A former MSU football player is set to be sentenced Monday for a misdemeanor drunken driving charge that occurred in February.
TyQuan Hammock, a former linebacker and fullback with the Spartans, was arrested Feb. 9 for driving drunk while holding a weapon. His blood alcohol level was between 0.08 — the state legal limit — and 0.10. He will go before Judge Andrea Larkin in 54-B District Court for his sentencing.
He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges Feb. 12.
He later accepted a plea deal for a lesser punishment that would eliminate the weapons charge if he pleaded guilty to a charge of operating while visibly impaired, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said.
An operating while visibly impaired charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail, 360 hours of community service, a $300 fine, four points added to his driving record and driver’s license restrictions for 90 days.
Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski said the arrest happened within a week after he notified the coaches he was leaving the team.
Coach Mark Dantonio said during Monday’s press conference Hammock informed him after the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl he was leaving the team.
“He’s decided to graduate and has an opportunity for an internship this spring,” Dantonio said. “That was his decision. …(We) certainly wanted TyQuan back. I think he’s a very good football player. But he just felt like it was time.”
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