Tuesday, June 17, 2008
MMA Fighter Devin Cole Arrested for Rape
Story by Sherdog.com Staff
IFL veteran Devin Cole was arrested by the Medford, Oregon police department at 7:40 a.m. Saturday. Cole, 31, was charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual penetration and is being held on $750,000 bail at the Jackson County Jail.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound fighter competed for the IFL's Portland Wolfpack and Seattle Tiger Sharks, going 2-4. After leaving Team Quest in Portland, Cole moved back to Southern Oregon. In May, he beat Vince Lucero by technical knockout at the Palace Fighting Championship in Lemoore, Calif. Prior to his mixed martial arts career, Cole was an All-American wrestler at Southern Oregon University.