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A University of Michigan football player from Marshfield was arrested for disorderly conductSaturday after an incident in a local bar.
Adam W. Stenavich, 21, an offensive tackle for the Rose Bowl-bound and Big Ten champion Wolverines, was recently named first-team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and second-team by the conference media.
Marshfield police have requested that the Wood County district attorney file state criminal charges against Stenavich.
Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr said he had no comment about the matter when a Detroit News reporter asked Carr about the incident at a football banquet Monday night in Livonia, Mich.
Stenavich's status for the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl game has not been addressed. Criminal charges have not been filed.
Stenavich was an all-state football and baseball player while at Marshfield High School, graduating in 2001.
According to the police report, Stenavich was upstairs on the second floor VIP area of Elixir Nite Club in Marshfield when an employee saw Stenavich urinating on the floor. The incident occurred between 1 a.m. and 1:37 a.m. Saturday, according to police.
After the Elixir employee told him to leave, Stenavich "placed his hands up in (the employee's) face, touching his face," and threatened him, the report said.
Stenavich is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 318 pounds, according to the University of Michigan football team Web site.
Stenavich refused to leave and one of the club's owners called police, who escorted Stenavich outside when they arrived. Stenavich resisted and loudly cursed the officers, the police report said.
Marshfield Police Chief Joe Stroik said Stenavich, a friend of Stroik's family, was "an upstanding young man," growing up. Stenavich played football with Stroik's two sons on the Marshfield High School team.
"From our perspective, depending on the violation committed, it does not matter who you are or what relationships you have," Stroik said. "Many people make mistakes. Sometimes alcohol plays a part, but people make mistakes. They pay their dues, and hopefully that's the end of it."
Stroik said the incident was "not extremely serious."
According to the police report, Stenavich "wanted special treatment, as he knows the police chief and is a big time football star of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor."
After authorities escorted him outside Elixir, Stenavich "continued his loud, boisterous, and indecent language.".
Stenavich continued his "verbal assault," until police advised Stenavich he was under arrest. Stenavich placed his hands behind his back and was handcuffed, then placed in a patrol vehicle where he "continued his loud, boisterous and indecent language." When officers told him to stop, he refused.
During the ride to the police station and upon arrival, Stenavich continually slammed his head against the cage inside the patrol vehicle, the police report said.
Once authorities placed him inside a cell and removed his handcuffs, Stenavich allegedly continued using indecent language and threw toilet paper and a blanket around the cell. Police again handcuffed Stenavich. He also allegedly slammed his head against the cell walls numerous times.
An officer wrote in the police report: "Adam disrupted the operation of the police department based on his behavior way beyond the typical scope of dealing with any arrested party I have dealt with."
Marshfield police have requested that the district attorney pursue state criminal disorderly conduct charges against Stenavich.
"The officer on the street always has the discretion on whether to issue a city ordinance violation or request charges through the DA," Stroik said. "The officers at that time made that determination. Generally, it's the overall attitude and overall activities or the continuation of activities that plays a part."
Wood County District Attorney Todd Wolf said police routinely refer cases to his office rather than write municipal citations if they feel a case merits a more serious charge.
Wolf said Monday his office has a 45-day policy on whether to pursue a case. Any potential case will most likely be handled in Marshfield by Assistant District Attorney Yolanda Tienstra, he said. His office will only pursue a case if he thinks he can prove a crime was committed, Wolf said.
By Matt Conn
and Paul Lecker
Marshfield News-Herald
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