University Mum On Beauty Queen's Future
It's premature to speculate what punishment a University of Arizona law school student and former beauty queen could be facing after she was indicted on felony charges, university representatives said.
"It is simply too early to be looking at any kind of disciplinary action because we don't have enough information," said Nancy A. Stanley, associate director of external relations for the James E. Rogers College of Law.
A Pima County Grand Jury indicted Kumari Semone Fulbright, 24, Dec. 18 on charges of armed robbery, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault related to allegedly holding her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend hostage.
Fulbright is a second-year law student at UA and a former Miss Pima County.
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Keith Humphrey, assistant dean of students, said the university code of conduct allows students to be sanctioned for off-campus behavior that involves the sale or distribution of illegal drugs or controlled substances, or violence that may present a danger to the safety of the university community.
Humphrey added the UA is waiting for information about Fulbright's case from the Tucson Police Department before deciding if disciplinary action is warranted.
"Her status at the university as of now is unchanged," Humphrey said. "Right now we don't have much information. Depending on what we find out, we may or may not engage a student in our university code of conduct."
Possible sanctions Fulbright could face include revocation of the use of university property or privileges for a definite period of time; administrative holds on registering, receiving transcripts or graduating; suspension or expulsion.
By Arthur H. Rotstein