. Coach Keith Dambrot declined comment.

Brooks, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard, led Buchtel to three consecutive City Series championships and was the City Series Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. As a freshman, he helped Niagara qualify for the NCAA Tournament and win its conference tournament.



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