ISU’s Yarbrough admits failing to appear in court, awaits reckless conduct trial

Posted on May 30, 2018

By Howard Packowitz

NORMAL – Illinois State University basketball player Milik Yarbrough has pleaded guilty to a petty charge of failing to appear in McLean County Court for a traffic offense, but Yarbrough still has to answer to a misdemeanor charge in an unrelated case.

For his guilty plea Wednesday, a judge sentenced Yarbrough to six-months of court supervision, and fined him $534.50.

Authorities say Yarbrough failed to appear for driving on a suspended license. The traffic offense will be dismissed if he successfully completes his supervision.

A pre-trial hearing is set for July 2 on a reckless conduct charge in which Yarbrough allegedly pushed a woman who took his cell phone in Normal last month.

Normal Police consider the incident a domestic matter. The woman, Tiarra Kindle, faces a misdemeanor criminal damage to property charge.

In both court matters, ISU Men’s Basketball Coach Dan Muller said he’s handling Yarbrough’s legal problems internally.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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