Greer sentenced to nine months jail, three years probation
Former Central Michigan University defensive back Brandon Greer appears in court on Aug. 19.
After serving 79 days in jail, former Central Michigan University football player Brandon Greer will serve another nine months, followed by three years of probation.
At his sentencing today, Greer, 21, was convicted for lying to a police officer, assault and battery and one count of disturbing the peace. He plead guilty to lying to a police officer and no contest to assault and battery and disturbing the peace. Greer was initially charged with assault with intent to penetrate, second degree criminal sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment and seven more counts of disturbing the peace. Those charges were dismissed.
All of Greer's charges stemmed from his arrest in July when he was accused of trying to coerce multiple women into his car in separate incidents. After his arrest, he was dismissed from the CMU football team.
Greer is sentenced to nine months in jail for lying to a police officer. He will serve 62 days for a solicitation charge in which he violated his original bond, 14 days for disturbing the peace and 14 days for assault and battery. Judge Mark Duthee credited Greer for the 79 days he has already served.
Duthie admitted deciding Greer's sentence was a challenge.
"What's kind of scary is that (Greer's behavior) seemed to be getting more and more problematic," he said. "Either it's a case where you (to Greer) think you can do whatever you want or you have severe mental problems."
Greer's sentence requires that he obtain mental health help regarding sexual assault while incarcerated. After he's released, he will be required to wear a tether for the duration of his probation. His attorney, Elias Muawad, requested Greer be allowed to complete probation in Illinois, where he is from. Duthie said transferring probation to another state is complicated.
"He wants to go back to Illinois," Muawad said. "Whether his football career is over is unknown. He can be rehabilitated. Obviously something is going on with him, and he's going to fix it."
Muawad gestured to Greer's mother, father and girlfriend who were in the courtroom.
"I see a good side of this person," he said. "Somewhere along the line there was a disconnect. He's told me he has a problem to some extent. His future is getting through this with psychological help."
One of Greer's victims also suggested psychological help, in a statement she gave to the court before Greer was officially sentenced. The woman said she wanted to demonstrate the impact Greer's actions had on her life. She said she doesn't feel safe in her neighborhood anymore, and gets anxious every time she sees a small silver car like the one Greer was driving when he approached her in June.
In her original statement to police, the woman, who is one of Greer's 13-14 victims, said Greer approached her in a silver car and began asking her questions while blocking her walkway with the car. The woman suggested Greer be jailed for 1-2 years with cognitive behavioral therapy. She said he must have a relapse prevention plan before he's released, mentioning his bond violation.
"It won't be a question of 'if', it will be a question of 'when,'" she said. "He's already proven me right on that. Brandon had it all. His behaviors were so out of control that he threw it all away. I know he's a human being, so I hope he gets the chance to recover. But the community needs to be kept safe during his treatment."
