18-yr old non-student arrested for throwing the water bottle

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Nov 12, 2024
5:18:31pm

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18-yr old non-student arrested for throwing the water bottle

The University of Utah police say they have arrested 18-year-old William Gardner "on a charge of assault, a Class A misdemeanor."

"Gardner is charged with throwing a water bottle onto the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium that struck a member of the BYU cheerleading team during the…
— Joe Coles (@JoeAColes) November 13, 2024

https://twitter.com/JoeAColes/status/1856488558972084638

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18-yr old non-student arrested for throwing the water bottle

Nov 12, 5:18pm

Beehive bail bonds to the rescue

Nov 12, 5:19pm

I don’t get it- what’s the difference between a student & a non student at Utah?

SBB

Nov 12, 5:20pm

I think it matters to the story that they're just a fan and not enrolled.

Nov 12, 5:21pm

Yes I’m sure it does. I was joking

SBB

Nov 12, 5:23pm

Similar IQ, just lower net worth because of tuition and student loans.

BYUCPA

Nov 12, 5:27pm

RE: I don’t get it- what’s the difference between a student & a

longtimeYfan

Nov 12, 7:58pm

I have no idea if you’re some 19 year old kid or a grown adult who still can’t

SBB

Nov 12, 8:56pm

Wow, Utah fans assured all of us that the coach made it all up.

Samsonite

Nov 12, 5:20pm

Not a uu student?!!?... we knew he was a BYU student! - Utah fans everywhere

Blueto

Nov 12, 5:21pm

Wow, nice detective work. In this day and age, it's almost guaranteed there will be video if you are at a large event.

slappy

Nov 12, 5:21pm

How convenient he is NOT a student. Hope she goes after the school for damages….

JohnnyC

Nov 12, 5:22pm

100% - maybe they’ll start protecting visitors if it costs them $$

RWaters

Nov 12, 5:32pm

Having a few more event staff watching the crowd would be a good first step.

JohnnyC

Nov 12, 5:33pm

My

sfeuz

Nov 12, 5:41pm

I hope he had a miserable time at his last ever live football game at the U.

rad dawg

Nov 12, 5:21pm

May not be a popular opinion, but let's not demonize this kid

bythenumbers

Nov 12, 5:24pm

Throwing a water bottle into a crowded area is very dangerous. He doesn't

Nov 12, 5:26pm

He's going to learn how stupid this was and be held accountable. He was arrested

bythenumbers

Nov 12, 5:35pm

Let he who has not thrown a full water bottle into a crowd of innocents cast the first Rockstar at him?

kccougar

Nov 12, 5:26pm

He threw it in a crowd of people. He’s not a kid accd to the law

BYU '80

Nov 12, 5:28pm

Let’s demonize the University for not having a safe environment for fans and

JohnnyC

Nov 12, 5:31pm

I agree, but I've seen water bottles thrown at LES so I'm struggling with this

bythenumbers

Nov 12, 5:34pm

Do those fans get in trouble by BYU? I personally have not seen thrown

JohnnyC

Nov 12, 5:40pm

Agreed - but some jail time could address both deterrence and rehabilitation

RWaters

Nov 12, 5:34pm

Yes, he did something stupid but no need to jump to conclusions that may not be

BlueTooth

Nov 12, 6:15pm

Actions come with consequences.

ManicBlue

Nov 12, 8:03pm

It's not a popular opinion, nor should it be. He deserves the book thrown at him

DeepCCoug

Nov 12, 9:01pm

Not a Utah student *yet*

Still Blue

Nov 12, 5:24pm

He will get a full ride scholly now

BYU '80

Nov 12, 5:29pm

Yes, but definitely checking the admission criteria boxes!

Burton162

Nov 12, 5:30pm

Was the bottle thrown from the table section? Is this section mostly wealthy

sfeuz

Nov 12, 5:32pm

More pointedly: is he from the wealthy Gardner family that are major U donors?

Still Blue

Nov 12, 5:36pm

RE: More pointedly: is he from the wealthy Gardner family that are major U

ParentingNotForSissy

Nov 12, 6:41pm

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Sandy Lyle

Nov 12, 8:20pm

or any more.

Archaea

Nov 12, 6:00pm

He just checked the criminal record requirement on the school application though

Ojiisan

Nov 12, 8:26pm

Given Utah’s QB shortage, how

BoiseBYU1

Nov 12, 8:36pm

RE: 18-yr old non-student arrested for throwing the water bottle

4slyce

Nov 12, 5:30pm

In some ways I'm glad he's only 18. I did some pretty dumb things at that age.

byubyu

Nov 12, 5:30pm

None of their fans are actually Utah students. He probably dropped out of high school.

TCuz

Nov 12, 5:31pm

so this just secured his University of Utah scholarship, Correct?

Cougs1

Nov 12, 5:31pm

Only a misdemeanor? Whitt won’t be interested

Longseason

Nov 12, 5:33pm

He's now a NON-student because he was expelled before the arrest. Gotcha!

Archaea

Nov 12, 6:00pm

Let's not ruin his life, but would be nice if his sentence included required

KayakCoug

Nov 12, 7:45pm

And a trip to the electric chair. But in a scared straight kind of way only.

Ojiisan

Nov 12, 8:27pm

It would be nice if this was Singapore and his sentence included flogging.

DeepCCoug

Nov 12, 9:02pm

Agreed, I'm not saying he should get off light. Let justice prevail. Just saying

KayakCoug

Nov 12, 9:24pm

In Utah, the punishment for a Class A misdemeanor can include:

ManicBlue

Nov 12, 8:15pm

If it’s a first offense it will resolve with a plea in abeyance

CougStuckOnTheHill

Nov 12, 8:28pm

Yeah, likely the only significant result of this episode will be that he’ll have a record if he didn’t already.

Nov 12, 8:33pm

Lets hope he at least gets handed increased insurance rates 😂

ordinary tri guy

Nov 12, 8:48pm

He'll probably be sued for her medical costs as well

El Jefe

Nov 12, 10:42pm

Hopefully he turned himself in. Some people make dumb choices in the moment.

squints

Nov 12, 9:29pm

Well now that he has been arrested we can expect Whitt to recruit him no?

Nov 12, 9:31pm

Whitt, upon learning he's not enrolled:

TheNerd

Nov 12, 9:38pm

This kid was failed by the grownups that surrounded him. Poor kid.

Reasonable1

Nov 12, 10:25pm

Honestly, I blame the University way more than a kid who made a dumb mistake.

LateToTheGame

Nov 12, 10:38pm

Ppl throw things at stadiums all the time. This isn’t something new.

ordinary tri guy

Nov 13, 5:00am

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