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WSU safety Shalom Luani held out of practice, Mike Leach says there’s more to the story behind his arrest

The story behind the assault case involving WSU Cougars safety Shalom Luani — who allegedly broke a man’s nose outside a Domino’s Pizza branch in Pullman on Wednesday — continues to evolve.

After he was arrested and charged with second degree felony assault on Wednesday, Luani took to his Facebook page and wrote a post apologizing to friends and family for disappointing them, but also hinting that he had a different side to the story.

Then, when pressed for details on the case after Thursday night’s football practice, WSU football coach Mike Leach told reporters, “The initial fact-finding sounds like he was jumped by three people, but we’ll wait till it unfolds.