Robbery charges against NSU's Monroe are dropped

Charges of armed robbery against Norfolk State University basketball player Brandon Monroe were withdrawn Wednesday, a little over two months after his arrest following an incident on Old Dominion University's campus.

Monroe's attorney, Michael Fasanaro, described the case against his client as simple mistaken identity. "The description by witnesses was of a guy being about 6-foot-2," Fasanaro said. "We're talking about a basketball player who is 6-7 or 6-8."

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NSU basketball player charged in pair of robberies at ODU

Photo: Brandon Monroe

Brandon Monroe, a junior forward on the Norfolk State men's basketball team, is facing four charges in connection with a pair of robberies on Old Dominion's campus.

Monroe and Alfred Noel II were arrested May 7 after they allegedly brandished weapons while stealing items, including a wallet, cell phone, handbag and credit cards, from a woman and man on April 28.

Monroe, 21, was charged with two counts each of robbery and unlawful use of a firearm. Noel faces one charge each of robbery and unlawful use of a firearm. Monroe and Noel each were released on a $10,000 secured bond and are scheduled to appear for a July 9 court date. As a condition of his bond, Monroe, a Raeford, N.C., resident, is not allowed to leave Virginia.

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