Field hockey player accused of shoplifting seeks probation
ROCKVILLE, Conn. — A star player on the national champion University of Connecticut field hockey team accused of stealing $34 in makeup from the campus bookstore has applied for a probation program that could clear her record.
Charlotte Veitner applied for accelerated rehabilitation Wednesday in Rockville Superior Court. The program for first-time, nonviolent offenders results in charges being erased after a probation period.
Her lawyer, Robert Britt, says he won’t comment while the case is pending.
UConn officials confirmed that the senior mechanical engineering major is still enrolled at the school, but said they can’t give any detailed comment because of federal student privacy laws.