An international Cayuga Community College student-athlete faces deportation after he admitted threatening the life of his coach and the coach's family.
British citizen Phillip Collinson, 20, pleaded guilty in Auburn City Court last week to a misdemeanor charge of second-degree menacing-stalking.
According to sworn affidavits taken by the Auburn Police Department from fellow CCC students, Collinson had said he knew where CCC soccer coach Charles Allen lived and that the rear door to his home was left unlocked. The students said Collinson's threats included killing the coach's children, stabbing Allen, and having his father kill Allen. One student said Collinson threatened to "'pull a Columbine'" if he lost his scholarship.
Teammates were so concerned for their safety that they left their rooms in CCC's Lattimore Hall on Genesee Street to stay with Allen and his family.
Allen moved his family from his home until Collinson was arrested March 24.
Collinson was removed by Allen from the CCC athletic team because of behavioral problems, which threatened his athletic scholarship to another university.
Allen said in a sworn affidavit that Collinson showed up uninvited to a soccer game in February after being removed from the team. When told he was not welcome, Allen said, Collinson said he would have his father come to the United States to "kick my ---" and that Allen would live to regret it if his scholarship was jeopardized.
Judge Michael McKeon sentenced Collinson to 15 days in the Cayuga County Jail, a $200 fine and a conditional discharge provided he left the United States.
Collinson's 15-day sentence expires this week because of time off for good behavior and credit for time served since his arrest, but Collinson has been detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Custom Enforcement Bureau and will likely be held in custody until he is deported, Chief Assistant District Attorney Jon Budelmann said.
"Our immediate goal was to make sure he didn't hit the streets," Budelmann said.
Collinson's mother, Denise, was in attendance during Friday's court proceedings and had her son's cell phone and digital camera turned over to her.
Pamela Freeman, director of publications and communications at Cayuga Community College, said the college does not comment on student disciplinary concerns as a matter of policy. The coach also declined comment.
Staff writer Amaris Elliott-Engel can be reached at 253-5311 x282 or at amaris.elliot-engel@lee.net
According to sworn affidavits taken by the Auburn Police Department from fellow CCC students, Collinson had said he knew where CCC soccer coach Charles Allen lived and that the rear door to his home was left unlocked. The students said Collinson's threats included killing the coach's children, stabbing Allen, and having his father kill Allen. One student said Collinson threatened to "'pull a Columbine'" if he lost his scholarship.
Teammates were so concerned for their safety that they left their rooms in CCC's Lattimore Hall on Genesee Street to stay with Allen and his family.
Allen moved his family from his home until Collinson was arrested March 24.
Collinson was removed by Allen from the CCC athletic team because of behavioral problems, which threatened his athletic scholarship to another university.
Allen said in a sworn affidavit that Collinson showed up uninvited to a soccer game in February after being removed from the team. When told he was not welcome, Allen said, Collinson said he would have his father come to the United States to "kick my ---" and that Allen would live to regret it if his scholarship was jeopardized.
Judge Michael McKeon sentenced Collinson to 15 days in the Cayuga County Jail, a $200 fine and a conditional discharge provided he left the United States.
Collinson's 15-day sentence expires this week because of time off for good behavior and credit for time served since his arrest, but Collinson has been detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Custom Enforcement Bureau and will likely be held in custody until he is deported, Chief Assistant District Attorney Jon Budelmann said.
"Our immediate goal was to make sure he didn't hit the streets," Budelmann said.
Collinson's mother, Denise, was in attendance during Friday's court proceedings and had her son's cell phone and digital camera turned over to her.
Pamela Freeman, director of publications and communications at Cayuga Community College, said the college does not comment on student disciplinary concerns as a matter of policy. The coach also declined comment.
Staff writer Amaris Elliott-Engel can be reached at 253-5311 x282 or at amaris.elliot-engel@lee.net
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