UVA’s Mike Brown faces more criminal charges

Virginia football player Mike Brown is facing more criminal charges.

Brown, a cornerback who was charged Feb. 29 with three felonies and a misdemeanor, was arrested again April 24. This time Brown, 21, was charged with DWI and refusing to take a blood/breath test. Both are misdemeanors.

A resident of Newark, N.J., Brown is due back in Charlottesville General District Court on the latest charges June 26. He’s scheduled to appear May 22 for his felony charges: one count each of grand larceny, possession of stolen property with intent to sell, and altering serial numbers. Brown also faces a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession.

Brown, who has two seasons of athletic eligibility remaining, was a third-year student at U.Va. in 2007-08. He was held out of spring practice, and his status with the team hasn’t changed, a U.Va. spokesman said yesterday. Virginia coach Al Groh is out of town at an ACC football meeting.

In April 2006, Brown pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor trespassing after a brawl at a U.Va. fraternity. He originally faced a felony charge in that incident.

Brown started three games for U.Va. as a true freshman in 2005. He started one game in 2006. Brown missed last season while recovering from a knee injury.