Now that his legal cases have played out I hope this kid serves his six days and then quietly heads to junior college, hits the books and does what he does best on the mat and can earn himself a move to a D1 school down the road. Seems like he has had as many legal issues as athletic successes but at the end of the day he was a high school kid and they all do stupid stuff. I hope based on the articles on Patch and other publications and comments posted on his behalf that the world is against him attitude changes and the kid makes good.....His wrestling skills probably give him a legit olympic shot and at "worse" case if you want to call it worse case his skills will probably get him a college education. A ton of athletic talent is worthless is you don't make it work for you, I hope he makes it work for him

Your son already has a reputation and with any luck he really has learned from his mistakes and hopefully he's learned from his fathers mistakes as well.

No one can tell me that this boy hadn't shown evidence of a violent nature, even as a boy! It is just unfortunate that his behavior wasn't checked in his youth. I'm disturbed by the number of comments that seem to condone and tolerate his bad behaviour.

Is that some sort of a gauntlet you are throwing down. My prayer for you, as his dad (which I only noticed after my comment), is that all the time and love that you have invested in your son pay off positively. And not like it paid off for Mike Tyson, whose father-figure could have cared less about his spirit and thought of him as just a gladiator!
Sorry if the word "boy" is offensive to you. I thought that all men started out as boys!

What I sense here is that some people in the comments section of this and every article about the kid are trying to bait Mr. Downey into saying something aggressive so that they can say "See, you are where he gets it!" With no personal knowledge of the kid, his family or the number of other young men who are part of the different incidents I can only offer my take on the articles and the comments. Basically when you hear two sides of a story the truth usually falls somewhere in the middle.
If I were rendering a guess as what has transpired with the young man is that he is partially to blame for some of the non-sense that he has been involved with. 17 at an 18 and over club at 11pm on a Thursday, while not a crime is a poor decision, allegedly buying weed and being in a car with a couple of guys who are going to rip off a small time dope pusher is a bad idea, the fight at M&T who knows, but I've seen a number of fights and most don't start with an unprovoced punch, usually something leads up to it, maybe they didn't start the physical aspect but there had to be some back and forth that preceeded the physical altercation so avoiding confrontation would have been the wise move especially considering the what could be at stake (Scholarships, maybe something gets broken or torn that ends your athletic career)
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Double D, well said. I allowed him to go to that 18 and over dance club because I was told there was no alcohol served and it was a reward to him for having just been selected to the MSWA All-Academic Team....one wrestler per weight class in the entire state with the highest GPA..in this case, 3.65. I've said it a 100x...the 23.5 year old Midshipmen violated Academy rules. He was suppose to be in his dorm with lights out at 11pm. He was not suppose to be in a Baltimore Dance Club, shoving-around a 171lb Junior in High School. He violated Academy rules. Yes, Pat was two months from turning 18, but, again, times have changed. When I was young, the legal drinking age was 18, and we were all getting into clubs when we were younger than that. Regarding the AA County incident, the boy flip-flopped the entire story. It was he who tried to rip them off by attempting to sell them a legal, over the counter substance known as Spice. When they recognized it as such, they said 'we don't want it'. The kid then asked for a ride, and they said 'no'. No-one ever got out of the car. No-one ever beat him up. If my son, who was simply a backseat passenger, hadn't realized the kid had gotten his hand stuck in the door handle, he would have probably been dragged even further, because the driver of the car didn't even know that he was dragging him. When they looked behind them, the boy was standing on his own two feet, which is why they didnt' feel the need to return to help him.

This kid, the detective, the school system, they all ruined my son's promising Senior year, cost us thousands of dollars, embarrassment, humiliation, and you think I should 'move on'. Well, sir, I can appreciate everything else that you've said, and I thank you for it. However, I must respectfully disagree with you on that one. I will take your advice and quiet the noise. Gods speed.

1. Did the school system engage in a fight where someone was severely injured?
2.The mid shipment was 19 yrs.old not 23.5
3.According to the Md Judiciary Review ,he was NOT given a PBJ.
4. The attorney was paid in advance of the trial . It made NO difference in his fee because the case was supposed to trial that day.
5. Can't wait for the next installment of " How it's everyone's else's fault but mine".

1. No, they denied him due process. Fights were in the city and they knew about them. Try to catch up...you're very lost.
2. Midshipmen was 23.5. Turkey bowl kid was 19. Got your facts twisted.
3. You weren't in court...converts to a PBJ after satisfactory completion of probationary period. Wrong, again.
4. Your ignorance doesn't even warrant a comment.
Anything else.

Oh,btw--Was it the teacher or principal who accosted the mid or C.Little? And read your post about how it was Little's fault. The apple doesn't fall from the tree.

Patrick Downey lll will revert to his past behavior and his father will again tell all how his son was wronged .

"convert" - to modify so as to serve a different function; divert from the original or intended use. Calm down, Old Man. Slow down and read carefully before replying. This tree is very proud of his apple. He doesn't allow anyone to tread all over him. Our only mistake was in not counter-charging Little immediately after Pat's arrest. You see, Old Man, in Maryland's judicial system, it's a race to the Commissioner's office to be the first one to file charges. You have a lot to learn. The Mid was a Senior at the Academy. Little was a Freshman at Towson State. Pat was in the 11th grade. So go suck on that sour apple, Old Man.

1. The mid is currently a jr.( check Navy football)
2. " He doesn't allow anyone to tread all over him " Can't wait until the next whining and crying about it being the fault of others.
3. Anyone who reads your posts will recognize that your dearth of factual information .
4. Your son was arrested in Feb. 2010,why didn't you go to the court on 11/27 / 2009 if there was aproblem?
5. Oh,btw,I read where your son was kicked out of St. Joe for punching another student. It was probably the teacher's fault.
6 . Check the record under Downey at Md. Judiciary Review for a complete record of family history vs the legal system.

I don't live in MD, but my son has been wrestling with Pat since they were in about sixth grade, so we've known him for quite some time. When I first heard of the charges I was stunned. I have always know Patrick to be respectful and soft spoken, despite what some on here would like you to believe. He has also always been very good to my son. I was matside when he won the Junior Nationals (the toughest tournament in the country for his age group) this past July. I wish you could know the Patrick that we know. I have no doubt he'll learn from this and use it to fuel him to great things in the future.

I support the Downey family. Pat is a great kid, just like anyone in the world if someone stricks at you your going to defend yourself

question: Did Pat plead guilty to a misdeameanor or a felony ? How come you did not use a public defender so you did not have to pay for legal costs out of pocket ? I would not have plead guilty to anything...

@John Thomas. "You would not have plead guilty to anything". That's easy for you to say sitting back in your recliner from home. From your suggestion of using the Public Defender, I can tell you have no experience with the criminal justice system. We didn't have $30,000 for a drawn-out trial. Read the above post...it's the end result that counts. Make no mistake about it. Going through the motions in court on Tuesday, pleading guilty, hearing Pat get admonished by the Judge, I was crawling out of my skin. We wanted a trial with witnesses. We wanted to get reimbursed for Pat's medical bills. We couldn't afford it...pure and simple. We had already been through too much.

Were any of the college guys convicted ? Its a shame you had to plea guilty to "secure a deal ".... Are you going to sue AA county or the college guys?

Pat: Why in your opinion was the press so against your son? Why did they single him out ?

I don't think the press was intentionally against him. What I think is that because he was 2x Undefeated State Wrestling Champ, one of only three Quaterbacks selected by the Baltimore Touchdown Club to their Super 22 Team, and he was the starting Quarterback and Outside Linebacker and Team Captain at North County High School, and had been in the newspapers so many times prior to these incidents for good, sports-related stuff, that he was viewed as a target for making 'exciting news'. The fact that these three incidents occurred within a ten month period of time also added much fuel to the fire. It's amazing to sit back from the outside, looking in, and see how human nature develops opinions and begin to attack individuals, solely based on what they read in the newspapers. The reporters are only doing they're job. The get a hold of court records, statements of charges, etc., and that's what they write. They're only citing one, jaded, side of the story. Do you have any idea how bad it appeared when reading about 18 charges Pat had be charged with in AA County, and every single one of them were false, every single one of them were dropped. It's as if the detective intentionally didn't return our phone calls before charging Patrick. He should be fired. What they did to Patrick in AA County violated his Constitutional Rights, and I'll take it all the way to the Supreme Court to prove so, if necessary.

Is it the county prosecutor or the detective who has the final say with the charges?

man look here my name is charlie wallace i went to school with patrick and i got to say is this forget all those people who wanna talk all this bs sayin hes a bad kid first of all, yall have a lot of nerve to even criticize. He's a great dude he's someone u can look up too he excels in school and as well as on the matt. he's the type of person he would give the clothes off his back, he is a great friend, Mr. Patrick downey, jr forget what these people have to say because they dont know pat.

tell them Charlie! Let he who is without sin cast the 1st stone! And if you throw a punch at me expect one coming back ;) hahah and @MissSusan you're just mad i stole you're little boys girl hahahaha tell him he can have her back tho im all done! Goodday! I love you haters = motivators!!!! Follow me @Funky_Bunky on my journey to National Titles and Olympic GOLD RIO 2016!!!!! #Huskers #GBR

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