Scrivener Gets Bail On Attempted Murder Charge
23/08/2008 03:47
WINNIPEG - According to a report in the Winnipeg Free Press, a former Winnipeg Blue Bomber who is charged with attempted murder has been released on bail.
Colin Scrivener, 38, was granted his freedom on Thursday with conditions, including losing a $10,000 surety if he is re-arrested.
Scrivener was arrested on August 3.
Scrivener, 38, is one of three Winnipeg men facing several charges, including attempted murder, following a police investigation into an assault during which a man was thrown out of a third-floor suite.
Police say three men forced their way into a Winnipeg suite, physically assaulted and stabbed a 29-year-old man and threw him out the window.
The victim was badly injured and went to hospital in critical condition, but has since been upgraded to stable condition.
Scrivener, a defensive tackle, played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1995 to 1997 before joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1998-2002.
In 127 career CFL games, Scrivener had 116 tackles.
His case has been adjourned to October 3.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
This kind of story is becoming all too common with former professional athletes.