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[Updated] Former CU coach Joe Tumpkin pleads guilty to misdemeanor

[Update] Tumpkin pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault in a Broomfield court late last week, accepting the contested, questionable plea deal that was reached by Tumpkin’s legal team and the judge in January.

The plea deal, which was publicly objected by Tumpkins’ ex-girlfriend and assault victim, Pamela Fine, stated the prosecutors would drop all eight counts of assault charged against Tumpkin, five of which were felony second-degree charges, in exchange for a guilty plea.

The former Buffs assistant coach is free on bond and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 25, 2019.