Kelly Lyell

kellylyell@coloradoan.com

CSU men’s basketball player Gian Clavell was arrested for the second time in 16 months Wednesday by campus police and jailed overnight on a charge of false imprisonment, with a domestic violence enhancement.

The arrest on the suspicion of misdemeanor charges was made at 750 Meridian Avenue, where the Colorado State University Police Department is located.

Clavell, 22, was booked into the Larimer County Jail. He was released Thursday on a $750 personal recognizance bond following an appearance before Larimer County Court Judge Matthew Zehe, records show.

His arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday.

"Clavell is suspended from all team activities indefinitely," read a statement from CSU athletic director Joe Parker, citing the school's student-athlete code of conduct, which calls for a suspension "pending further investigation" whenever an athlete "has been arrested or charged with a violation of criminal law."

The statement went on to say: "No additional comments will be made by any member of the CSU athletic department on this matter until further investigation."

Details of the circumstances surrounding his arrest were not immediately available Thursday. CSU Police did not have incident or arrest reports available, a school spokeswoman said, and an arrest affidavit was not available from the court.

Erik Fisher, an attorney who is representing Clavell, said the basketball player allegedly grabbed his girlfriend's backpack during an argument, preventing her from leaving because the backpack contained her keys. The domestic violence enhancement was added, he said, because the two are in a relationship.

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Clavell, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Puerto Rico, scored 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Rams in an exhibition game Tuesday against Regis. CSU is scheduled to open the regular season at home at 2 p.m. Sunday against New Mexico State.

He averaged 20.8 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Rams in 10 games last season before suffering season-ending injuries to a hand and shoulder. He received a medical redshirt waiver from the Mountain West that allowed him to repeat his senior year of eligibility this season.

Clavell, listed in court documents and police reports by his full name of Gian Louis Clavell-Lopez, was arrested by CSU police July 16, 2015, on the same two charges, along with a charge of harassment, following an altercation with his girlfriend outside Aylesworth Hall. Police reports indicate the two were headed to a couples counseling session when the girlfriend decided she did not want to go. A CSU Police detective, responding to reports of a verbal altercation in the dormitory, saw Clavell grab the girlfriend's arm and pulled her back toward him, the report said. Clavell was subsequently arrested and jailed overnight.

Larimer County Court documents show all three charges were dropped when that case was dismissed Aug. 20, 2015. Fisher also represented Clavell in that case.

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