This week Louisiana State University running back Lanard Fournette was arrested and charged with using a fake ID to gamble to try to enter a casino.
Fournette, who is the brother of recent fourth overall NFL draft pick Leonard Fournette, was picked up by the Lousiana State Police after he was found to have entered the L'Auberge Casino in Baton Rogue last weekend. He reportedly used a drivers license that wasn't his to gain entry, and that he was questioned by security that became suspicious. After he was caught Fournette left the site.
The defendant was booked through the system and had a bond of $1,000. Fournette is a three-star running back prospect for LSU, where he played two games as a redshirt freshman last year.
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For me this seems very silly from his side. I can even understand fake id for going to clubs when you're 17 but gambling..if he won big, it would be very suspicioua and most likely the wins would be confiscated, so why bother to risk so much?
Yeah, it doesn't make much sense. He also is getting a full-ride scholarship for college, so it doesn't seem worth it. But kids are dumb and they do dumb things...