The court hearing for a Syracuse men’s lacrosse player was adjourned to a new date at the Onondaga County Courthouse on Tuesday.

The new court date for Kevin Drew, a senior defensive midfielder, is Feb. 1, after his lawyer requested an adjournment that was granted by presiding City Court Judge Vanessa Bogan.

Drew is charged with nine counts, according to police records. The counts include resisting arrest, speeding, passing a stop sign, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, driving while intoxicated, DWI with a BAC greater than .08 percent, aggravated DWI with a BAC of .18 percent or greater and failure to comply with a police order.

Drew was originally scheduled to appear at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, but neither he nor his attorney was present.

Tuesdays are usually days in which the majority of the cases in the courtroom concern alcohol-related incidents, but Drew’s new court date, a Wednesday, is a day in which there are a mix of criminal charges, a court officer said.

Men’s lacrosse head coach John Desko declined to comment on the adjournment through Syracuse University’s sports information department.

Since the incident, Drew has been indefinitely suspended from the team. His new court date is just four days before the Orange’s first scrimmage of the season against Le Moyne and Hofstra, and 18 days before the season opener against Albany.

Drew played in all 17 games for Syracuse last season and was named to the All-Big East Second Team. He registered six goals; an assist, 33 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.

dgproppe@syr.edu

Published on December 5, 2011 at 12:00 pm