Man Charged With Threatening Bryant's Accuser To Plead Guilty
College Student Faces 5 years In Prison, Fine
POSTED: 8:48 am MDT October 22, 2003
DENVER -- An Iowa college student charged with leaving a profanity-laced death threat on the answering machine of Kobe Bryant's accuser has agreed to plead guilty.
He pleaded not guilty on Sept. 2, but defense attorney Nathan Chambers revealed in court papers released Tuesday that he will change his plea. The papers did not say what charge Roche will plead guilty to at a Nov. 24 hearing. Roche is charged with making a threatening telephone call across state lines, which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Roche was a student at the University of Iowa at the time of the alleged threat but withdrew and moved to his parents' home in Davenport, Iowa. Bryant, 25, a Los Angeles Lakers star, faces a trial on a charge of sexually assaulting the Colorado resort employee June 30. He will appear in Eagle Nov. 10 for an initial appearance. He will be advised of his rights, of the charge against him, and of the possible penalties. He could enter a plea during that hearing. A Swiss national faces charges in California of offering to kill Bryant's accuser for $3 million. Patrick Graber, 31, was arrested Sept. 18 and has pleaded innocent to state charges of solicitation of murder and solicitation to dissuade a witness. The lead prosecutor in the case, Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert, has said he has received hundreds of threats but considered most to be harmless ranting by overzealous fans.
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