Devon Thomas who was recently arrested on attempted murder charges after a drug deal gone bad is not a stranger to the law. Before he got to Stillwater, Thomas was suspended for games during his junior year of High School and charged with distribution of child pornoagraphy. From the Tulsa World:
Thomas, just prior to the beginning of his junior year of high school, showed friends videos he had recorded on his cell phone of himself having sex with a “girl under the age of 18,” according to the records. … He was considered a very low risk for recidivism, his intake report stated.
According to the recommendations in the report, Thomas was sentenced to probation that including receiving intensive outpatient sex offender specific treatment and to have no unsupervised access to a phone or computer and to have no access to any form of pornography. Thomas’ counselor reported three months later that Thomas was making “excellent progress” and that he had “complied with everything asked of him.”
The case was closed March 14, 2013, over the state’s objections.
It really seems to me that he was a high risk player when Oklahoma State brought him on in the first place. Court documents also show he was recommended to juvenile court on an allegation of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors ultimately did not file a charge on that allegation.
Thomas is currently out on bond with his current charges of burglary, robbery and shooting with intent to kill. He is still listed on the Oklahoma State roster.