UConn Athlete Facing Weapons Charges

Triple-Jumper An Olympic Hopeful

POSTED: 3:59 pm EDT May 9, 2008

UPDATED: 4:05 pm EDT May 9, 2008

STORRS, Conn. -- A University of Connecticut athlete, and Olympic hopeful, was arrested on Thursday.

Daniel Hutcherson, 23, a triple-jumper set to graduate UConn this weekend, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

Police said Hutcherson attempted to purchase a rifle at Cabela's in East Hartford, even though there is a protective order against him.

While police haven't commented on the nature of the protective order, UConn police said Hutcherson has a substance abuse problem.

Campus police said Hutcherson has been behaving erratically recently.

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