2015 Michigan State QB commit Jayru Campbell sentenced to 60 days in jail
Jayru Campbell committed to the Michigan State Spartans prior to his junior season last August, but the three-star quarterback commit won’t be working out with his high school teammates at Detroit’s Cass Technical because he’ll be in jail for 60 days after pleading guilty to misdemeanor aggravated assault.
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Campbell will begin his sentence on July 28th after completing summer school and unless he is given time off for good behavior stands to miss the first month of his senior season.
According to College Football Talk, “The quarterback had also originally been charged with felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm after he body slammed a school security guard who had the audacity to tell him to remove a hood; that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors.”
In addition to serving 60 days behind bars, Campbell will serve 15 months probation, must complete 75 hours of community service, pay more than $700 in fines, undergo anger management classes and counseling and submit to random drug tests.
The question remains what happens with his offer from Michigan State and his future after high school. Campbell’s lawyer Jeffrey Edison would not comment about his plans beyond saying Campbell is focused on graduating high school and seeing what options he will have then in comments to MLive.com.
“Mr. Campbell is a very focused young man to be able to achieve the things he has achieved … so that in and of itself speaks to his tenacity and discipline,” Edison said. “He is focused on getting out of high school right now. There’s a lot his plate and things will take their course and he’ll be ready to make the appropriate decisions at the right time.”
Campbell is ranked as the No. 871 player overall, the No. 29 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 12 player in the state of Michigan, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Michigan State isn’t commenting on his status as he has not signed a letter of intent and depending on any further legal problems with Campbell, the possibility exists that he never will with the Spartans.