A college student was arrested on theft charges in connection with an incident at a casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan
Thomas Rawls, 21, surrendered to tribal police on Sunday, according to news reports.
He's charged with one count of larceny in a building, one count of possessing a stolen credit card and one count of credit card fraud for allegedly stealing a woman's purse from the Soaring Eagle Casino
and Resort and using her credit card to make a purchase.
Rawls plays football for the Central Michigan University. He was suspended before a game on Saturday after the team learned about the incident, which occurred in April.
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Rawls arrested Sunday for April theft
(Central Michigan Life 9/17)
Rawls officially charged in casino purse theft
(The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 9/17)