FORT COLLINS – In what was described as a miscommunication between Youhanna Ghaifan’s attorneys, the suspended University of Wyoming defensive tackle missed his Wednesday disposition hearing, in which a defendant typically enters a plea.

Ghaifan faces misdemeanor charges in Fort Collins after he allegedly tried to force himself on a hotel employee before UW’s annual game against Colorado State University.

Attorneys in his case said Tuesday that plea negotiations are ongoing.

Larimer County Court Judge Thomas Lynch considered issuing a warrant for Ghaifan’s arrest Wednesday for failure to appear at the hearing. Instead, the judge rescheduled the disposition hearing for Jan. 2.

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