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Doeren: Butler will return this season

By Jerry Burnes | March 26, 2012

Almost a year after being injured in an off-campus shooting, NIU linebacker Devon Butler will return to the field, head coach Dave Doeren announced Monday. Butler missed the entire 2011 season after being shot in the back on April 5, 2011, and suffered...

Van Arsdale sentenced to 9 years, may testify against Orozco

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | March 18, 2012

Richard Van Arsdale III, 21, pleaded guilty to residential burglary in an agreement at a March 9 status hearing. Van Arsdale was sentenced to nine years in the department of corrections for the charge and all other charges were dropped, said Phil Montgomery,...

Van Arsdale pleads guilty, gets 9-year sentence

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | March 9, 2012

Richard Van Arsdale III, 21, pleaded guilty to the charge of residential burglary in a plea agreement at Friday’s status hearing. Van Arsdale was sentenced to nine years in the department of corrections for the residential burglary charge and all other...

Attorneys in process of finalizing Van Arsdale plea agreement

Attorneys in process of finalizing Van Arsdale plea agreement

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 8, 2012

Phil Montgomery, assistant state's attorney for DeKalb County, requested more time at a hearing Wednesday to determine the amount of restitution for one of the former NIU students charged with the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler. Richard...

Richard Van Arsdale III

Hearing rescheduled for Van Arsdale III

By Dave Gong | September 23, 2011

A motion hearing for one of the former NIU students charged with the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler at 1009 Aspen Court was rescheduled at a hearing Friday morning. According to court documents, attorneys for Richard Van Arsdale III,...

Motion to throw out Van Arsdale arrest filed

By Dave Gong | August 28, 2011

The attorneys for one of the former NIU students charged in the April 5 shooting at 1009 Aspen Court are attempting to throw out his arrest due to insufficient evidence. This pre-trial motion was introduced at a hearing Friday morning. Also introduced...

Mark Orozco

Orozco pleads not guilty to nine charges

By Dave Gong | June 30, 2011

One of the former NIU students charged in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler appeared in court today for arraignment. Mark Orozco, 23, plead not guilty to nine total charges in connection with the April 5 shooting at 1009 Aspen Court....

Mark Orozco

Orozco appears in court for arraignment

By Dave Gong | June 28, 2011

One of the former NIU students charged in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler appeared in court today for arraignment. Mark Orozco, 23, plead not guilty to nine total charges in connection with the April 5 shooting at 1009 Aspen Court....

Arraignment date set for Orozco

By Dave Gong | June 6, 2011

One of the former NIU students charged in connection with the April 5 shooting of Devon Butler at 1009 Aspen Court will appear in court later this month for arraignment. Mark Orozco, 24, appeared in court Monday for a status hearing. According to court...

Orozco, Van Arsdale indicted for April shooting

By Dave Gong | May 25, 2011

Former NIU students Mark Orozco, 24, and Richard Van Arsdale III, 20, were indicted by a grand jury for their alleged roles in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler Tuesday. According to court documents, Orozco was indicted on a total of...

Greek Row sits empty on a night in October. Policing Greek Row has been a contentious topic, whether the status quo should stay or if the university and police should take control.

How should Greek Row be policed?

By The Editorial Board | May 2, 2011

Within the past two years, there have been two high-profile gun incidents in DeKalb involving members of NIU's Greek community. On Feb. 19, 2010, NIU student Zachary Isaacman shot another student, Brian Mulder, outside of Stevenson Towers. At the time,...

Orozco receives new attorney in status hearing

Orozco receives new attorney in status hearing

By Dave Gong | April 27, 2011

DeKALB | One of the men charged in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler appeared in court Wednesday for a status hearing. Former NIU student Mark Orozco is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge...