3:35 p.m. update

***From USC Sports Information***

"We are aware of the allegations against Eric Cobb and Jamall Gregory and we will have no further comment at this time due to this being a legal matter." - South Carolina head coach Frank Martin

The five South Carolina men’s basketball student-athletes who were suspended earlier this week – TeMarcus Blanton, Eric Cobb, Jamall Gregory, Chris Silva and Marcus Stroman – continue to be suspended indefinitely.

1:24 p.m. update

The bond hearing for both players was filmed and released by The State. Both players were released on PR bonds and have scheduled court dates on April 1.

Attorney Seth Rose's statement for Gregory to the judge: "Your Honor, Jamall is 21-years-old. He has no prior record. He is a scholarship athlete at the University of South Carolina. He is a great young man. At this point in time we are asserting his innocence until we can see the evidence. We know through the court that he has been cooperative with law enforcement. He had no prior record and is certainly not a danger to the community."

Rose's statement for Cobb to the judge: "Your Honor, Eric is 19-years-old, again no prior record, and we simply ask for a PR bond. He is a not a danger to the community."

***Video courtesy of The State 11 a.m. update

According to the Richland Co. Detention Center website, both have been released from Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

A judge released the two on PR bonds for the amount of the fines – $2130 per charge, according to The State.

8:59 a.m. update

The following was released by the Columbia Police Department:

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that beginning earlier this month, CPD initiated an investigation related to a number of property crimes in collaboration with the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety.

After consulting with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Eric Cobb (DOB: 6-10-1996) is charged with Malicious Injury to Private Property and Third Degree Assault and Battery.

Jamall Gregory (DOB: 1-29-1995) is charged with One Count of Malicious Injury to Real Property, and Three Counts of Malicious Injury to Personal Property.

Cobb and Gregory were served arrest warrants early this morning and will go before a judge in bond court for the misdemeanor charges.

The charges stem from incidents that occurred earlier this month involving damage to vehicles with the use of a BB gun.

On March 7, 2016, while at the 2100 block of Blossom Street, Cobb is accused of shooting a BB pellet gun at an occupied vehicle. The male victim was not injured however the right rear passenger door was damaged.

Gregory allegedly used a BB pellet gun to damage three cars on March 9, 2016 along the 900 block of Laurens Street.

Cars sustained damage to a window on the rear driver’s side door and a rear window, while a third victim’s car sustained damage to a door.

Gregory is also accused of using a BB pellet gun to damage the side of a building at the 800 block of Park Street on March 6, 2016.

Cobb and Gregory were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

For information regarding USC’s involvement with the investigation, please contact the University’s Public Relations Department.

All persons arrested/charged are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Original story

According to the Columbia Police Dept., two South Carolina men's basketball players were arrested early Thursday morning. Freshmen Eric Cobb and Jamall Gregory, both who are currently suspended from the team due to a conduct issue, are accused of committing property crimes with the use of a BB gun to damage cars, buildings, and properties earlier this month.

Both were booked at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Cobb is charged with malicious injury to private property and third degree assault and battery. Gregory is charged with one count of malicious injury to real property, and three counts of malicious injury to personal property.

The duo, along with three other players, Marcus Stroman, Chris Silva, and TeMarcus Blanton were all suspended indefinitely by head coach Frank Martin on Tuesday prior to the team's first round game in the NIT.

Two property crime arrests: Eric Cobb & Jamall Gregory accused of using BB pellet gun to damage cars & a building early this month. — Cola Police Dept. SC (@ColumbiaPDSC) March 17, 2016



South Carolina, a No. 1 seed in the tournament, will host Georgia Tech on Monday night at 9 p.m.