University of Alabama at Birmingham offensive lineman Daniel Israel Mincey was charged Monday with attempted murder and first-degree assault after two teammates were stabbed hours before a game.
Mincey, 20, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Saturday afternoon after campus police arrested him in connection with the attack that morning, according to jail records and a school spokesperson.
He remained behind bars Monday in lieu of $90,000 bail, jail records show. Charges were filed Monday, according to court documents.
One of two criminal complaints alleges that Mincey tried “to intentionally cause the death of Jasire Peterson … by stabbing him with a knife.”
The other alleges he committed “assault 1st degree” with “serious physical injury to Joshua Underwood … by stabbing him with a knife.”
Lawyer David Bigney said he represents Mincey’s family, but said it’s too early in the case to make public remarks.
“We are currently focused on gathering information and reviewing the evidence, which has not yet been fully received,” he said. “We ask for patience as the legal process moves forward.”
A spokesperson for the university, Alicia Rohan, said in a statement that the violence happened Saturday morning at the Birmingham campus’ Football Operations Building.
The injured players were taken to a hospital, she said. “Our thoughts are with them and their families as they recover,” she said.
On Monday, UAB Blazers interim head coach Alex Mortensen said in video remarks posted to YouTube that he has met with the two injured players, who have been released from the hospital and are recovering.
The team lists both as defensive linemen.
Mincey has apparently been removed from the online roster. The Associated Press reported that he was an offensive lineman who transferred to UAB in May. The team’s online roster previously listed him as a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman, who was previously at the University of Kentucky, the AP reported.
The university has not offered remarks about Mincey’s status with the team.
Mortensen said at in a news conference after Saturday’s loss against the University of South Florida that his team went ahead with the matchup to allow its seniors to play in their last game.
On Monday, he praised his players for pushing forward, even as some decided to sit it out. “I think that was the biggest thing was that they wanted to play for each other on Saturday,” he said.
