CU-Boulder football players charged with four counts each in theft case
The two University of Colorado football players accused of stealing items from a dorm room in April were each charged Wednesday with four counts, including three felonies.
Nu’umoto “N.J.” Falo, 19, and Donald “Dino” Gordon, 20, were both charged with second-degree burglary, theft between $2,000 and $5,000, second-degree trespassing and possession of a controlled substance.
The burglary charge is a Class 3 felony that could carry a four- to 12-year prison sentence. The theft charge is a Class 6 felony and the possession charge is a Class 4 drug felony. The trespassing count is a misdemeanor.
University of Colorado football player Nu’umoto “N.J.” Falo waits to enter the courtroom during a filing of charges on Wednesday at the Boulder County Jail. (Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)