Michigan State defensive back Khary Crump, who is facing a felonious assault charge for his role in a postgame incident following an Oct. 29 loss at Michigan, has agreed to a plea deal.
The redshirt sophomore will have that charge dismissed for pleading guilty to two misdemeanors – simple assault and disorderly conduct – according to his lawyer, Mike Nichols. Crump needs to have the plea officially accepted when he’s scheduled for probable cause conference on Jan. 5 in Ann Arbor’s 15th District Court.
“It is obviously a very positive step for Khary,” Nichols said on Saturday. “It’s just one step. He is working very, very hard on himself, on his grades, on his conditioning. I think he is going to be a great comeback story.”
Nichols said Crump will be granted status under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which will allow his record to become non-public if he successfully completes probation.
The misdemeanor charges Crump is pleading to carry a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail and a $500 fine. Nichols said he doesn’t expect Crump to serve any jail time.
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Following Michigan State’s 29-7 loss at Michigan on Oct. 29, video showed Crump swinging his helmet at Michigan defensive back Gemon Green in the stadium tunnel. Green suffered a concussion and other injuries, according to his lawyer.
Green was consulted about the plea agreement and Crump wrote him an apology letter, Nichols said.
“It was very heartfelt,” Nichols said. “I helped him with it but it was his words.”
Crump is one of seven Michigan State players facing charges for their roles in the postgame incidents. Jacoby Windmon was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery while linebacker Itayvion “Tank” Brown, defensive backs Angelo Grose and Justin White and defensive ends Brandon Wright and Zion Young was charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault.
Following those incidents, coach Mel Tucker and athletic director Alan Haller indefinitely suspended those seven players, along with defensive back Malcolm Jones. Jones wasn’t charged and reinstated before the Spartans lost the season finale at Penn State to finish with a 5-7 record. Crump remains suspended while the other six facing charges were reinstated last month.
The Big Ten fined Michigan State a conference record $100,000 and suspended Crump for the first eight games of the 2023 season. The conference determined the suspensions served by the other players was sufficient. Nichols said Crump has no desire to transfer from Michigan State.
Crump, a California native, spent one season at Arizona before transferring to Michigan State in 2021. He appeared in two games in 2021 and had one tackle in four games this season.
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