UCLA quarterback Pierce Clarkson might avoid

More than a month after he was arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a lethal weapon with great bodily injury, UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson has taken a major step toward having the ability to resolve his case while avoiding prices altogether.

After the Los Angeles County district attorney’s workplace referred the case to the L.A. City Attorney for attainable misdemeanor consideration, the latter company has determined to deal with the matter via a metropolis attorney listening to, according to Ivor Pine, deputy director of communications for the City Attorney.

A metropolis attorney listening to is an casual continuing that permits people who face sure misdemeanors to resolve their state of affairs with a listening to officer without a prison submitting.

The decision of such hearings, including circumstances imposed to remediate and rehabilitate, are fact-dependent and fluctuate matter to matter, according to Pine. If the participant efficiently complies with the circumstances, the case is diverted and no prices are filed. If the participant fails to comply, then prison prices could also be filed.

A UCLA athletic division spokesperson said Tuesday night that there was no update on Clarkson’s standing with the staff. He had been suspended from all staff actions pending the decision of legal proceedings after his Sept. 5 arrest.

Before his suspension, Clarkson had been one of the top backups to quarterback Nico Iamaleava. The son of quarterback guru Steve Clarkson, Pierce Clarkson had transferred to UCLA this offseason after having spent last spring at Mississippi. The former St. John Bosco High standout spent his first two school seasons at Louisville, where he performed sparingly.

Luke Duncan has been UCLA’s top backup in Clarkson’s absence, enjoying briefly at the end of the Bruins’ victory over Michigan State.