PORTLAND (AP) – University of Maryland basketball player Nik Caner-Medley has reached a settlement with prosecutors on a disorderly conduct charge involving an altercation in the Old Port in July, lawyers said.

An agreement has been reached in which the charge will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for a year and completes community service, said Peter DeTroy, Caner-Medley’s attorney.

Under the agreement, Caner-Medley will pay court costs of $200 and perform two 11-day sessions of community service next spring and summer at the Pine Tree Camp, a camp for disabled children and adults.

The agreement will be made final at a hearing in District Court on Nov. 30, DeTroy said.

Caner-Medley, 21, was a high school basketball star at Deering High School and was named the state’s top high school player in 2002.

A 6-foot-8 forward, he averaged 12.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in 32 games as a sophomore for the Terrapins, who won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Caner-Medley was arrested July 23 in the Old Port and was charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

Police said that Caner-Medley was intoxicated when he got into a confrontation, taking off his shirt and yelling threats while friends tried to restrain him. Police quoted Caner-Medley as saying, “I’m from Maryland, and nobody can beat me.”

Gary Williams, Caner-Medley’s coach at Maryland, declined to discuss whether disciplinary action was taken.

“It’s nice that it’s been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties involved,” Williams said. “Any disciplinary issue will be a private matter and will be within the team.”


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