Carey Pleads No Contest to Gambling Charges

Tim Carey, a former Los Alamitos High quarterback, apologized Wednesday after pleading no contest to two gambling charges. Carey, who plays football for the University of Hawaii, was taken into custody, along with 10 others, during a police raid in Honolulu last weekend.

Carey transferred to Hawaii after losing the quarterback battle at Stanford to Chad Hutchinson last year.

Following his arraignment in District Court Wednesday, Carey, who was expected to contend for the starting quarterback job in the fall, said he “used poor judgment.”

“I made a bad decision,” he said. “I let a lot of people down--my family, my teammates, myself. I’m very sorry. I want to put it behind us and have a good season.”

District Court Judge I. Norman Lewis ordered Carey to make a $200 contribution to the state’s general fund and also granted his motion for deferred acceptance.

If Carey remains arrest- and conviction-free for one year, both charges will be dismissed.

Tuesday, Carey was placed on indefinite suspension by the university. Rainbow Coach Fred vonAppen said the suspension would last until an internal investigation is completed. Carey has one year of college eligibility remaining.

Carey is the second Stanford transfer to be cited in Hawaii.

Last December, Quincy Jacobs, who, like Carey, was ineligible to play for the Rainbows because of the transfer rule, was involved in a brawl in the stands during a Hawaii game.