Attorney for Austin White says allegations are ‘not true,’ questions CMU police investigation

The attorney for Austin White said allegations against the former Central Michigan football player are “not true” and “unfounded.” Mary Chartier, of Lansing-based Alane & Chartier, P.L.C., told Central Michigan Life Tuesday that the sophomore running back will not enter a plea agreement and plans to fight the three-count drug charge. “I think the charges are unfortunate, unfounded and I have a lot of faith in the justice system, and I know Austin and his family do as well,” Chartier said. “Ultimately, whether it’s dismissed or a not guilty verdict by a jury, I think Austin will be vindicated of the charges.” White, from Livonia, turned himself in to CMU police Wednesday after the department issued a warrant for his arrest on April 17. An investigation into a larceny from a vehicle, that netted the arrests of CMU football players Danel Harris and Deon Butler, led police to a terrace-level Celani Residence Hall dorm where White and roommate Joe Sawicki were allegedly growing and selling the hallucinogenic psilocybin.

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