A plea settlement involving Jack Ikegwuonu fell through at the last minute on Friday when it was rejected by his brother, leaving the former University of Wisconsin cornerback facing a potential July 14 trial in Illinois.
“It was supposed to happen Friday and it did not,” said Stephanie Klein, the assistant state’s attorney in DeKalb., Ill., who is prosecuting the case.
Ikegwuonu — who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Sunday — has been charged with residential burglary, a felony, and criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, related to an incident in November 2006.