Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari has been criminally indicted in Texas and is set to make a first court appearance on the felony on Feb. 6.
According to Collin County, Texas, court records, Ferrari was indicted late last week for evading arrest with a vehicle, a charge punishable by two to 10 years of incarceration and a $10,000 fine, if he's convicted.
Nebraska coach Mark Manning appeared to downplay the criminal case based on comments he made earlier in the day on Wednesday.
"He took care of everything. He went down to Texas that next day and handled his business. I wished he would have handled it in October, but he handled it this time. It's just one of those things. He's pretty much all done with it," Manning said, calling it a teachable moment.
Ferrari, 24, went to Texas on Jan. 13 to resolve the warrant that had been issued for his arrest there after it led to a weekend in the Lancaster County jail following a traffic stop by a Nebraska State Patrol trooper.
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Ferrari got a speeding ticket for going 90 mph on Interstate 80 near Waverly on the night of Jan. 9, and he was arrested on the Texas warrant.
A Lincoln judge allowed him to post bond to clear up the warrant.
On Jan. 13, Ferrari appeared for a hearing before a magistrate judge there.
Two days later, the Collin County (Texas) District Attorney's Office filed the case by indictment.
According to Allen Police, Ferrari twice tried to stop Ferrari for speeding and he drove away. After the first, he turned himself in 10 days later and took care of it.
The second time, on Aug. 11, Ferrari didn't contact police, which led to a warrant going out in October.