CSU basketball player charged with harassment

CSU basketball player Gian Clavell was jailed overnight after an altercation with a female student that was witnessed by campus police.

Gian Clavell-Lopez, 21, was charged Friday afternoon on misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and harassment during an appearance in Larimer District Court. The arrest affidavit and Larimer County Sheriff's Office booking report listed a domestic violence enhancement, also a misdemeanor, but no formal charge of domestic violence was filed by the district attorney's office, court records show.

Clavell, a guard from Puerto Rico, has been suspended from the Colorado State University basketball team, an athletic department spokesman said.

He was released after the court appearance on a $750 personal recognizance bond, sheriff's office records show.

Police responding to a report about 9:45 a.m. Thursday of a verbal disturbance at 1100 Meridian Ave. observed Clavell grab the arm of a female student who was trying to walk away from him, according to the arrest affidavit obtained late Friday afternoon. The female, described in the affidavit as being "in an intimate relationship" with Clavell, told police that "when she wants to leave, he holds her hostage." Clavell told police he knowingly detained the woman when she wanted to leave, according to the affidavit.

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An incident report from CSU police was not available Friday, school spokeswoman Dell Rae Ciaravola said. Clavell is a junior in CSU's College of Liberal Arts, she said.

CSU basketball coach Larry Eustachy could not be reached for comment.

"We are aware of an incident on campus Thursday involving men's basketball student-athlete Gian Clavell," the athletic department said in the news release. "We take matters of this type very seriously, and head coach Larry Eustachy has suspended him from all organized team activities while we gather more information. We are following all university protocols and will be prepared to take further action when appropriate."

Clavell, 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds, was the top returning scorer for the Rams this season after averaging 9.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists a game in 2014-15. He played in 33 games, starting three, for a CSU team that set a school record for wins during a 27-7 season. He played two seasons of junior college basketball at Northwest Kansas Technical College before transferring to CSU last summer.

Clavell's arraignment was scheduled for Aug. 13.

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