Crime & Safety
Trial Starts for Man Charged in Post-Gamecock Football Game Death
A judge warned spectators to keep their emotions in check, according to a report in The State.
The trial for a man charged in the death of another man he got into a fight with after the 2010 USC-Alabma game is underway, according to reports.
Opening arguments in the trial of 27-year-old Curtis Simms were set to begin at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report in The State. Simms is charged with involuntary manslaughter and breach of peace in the death of 20-year-old Allen Gasque.
A judge told spectators they would have to keep control over the emotions, according to The State.
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“This is heartbreaking, this is emotional,” Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein told spectators in the courtroom according to The State.
According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, Gasque was knocked into the roadway near Williams Brice Stadium in a fight with Simms and then run over by a friend's truck.
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About 31 witnesses could testify in the trial, according to The State, and the trial could last until Friday.
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