Ex-Husker Gilbert pleads no contest for break-in

Jan 30, 2024, 06:09 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb.– Previous Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert pleaded no contest to 2 misdemeanors Tuesday and was purchased to pay a fine and restitution in connection with a burglary at a liquor and vape shop in Lincoln last summer.Gilbert had been

charged with burglary, a felony, but district attorneys changed it to trespassing and criminal mischief. Gilbert was fined $400 and ordered to pay $450 for damage he caused to SJ’s Alcohol and Vape Shop.Police said when they arrived at the scene Aug. 29, they discovered a glass door shattered with big cement pieces from the parking lot and saw Gilbert walking toward the exit bring a bag. The bag contained taken vape products, Delta 8, stogies and lighters with an overall worth of$ 1,672.07. Gilbert, from Marietta, Georgia

, was a five-star hire who was the top-ranked tight end possibility and 2019 Gatorade National Player of the Year.He started 8 games for LSU in 2020 and sat out 2021 after moving to Georgia. He played in 3 games for the Bulldogs in 2022 and after that transferred to Nebraska last spring. He left the program shortly after his arrest.