July 26, 2004
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter Jr. has formally charged a former football coach
accused of stealing money from his team.
Edward
Johnson III (03-19-68) is charged with
Theft (F4).
The charges allege
that between October 15, 2003 and November 28, 2003 Johnson
collected about $7,800 from members of his football team for a
tournament in Las Vegas over the 2003 Thanksgiving holiday. When
the parents and players arrived in Las Vegas, they discovered
registration fees, hotel fees, and transportation fees had not
been paid. Johnson coached a recreational youth football
team in Denver..
Parents confronted
Johnson in December 2003 and later reported their allegations to
the Denver District Attorney’s Economic Crime Unit.
Bond is set at $10,
000. At this time Johnson remains at large.
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