Former Strength and Conditioning Coach Breaks into Thompson-Boling Arena

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Details surrounding former University of Tennessee men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach Troy Wills and his burglary and vandalism of Thompson-Boling Arena continue to arise.

Now there is spray paint.

And a cooler.

Wills was arrested earlier this week on charges of burglary and vandalism after police say he used a saw to break into a locked office at Thompson-Boling early Saturday morning. In an arrest warrant acquired Tuesday by the News Sentinel, Wills was said to have used a saw to break into the office of Bill Whitesell, a UT event management director, and “ransacked” the room causing $750 in damages to university property and stealing $4,150 in cash from Whitesell’s desk.

The incident was reported to police Saturday afternoon. Wills spent eight seasons working in the university athletic department before being let go last offseason by head coach Cuonzo Martin.

In the original arrest warrant, Police say video shows Wills walking down a Thompson-Boling Arena hallway “with what appears to be a saw in his hand” and “attempting to hide (the saw) underneath his coat” at 3:53 a.m. Saturday. The affidavit said he was next seen on camera leaving at 4:31 a.m.

In a UTPD supplement case report obtained Thursday by the News Sentinel, it’s learned Wills also covered “several doors, fixtures, and appliances” with orange spray paint and set fire to university property.

The UTPD report says, Wills “made forcible entry into [Whitsell’s] office and may have possibly stolen some items out of his office.” At about 3:50 a.m. Saturday, Wills is said to “walk down the hallway carrying a saw in his right hand,” before attempting to enter an office at 3:53 a.m. with a key.

Per the report, “Mr. Wills then walks off camera and returns with another saw,” before entering Whitesell’s office.

According to a UTPD follow up case report filed Thursday, charred remains of a Gatorade cooler, a trash can containing a Sentry safe and Whitsell’s briefcase “containing several documents” were turned over to from the Knox County Sheriff’s department to UTPD.

The cooler and safe belong to UT director of sports medicine Chad Newman.

In addition to the $4,150, Wills also stole Whitsell’s checkbook.

UT athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton said Thursday that university officials had no comment on the theft.

The break-in occurred several hours after a professional bull-riding event at the arena on Saturday night.

Wills also was arrested on a separate theft charge for allegedly taking a $100 bottle of tanning cream from Fusion Tanning Studio on Kingston Pike on Dec. 5. According to the affidavit, Wills was contacted about the incident and agreed to return and pay for the product, but he never did so.

Wills will be due in court for arraignment March 6 after making bond on all three charges.

The two charges stemming from the Thompson-Boling break-in are felonies.

The burglary charge is a Class D felony carrying a $7,500 bond. The vandalism charge is a Class E felony carrying a $5,000 bond.

As a condition of his release, Wills was barred from UT property.

Having been hired at UT in 2003, Wills was replaced in May as UT’s basketball strength and conditioning coach by Nicodemus Christopher.
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here is the link to the article More details on burglary at Thompson-Boling Arena office » GoVolsXtra

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He's calling you Jimmy Hyams because you're a little tardy to the party on this news bit. There are, or were, at least to other threads on this issue.

No big deal. Haters gonna hate.
 
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haha. I went to the bull riding thing in TBA and all this time I thought that was just a crazy hick carying cow bells :p
 
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Sorry i didnt know this was already posted i was in the hospital most of the day wednesday and sick in bed the rest so i havent been able to check Volnation constantly, just merge with the other threads then. And, this information just came out and is new info, posted today at 1:12pm
 
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RockyTop22 said:
Sorry i didnt know this was already posted i was in the hospital most of the day wednesday and sick in bed the rest so i havent been able to check Volnation constantly, just merge with the other threads then. And, this information just came out and is new info, posted today at 1:12pm
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No problem bro..your just a little bit behyams....no biggie :)
 
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RockyTop22 said:
Sorry i didnt know this was already posted i was in the hospital most of the day wednesday and sick in bed the rest so i havent been able to check Volnation constantly, just merge with the other threads then. And, this information just came out and is new info, posted today at 1:12pm
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Hope your health is improving bro! We need you for this upcoming season at 100%.
 
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RockyTop22 said:
Sorry i didnt know this was already posted i was in the hospital most of the day wednesday and sick in bed the rest so i havent been able to check Volnation constantly, just merge with the other threads then. And, this information just came out and is new info, posted today at 1:12pm
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Thanks for posting,the one I read a couple of days ago did not have a lot of this info.

Some days we have too many police on duty here.
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Clemvolsince54 said:
We are good man.Not pointing at you.

It just gets old seeing all the BS about spelling,grammar and duplicate posts.

:hi:
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The spelling and grammar are my biggest complaints. Hell, as bad as we've been collectively over the past few years. I wouldn't doubt people get on here after a couple drinks lol
 
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ManningBerry#1 said:
The spelling and grammar are my biggest complaints. Hell, as bad as we've been collectively over the past few years. I wouldn't doubt people get on here after a couple drinks lol
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lol,I know what you mean.Heck this ole farts been thru many up and downs with my Vols over the last 60 years.

My buddy Jack has helped me handle the bad and celebrate the good.
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cncchris33 said:
He's calling you Jimmy Hyams because you're a little tardy to the party on this news bit. There are, or were, at least to other threads on this issue.

No big deal. Haters gonna hate.
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Clemvolsince54 said:
We are good man.Not pointing at you.

It just gets old seeing all the BS about spelling,grammar and duplicate posts.

:hi:
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Hey, we're making progress. It's been two pages and nobody pointed this one out yet :rtfm:. <-- Perfect emoticon for this btw.
 
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Col_Cathcart said:
Hey, we're making progress. It's been two pages and nobody pointed this one out yet :rtfm:. <-- Perfect emoticon for this btw.
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Good catch. I'm usually anal about my own spelling and punctuation. Smartphone keyboards and autocorrect have made me a little more forgiving.
 
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