Casteen, Governor meet in wake of lacrosse death
May 11, 2010 | Virginia News
RICHMOND — Had the University of Virginia known about George Huguely’s arrest in 2008 in which he reportedly threatened the life of a Lexington police officer, he would have almost certainly faced consequences at the university, UVa President John T. Casteen III said Tuesday.
Casteen and Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke with reporters Tuesday afternoon after meeting at the governor’s mansion about the killing of UVa lacrosse player Yeardley Love. Huguely, also a UVa lacrosse player, is charged with first-degree murder in Love’s death.
McDonnell did not voice unqualified support for the idea that law enforcement agencies must notify universities about student arrests. He said, however, that he supports finding ways to improve the flow of information about worrisome incidents involving students to universities from police departments, courts, from fellow students, from guidance counselors and others.
