Espinoza Receives Suspended Sentence

Iowa State quarterback Alex Espinoza, 21, Monday was issued a 30-day suspended jail sentence, ordered to serve 80 hours of community service and pay $100 for his guilty plea to two assault charges in separate campus fights.

Story County Judge Thomas Hronek also ordered Espinoza, a former player at St. Paul High School and Cal State Fullerton, to serve one-year probation and to seek substance abuse evaluation.

Hronek said he believed suspension of the jail sentence was appropriate, given Espinoza’s age, clean criminal record, academic progress and college support.