AP's 2-time Mr. Football in Ohio faces rape charge
NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A former player honored twice as The Associated Press' Mr. Football in Ohio has been charged with rape, theft and aggravated burglary in a home invasion in his hometown.
North Canton police said Friday that 20-year-old Erick Howard was the last of 3 suspects still wanted in the Aug. 20 home invasion in which masked men tied up a couple and sexually assaulted the woman.
Court records show the warrants were filed Wednesday.
Howard attended Hoover High School. In 2009, he won his second consecutive Mr. Football award, the state's top individual honor for high school players.
Court records didn't list an attorney for Howard. No Howard was listed at the address on the court docket.
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