Oregon wide receiver Messiah Hampton arrested in connection with high-speed chase
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Key Points:
- Oregon freshman wide receiver Messiah Hampton was arrested and booked on two felony charges of attempting to elude police and one misdemeanor charge of reckless driving following a high-speed chase on October 18.
- Hampton was released from Lane County Jail on Friday and is awaiting further developments in his case.
- The charges relate to a police pursuit involving two vehicles that evaded Springfield officers, with one vehicle found abandoned near where another Oregon player, Evan Stewart, was arrested for DUII; Stewart and tight end Jamari Johnson are not considered suspects in Hampton’s case.
- Springfield Police have confirmed Hampton as the driver of one vehicle and are still working to identify the driver of the other.
- Hampton was listed as out for Oregon’s upcoming game against Northwestern, having been a last-minute addition to the team’s availability report.
