Report: Ex-Eagle Mahe charged with felony theft

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Former Eagles running backreturner Reno Mahe has been charged along with four others for allegedly stealing more than 15,000 in gasoline from a Utah-based construction company, according to the Deseret News.

The thefts are said to have occurred between August and October of last year when Mahes friend Mark Evers worked for A-Core Concrete Cutting and used a company code to supply Mahe and his friends with gas.

Charged with a second degree felony, Mahe briefly spent time in jail Thursday before being released pending a court appearance.

According to the newspaper, surveillance video shows Mahe, fellow former BYU football player Tevita Ofahengaue, Fred Prescott and Michael Andrus using the code to fill their personal vehicles with gas.

Evers told police that they would meet once or twice a week at A-Core Concrete to do so. He also purportedly told police that he informed Mahe, et al that he was not allowed to take gas from the company.

After the company filed a civil suit against the accused last November, Mahe claimed he was innocent.

"I thought you were allowed to do it," he said. "I didn't steal no gas. I don't need gas."

The charges, according to the report, state that Mahe was present during the theft of 2,688.43.

Mahe said he has since met the owner of the company, who asked him to speak at his grandsons mission farewell.

"I'll pay, if that's the deal, Mahe said. I'll pay my portion back if he wasn't allowed to give it to me. I'm not worried about that part. As a man, you pay back your debts."

Mahe played five seasons for the Eagles after making the team in 2003 as an undrafted rookie. Primarily a kick returner, Mahe averaged 9.0 yards on 95 career punt returns and 21.4 yards on 35 career kickoff returns. He averaged a league-high 12.8 yards per punt return in 2005.

Mahe also finished his career with 196 yards rushing on 47 carries and 33 receptions for 230 yards.

A conference for the case is scheduled for Aug. 5.

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