EUGENE, Ore. -- University of Oregon Ducks star quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was charged with second degree burglary, a Lane County court said Wednesday.
In January, a student accused Masoli of stealing a computer from a fraternity house.
Ducks's backup wide receiver Garrett Embry was also named in the case in Lane County, the District Attorney's office said Wednesday.
In February, Masoli and Embry were implicated in the alleged theft. Embry was later dismissed from the team for what the coach would only describe as "an unspecified violation of team rules."
UO spokesman Dave Williford said the sports department at the university will not be issuing any kind of statement or providing any sound until the outcome of the case is determined.
It's the latest in a slew of run-ins with the law for several players on the team
Running back Lamichael James was arrested in February for domestic assault against a girlfriend and ordered to stay away from her.
UO linebacker Kiko Alonso, 19, was cited in February for DUII, driving without insurance, failure to maintain a lane, an improper turn, and minor in possession, according to Eugene police.
Wide receiver Jamere Holland was also dismissed from the University of Oregon team. Coach Chip Kelly said the dismissal was for a violation of team rules. In the two-paragraph announcement, he did not specify what Holland had done wrong.
On Jan. 24, two Ducks players were involved in a large brawl near the U of O campus. One of them - kicker Rob Beard - was kicked in the head and knocked unconscious during the violent fight. Witnesses said he had been trying to break up the fight because his teammate and fellow kicker Mike Bowlin was getting beaten up. They were cited for assault.
Police previously cited UO football player Matt Simms for investigation of misdemeanor assault in what police allege was an attack on someone Simms thought was involved in beating up Beard. Simms has since left the team. So has Bowlin, who withdrew from the university as both a student and an athlete.
