Courtesy of the Minneapolis Star TribuneAccused bank robber and formerly incoming Cal Poly men’s basketball freshman Anthony Di Loreto will no longer be attending the school this fall, according to athletic director Alison Cone.
“Anthony’s family and attorney contacted (Mustangs head coach) Kevin Bromley, and they had a nice discussion,” Cone said Thursday. “They determined that Anthony is not coming to Cal Poly this fall.”
Di Loreto, the alleged getaway driver for a would-be robbery of Bremer Bank in Danbury, Wis. on Aug. 16, has been charged by Wisconsin’s Burnett County with being a party to the robbery of a financial institution and possessing a short-barreled shotgun.
The 18-year-old Minnetonka, Minn. native allegedly provided the shotgun to his reported 16-year-old accomplice, who is accused of actually holding up the bank while Di Loreto waited outside.
The 7-foot, 215-pound Di Loreto is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Sept. 12 in Burnett County. His lawyer Eric Nelson told the Mustang Daily on Wednesday that his client will probably plead not guilty.
Cone was unaware of any future plans Di Loreto may have, or whether they would ultimately include coming to Cal Poly as a student, much less an athlete at a future time.
“I don’t want to speculate,” Cone said. “I don’t know what his situation would turn into.”