MOSCOW, Idaho — The attorney representing a man whose son was allegedly knocked unconscious by a group of University of Idaho football players is demanding answers from the university.
Tim Gresback, the attorney for Nick Reed and his son, Timmy Reed, released a lengthy statement about the early February incident where Timmy was allegedly sucker punched and knocked unconscious after asking a group of Vandal football players to leave his home. In the statement, Gresback said the university and the Moscow Police Department (MPD) haven't done enough to get to the bottom of the incident and demanded to get some kind of answers as soon as possible.
"The reason we are here today is because Timmy and his parents want no other Vandals to go through what they have gone through," Gresback wrote in a statement. "Not only does Timmy want to feel safe, he also respectfully demands individual, institutional, and community accountability."
According to Gresback, a large group of people, some who are believed to be University of Idaho football players, showed up at Timmy Reed's house on the night of Feb. 10, 2024. He was reportedly having a party at the home that night with some other members of his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi.
Timmy Reed claimed the group had as many as 50 people, and said some of them were wearing face masks and carrying PVC pipes. Gresback said it's not clear why the crowd showed up, but Timmy Reed asked to group to leave his house. At that point, someone in the crowd allegedly sucker punched him in the face, causing him to fall, hit his head on the ground and become unconscious. He suffered from a concussion, black eye and fractured nose, according to Gresback.
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"The Reed family wonders, as do I, how the Vandal community can allow a culture like this to exist," Gresback said. "The football player identified as the perpetrator should not be the sole party held to account. In a way, he, too, is a victim—of a toxic, out of control, cavalier Vandal football culture that tolerates violence but lacks leadership."
In the statement, Gresback called on university president Scott Green to hold the alleged offenders accountable.
"We respectfully demand that the university respond substantively by Friday, May 3, so students can enter finals week knowing that President Green cares about their safety."
Gresback's full statement can be read below:
The Moscow Police Department said the investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the department is hopeful the investigation will wrap up shortly.
The University of Idaho released the following statement on the incident and subsequent investigation:
The university is aware of an off-campus, after-hours incident at a private residence on Feb. 10 that was reportedly violent in nature. We are disappointed violence seems to have been chosen and our thoughts go out to Tim Reed and his family. This would fall into a criminal realm and the jurisdiction of the Moscow Police Department. Students believed to have been involved have been contacted and asked to participate in a university investigation, related to potential violations of the Student Code of Conduct or any other policy violations. The university cannot force students to participate, but encourages anyone with information to contact the Office of Civil Rights and Investigations. We will continue to look into this incident and the information provided by those participating in the investigation. Any time the safety of any of our students comes into question, we are deeply concerned and work to understand the facts and take action accordingly. We have faith in the Moscow Police Department to follow their processes of investigation.
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