No Charges Filed In Gopher Wrestling Xanax Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- No criminal charges will be filed at this time by the county or city in the controversy surrounding the University of Minnesota wrestling program.
Athletes are accused of selling and using the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. According to police reports released Wednesday, wrestling coach J Robinson said he'd take care of the problem and only provide police information in exchange for immunity for members of the team who were involved.
Robinson, the Gophers long-time coach, was put on paid leave during this investigation. The police reports detail how members of the wrestling team allegedly bought, sold and took Xanax to get high.
A student athlete who came forward says his coach tried to cover it up by making the team turn in the drugs they had. And, he alleges, the coach sat on the information for up to a month and a half, until the wrestling season was over.
A search warrant was executed at the coach's office. With it, police say they found essays that team members wrote about getting caught and what they learned from it.
One included this statement: "I should have known I would get caught eventually and that my teammates could have gotten in serious trouble or I could have even killed someone if they overdosed."
We have reached out to Robinson's attorney, but have not heard back. The U says its internal investigation is still ongoing and active.
The city closed its case. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says no charges are being filed at this time, but a report does still list its investigation as active.
