A 21-year-old poses as middle school football player

[av1r3x]

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We're just into a new high school sports season and there has already been a troubling imposter found among the scholastic ranks. According to the Associated Press, Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times, a 21-year-old man named Julious Threatts registered to play for the 13-14-year-old Town N' Country Packers of the Tampa Bay Youth Football League on Aug. 21, and played in a game with the team the same day. Threatts, who had a past burglary conviction on his record, reportedly signed up for a spot on the team under the name "Chad Jordan" with a forged birth certificate. After further investigation, it now appears that Threatts -- an avowed Danielle Steele fan who recorded poetry readings on a personal YouTube channel -- also played in the TBYFL two years ago and another youth league in the Tampa area last year.

Make no mistake: This is not a Danny Almonte case of a forged birth certificate or a high school lineman holding a signing ceremony when he wasn't recruited, this is a 21-year-old criminal taking athletic advantage of competing against 14-year-olds.

"Chad Jordan" might have gotten away with just playing football, but last week he tried to take his middle school imitation act to an actual middle school. Threatts attempted to enroll in Webb Middle School in Hillsborough (Fla.) last Tuesday, but his application was delayed because he lacked the proper paperwork proving his identity. When he was eventually moved to the school social worker's office -- Threatts told school officials he was homeless, so he was waiting with the social worker for the Department of Child and Families to arrive at the school -- his cell phone rang with a call from his mother, wondering where he was. School officials answered and learned Threatts' true identity from his mother, after which the 21-year-old was arrested for trespassing at the school. He has been held in Hillsborough County Jail since last Tuesday.

"I brought him into this room with seven of our board members and coaches and said, 'Come on now, tell us the truth, who are you?' " [Town N' Country Packers athletic director Ray] McCloud [told the Tampa Tribune.] "He looked me right in the eye and said, 'I swear I am who I say I am. I'm Chad Jordan.'

"This guy had us all fooled. I mean this guy acted just like a little kid. Everything about him was a little kid. He's a total scam artist."

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McCloud said Threatts' story was sufficiently elaborate to convince all the volunteers who work with the Town N' Country Packers. Threatts claimed that both of his parents were dead and that he had moved to the area from Seattle with his brother. On top of that, Threatts provided an email from Yahoo's own Rivals.com, which, naturally, knew nothing of the existence of any Chad Jordan. This also comes from the Tampa Tribune:

There also was a lengthy e-mail from an alleged scout at the high school recruiting service Rivals.com analyzing Chad Jordan.

McCloud said he believed Threatts also forged the e-mail. The e-mail, which circulated heavily among TBYFL coaches, said Chad Jordan was "a very special prospect" who "hasn't signed" but has "offers from USC (University of Southern California), Texas and Florida." The email included quotes and lengthy statistics.


Obviously, the concern isn't just that a 21-year-old was able to convince overworked and overwhelmed youth football enrollment volunteers that he was a 14-year-old, it's that he was able to do it repeatedly. He was well on his way to playing a third year against 14-year-olds. And Threatts isn't just any 21-year-old, he's a convicted burglar and a convincing con artist.

[Related: Female HS football coach loses opener]

Of course, this isn't the first time that someone well beyond their prep years has posed as a scholastic athlete. Just last year a 22-year-old man in Odessa named Guerdwich Montimere claimed to be a 16-year-old Permian (Texas) High School sophomore named Jerry Joseph before finally revealing his true identity when authorities began closing in on his true identity. Months earlier, a 22-year-old man named Anthony Avalos tried to play basketball for Yuma (Ariz.) Kofa High School. Avalos was already attending the school and had played basketball for Kofa High School in the 2008-09 season before he was finally caught. Avalos was charged with forgery and sexual conduct with a minor.

In both those other cases, the 22-year-olds were attempting to play high school basketball. The age difference between 18-year-old seniors and those imposters was only four years, and with basketball players, either 22-year-old could have had a body type that made for a believable high school basketball star. Threatts was trying to play football against kids that were seven and eight years younger. It's remarkable he was able to convince anyone he was that young, even if he stands 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds as reported, a believable stature for a big 14-year-old.

[Related: Michael Jordan saves middle school sports]

Clearly, the Tampa Bay Youth Football League needs much higher admission standards, but the same can probably be said for youth football leagues across the country. At least the TBYFL reaction has been suitably furious.

"I was angry," TBYFL president Scott Levinson told the Tampa Tribune. "My goal is to protect kids, to make sure they're all safe and taken care of. We're going to investigate this to the full extent."

Want more on the best stories in high school sports? Visit RivalsHigh or connect with Prep Rally on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.



Linky..Basically he fooled the same football program a few times & then tried to attend a middle school...@ 21.

 

[av1r3x]

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We're just into a new high school sports season and there has already been a troubling imposter found among the scholastic ranks. According to the Associated Press, Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times, a 21-year-old man named Julious Threatts registered to play for the 13-14-year-old Town N' Country Packers of the Tampa Bay Youth Football League on Aug. 21, and played in a game with the team the same day. Threatts, who had a past burglary conviction on his record, reportedly signed up for a spot on the team under the name "Chad Jordan" with a forged birth certificate. After further investigation, it now appears that Threatts -- an avowed Danielle Steele fan who recorded poetry readings on a personal YouTube channel -- also played in the TBYFL two years ago and another youth league in the Tampa area last year.

Make no mistake: This is not a Danny Almonte case of a forged birth certificate or a high school lineman holding a signing ceremony when he wasn't recruited, this is a 21-year-old criminal taking athletic advantage of competing against 14-year-olds.

"Chad Jordan" might have gotten away with just playing football, but last week he tried to take his middle school imitation act to an actual middle school. Threatts attempted to enroll in Webb Middle School in Hillsborough (Fla.) last Tuesday, but his application was delayed because he lacked the proper paperwork proving his identity. When he was eventually moved to the school social worker's office -- Threatts told school officials he was homeless, so he was waiting with the social worker for the Department of Child and Families to arrive at the school -- his cell phone rang with a call from his mother, wondering where he was. School officials answered and learned Threatts' true identity from his mother, after which the 21-year-old was arrested for trespassing at the school. He has been held in Hillsborough County Jail since last Tuesday.

"I brought him into this room with seven of our board members and coaches and said, 'Come on now, tell us the truth, who are you?' " [Town N' Country Packers athletic director Ray] McCloud [told the Tampa Tribune.] "He looked me right in the eye and said, 'I swear I am who I say I am. I'm Chad Jordan.'

"This guy had us all fooled. I mean this guy acted just like a little kid. Everything about him was a little kid. He's a total scam artist."

http://
McCloud said Threatts' story was sufficiently elaborate to convince all the volunteers who work with the Town N' Country Packers. Threatts claimed that both of his parents were dead and that he had moved to the area from Seattle with his brother. On top of that, Threatts provided an email from Yahoo's own Rivals.com, which, naturally, knew nothing of the existence of any Chad Jordan. This also comes from the Tampa Tribune:

There also was a lengthy e-mail from an alleged scout at the high school recruiting service Rivals.com analyzing Chad Jordan.

McCloud said he believed Threatts also forged the e-mail. The e-mail, which circulated heavily among TBYFL coaches, said Chad Jordan was "a very special prospect" who "hasn't signed" but has "offers from USC (University of Southern California), Texas and Florida." The email included quotes and lengthy statistics.


Obviously, the concern isn't just that a 21-year-old was able to convince overworked and overwhelmed youth football enrollment volunteers that he was a 14-year-old, it's that he was able to do it repeatedly. He was well on his way to playing a third year against 14-year-olds. And Threatts isn't just any 21-year-old, he's a convicted burglar and a convincing con artist.

[Related: Female HS football coach loses opener]

Of course, this isn't the first time that someone well beyond their prep years has posed as a scholastic athlete. Just last year a 22-year-old man in Odessa named Guerdwich Montimere claimed to be a 16-year-old Permian (Texas) High School sophomore named Jerry Joseph before finally revealing his true identity when authorities began closing in on his true identity. Months earlier, a 22-year-old man named Anthony Avalos tried to play basketball for Yuma (Ariz.) Kofa High School. Avalos was already attending the school and had played basketball for Kofa High School in the 2008-09 season before he was finally caught. Avalos was charged with forgery and sexual conduct with a minor.

In both those other cases, the 22-year-olds were attempting to play high school basketball. The age difference between 18-year-old seniors and those imposters was only four years, and with basketball players, either 22-year-old could have had a body type that made for a believable high school basketball star. Threatts was trying to play football against kids that were seven and eight years younger. It's remarkable he was able to convince anyone he was that young, even if he stands 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds as reported, a believable stature for a big 14-year-old.

[Related: Michael Jordan saves middle school sports]

Clearly, the Tampa Bay Youth Football League needs much higher admission standards, but the same can probably be said for youth football leagues across the country. At least the TBYFL reaction has been suitably furious.

"I was angry," TBYFL president Scott Levinson told the Tampa Tribune. "My goal is to protect kids, to make sure they're all safe and taken care of. We're going to investigate this to the full extent."

Want more on the best stories in high school sports? Visit RivalsHigh or connect with Prep Rally on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.



Linky..Basically he fooled the same football program a few times & then tried to attend a middle school...@ 21.

 

[wallyhopp]

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

 

[wallyhopp]

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

 

[in yo nostril]

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

dude was out trucking 13 year olds and then tried to actually enroll in middle school. harmless huh?

 

[in yo nostril]

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

dude was out trucking 13 year olds and then tried to actually enroll in middle school. harmless huh?

 

[goukiteg]

How is this harmless? A grown as man playing against 14 years old and who's to say he wouldn't/hasn't tried anything with 14 year old girls?

 

[goukiteg]

How is this harmless? A grown as man playing against 14 years old and who's to say he wouldn't/hasn't tried anything with 14 year old girls?

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

dude was out trucking 13 year olds and then tried to actually enroll in middle school. harmless huh?

not to mention he's already convicted burglar/con artist.

and you know if he got into school he'd try to get at the little girls

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

dude was out trucking 13 year olds and then tried to actually enroll in middle school. harmless huh?

not to mention he's already convicted burglar/con artist.

and you know if he got into school he'd try to get at the little girls

 

[bmore3800]

If he didn't rush for a 1000 yards in that game he fails. Lol this n thought he was doin it against 13y.o.

 

[bmore3800]

If he didn't rush for a 1000 yards in that game he fails. Lol this n thought he was doin it against 13y.o.

 

[y0ung j33zy]

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

QFT

because they shouldnt do anything about a GROWN MAN taking advantage of 14 yr olds

plus dude tried to ENROLL in middle school, and we all know what middle school boys are in to (playing !%% grab,etc.) there was a similar story but it was a white guy,so idk what "certain individuals" you're talking about

 

[y0ung j33zy]

Originally Posted by WallyHopp

held since last tuesday? Why hasnt he been released? It sounds harmless enough to some degree. I hate how the justice system picks on certain individuals to prove a "point"

QFT

because they shouldnt do anything about a GROWN MAN taking advantage of 14 yr olds

plus dude tried to ENROLL in middle school, and we all know what middle school boys are in to (playing !%% grab,etc.) there was a similar story but it was a white guy,so idk what "certain individuals" you're talking about

 

[y0ung j33zy]

yuku

 

[y0ung j33zy]

yuku

 

[splashysplash]

Lol this _ trippin

 

[splashysplash]

Lol this _ trippin

 

[steve cash]

 

[steve cash]

 

[wallyhopp]

I guess better words wouldve been, his actions were less harmful than others who have a bond set and are out within a couple days. This dude is being treated like he raped all of the 14 year olds in his entire "class"

 

[moonmaster3]

I don't get what his ultimate plan was...because even if this plot worked out, once high school hits those middle school kids will be just as big as he is if not bigger...so it's not like he'd get a scholarship anywhere.

 

[wallyhopp]

I guess better words wouldve been, his actions were less harmful than others who have a bond set and are out within a couple days. This dude is being treated like he raped all of the 14 year olds in his entire "class"

 

[moonmaster3]

I don't get what his ultimate plan was...because even if this plot worked out, once high school hits those middle school kids will be just as big as he is if not bigger...so it's not like he'd get a scholarship anywhere.

 

[coolnclutch]

Come on son...middle school? At least the bball player kept it to HS