Former Oklahoma running back Seth McGowan pleaded guilty to larceny from a person at nighttime Wednesday, according to court documents.
Under a plea agreement, McGowan is being sent to a Regimented Inmate Discipline program at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman will decide his punishment based on how he does at the camp and he could face up to 10 years in prison.
McGowan was charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on May 7. Prosecutors dismissed McGowan's other two counts.
Former Sooners Trejan Bridges and Mikey Henderson were also charged with robbery, conspiracy and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and were also sent to an RID program. Bridges and McGowan were charged in May 2021 after a 911 caller reported to Norman police they robbed him at his apartment.
The victim said the April 15 robbery occurred after he declined to sell McGowan marijuana. Subsequently, McGowan allegedly showed up at the victim’s door with his right hand up his shirt as the victim answered the door. After asking if McGowan had a gun, Bridges and a third man wearing a face mask and hoodie entered the victim’s apartment.
There, warrants state Bridges — wearing a blue surgical face mask — pointed a handgun at the victim. The victim then pulled McGowan to the ground, and Bridges hit the victim on the head with the gun and kicked him multiple times. Bridges then allegedly threatened to shoot and kill him.
The third man — whom police believe to be Henderson — allegedly ran to the victim’s bedroom and took off with a backpack of the victim’s items. Court documents reveal the victim’s property was found at the bottom of Lake Thunderbird on May 17.
McGowan played football at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, during the 2023 season.
The Oklahoman first reported McGowan's plea Wednesday.
