By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
California quarterback Steve Levy will appear in San Francisco Superior Court at noon today to be arraigned on felony charges of using an instrument to incur bodily injury (assault with a deadly weapon). Levy, of Cornwall, posted $40,000 bail and was released Sunday night after an altercation at Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub on San Francisco's North Beach. If convicted of the felony charge, Levy could face two to four years in prison, said Debbie Mesloh, a spokesperson for the San Francisco District Attorney's office. Levy, 22, didn't return a phone call seeking comment on Tuesday. His father, Mark, declined comment.
Levy will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty today. His next court appearance will then be scheduled. If Levy pleads not guilty, the case would likely go to trial in San Francisco Superior Court. Sgt. Neville Gittens of the San Francisco Police Department said that Levy was involved in a dispute with a patron at 1:23 a.m. Sunday. The dispute was cleared up by a doorman, who asked Levy to leave. Upon his departure, Levy threw a pint glass at the doorman, who received a laceration near his eye, Gittens said. The doorman was treated by paramedics at the scene. On Monday, Cal coach Jeff Tedford suspended Levy, who will be a senior this fall.
Levy was 2-0 as a starter last season, leading Cal to wins over Stanford in the Big Game and BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. "Steve's not a violent guy or a big juicehead," said John Allegretta, one of Levy's best friends, who spoke briefly with his former Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) teammate recently. "It's not like him to do something like this. I wouldn't make a judgment on it until it all goes down. It doesn't sound right to me."
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