Chance Marsteller battled Isaiah Martinez in the finals of University Nationals (Photo/Sam Janicki)A Pennsylvania judge has placed Chance Marsteller on probation rather than sentencing the four-time Pennsylvania state champ and former Oklahoma State wrestler to jail for an incident in August 2016.
The 21-year-old Marsteller was placed on seven years' probation, fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 350 hours of community service by Clinton County Judge Michael Salisbury on Monday. Marsteller must report to his probation officer twice a week, and he will undergo drug and alcohol testing. In addition, his social media accounts and text messages will be monitored by the probation office, and a curfew of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. will be implemented, the York Daily Record reported Monday. Marsteller was also fined $1,000.
Furthermore, Marsteller will also be asked to pay about $720 for the medical bills incurred by one of the victims, police officer Bryan Burger, who underwent blood tests after being spat upon by Marsteller. The former Oklahoma State wrestler will submit letters of apology to four other Lock Haven police officers who were involved in the incident and to Lock Haven emergency room personnel.
Burger was in the courtroom Monday but offered no objections to Marsteller's plea agreement, nor did any of the other six victims that night, according to District Attorney David Strouse.
Salisbury told Marsteller, had there been objections, "you would have more than likely (been) looking at jail time."
The judge said the plea agreement is a "one-time deal" and added that Marsteller will face significant jail time if he violates it.
Each charge carries a maximum sentence of six-and-a-half to 13 years in jail.
Marsteller read aloud a letter of apology to the victims in court Monday.
"I wish I could take it back -- all of it," he said. "That's not the real me."
As InterMat reported in January, Marsteller pled guilty to six criminal counts of simple assault and one count of open lewdness after the mat champ was presented with a plea agreement from Clinton County District Attorney David Strouse which served as the framework for Monday's sentencing. At the time, Marsteller said he had re-enrolled at Lock Haven University and was planning to rejoin the wrestling team this fall.
Today's sentencing is the culmination of an incident Aug. 25 when Marsteller was accused of kicking, spitting and biting at police officers after they were called to an apartment complex near Lock Haven University, where he is a student.
Marsteller had a blood alcohol content that was more than three times the legal limit for driving and also had marijuana and cocaine in his system, according to court documents.
Marsteller had been banging on apartment doors while wearing only a towel, according to the Lock Haven Police Department. He was dismissed from the Lock Haven wrestling team as a result of the allegations.
After the incident, Marsteller was charged with six counts of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct/fighting, six counts of recklessly endangering another, six counts of simple assault, one count of open lewdness and public intoxication. Within days of the incident, Marsteller posted $50,000 bail and returned to his parents' home.
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