Suspended Minnesota freshman forward Royce White is being investigated in the theft of a laptop computer from a campus dormitory room last weekend, a team spokesman said Wednesday.
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"I don't have any real details other than the police are investigating a theft at a dorm and Royce's name came up," Gophers spokesman Garry Bowman said.
White already faces charges for allegedly shoplifting and shoving a security guard at a mall last month.
University of Minnesota Deputy Police Chief Chuck Miner said the laptop was stolen from a student's room at Territorial Hall on the East Bank campus about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. He said he couldn't confirm White is a suspect because the investigation is ongoing and because of state data practice laws.
"We have suspects at this time," Miner said. "Nobody has been charged or arrested."
White did not immediately return a phone message left Wednesday with a woman who identified herself as his mother but would not give her name. She declined comment and wouldn't say if White has an attorney.
