Former UCLA running back Craig Lee was reportedly arrested in Los Angeles and has formally been charged with both attempted murder and attempted robbery.
The 23-year-old, who played for the team from 2013-2015, was involved in an altercation at a weed dispensary back in 2016 that turned violent, according to TMZ.
“Officials say Lee and at least 2 other men entered Kings Palace Marijuana Dispensary in Jurupa Valley, California on June 30, 2016 … when someone from the group shot a store employee.
Officials say a security guard in the store returned fire … and that’s when they say Lee and the other suspects bolted out of the place before law enforcement arrived.
After a 3-year-long investigation into the incident … prosecutors now say the whole thing appeared to be a robbery gone wrong, because in the arrest warrant, obtained by TMZ Sports, a key witness claims Lee’s role “was to grab drugs and money and run.”
Prosecutors put out the warrant for Lee’s arrest last month … and on Friday, they arrested him in Los Angeles on charges of attempted murder and attempted robbery — both felonies.”
Lee continues to be in custody on a $1 million bond.
His family is denying the allegations, releasing the following statement, “Anyone that knows Craig should know pulling a gun on someone with intentions to murder them is not in his character.”
Lee had academic issues throughout his time with the Bruins and never officially logged a single carry before leaving the team in 2015.
