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BOSTON (AP) – A Northeastern University student from Auburn was one of three men arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from a riot following the New England Patriot’s Super Bowl victory in February.

Investigators say videotapes show the three students vandalizing cars during a riot near the school following the Feb. 1 championship win.

Daniel Rosquete, 20, a former star soccer player for St. Dominic’s, was released on personal recognizance following a court hearing in Roxbury District Court.

Rosquete excelled as a soccer player in Auburn, but he also played baseball and basketball during his years at St. Dom’s.

He was arraigned along with Justin Bateman, 22, of Chillicothe, Mo., and Eric Larsen, 20, of Grafton. The men were originally charged with 17 misdemeanors, including disorderly conduct and destruction of property. It was unclear what charges were read to them at Tuesday’s arraignment.

Police said the videotape evidence places Bateman, Rosquete and Larsen in the area of Hemenway Street and Symphony Road after the game. The tape allegedly shows Bateman helping overturn a car and jumping on the vehicle.

The tape also shows Bateman jumping on two other cars, and smashing both cars and a Jeep with an aluminum baseball bat, investigators said.

Rosquete is charged with helping turn over two cars – a Sentra and an Acura – and vandalizing one of them.

The evidence included amateur photographs and videotapes taken by spectators of the riot, and collected by Boston and Northeastern police in the weeks after the riot. In all, Boston police arrested nine Northeastern students for allegedly participating in the post-Super Bowl violence.

A total of 15 students identified with the violence face internal school discipline, according to N.U. spokeswoman Emily Donahue.

Shortly after the Pats’ 32-29 win over the Carolina Panthers, about 1,500 people went into the streets near Northeastern, lighting fires and overturning cars.

James Grabowski, 21, of West Newbury was killed when a sport utility vehicle drove through the crowd. Neither Grabowski, or another man who was seriously injured, were Northeastern students. The driver, who was not a student, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide.

After the rioting, the university posted photographs of rampaging students on its Web site to identify students involved in the post-game celebrations.

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