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Florida Gators backup quarterback Cameron Newton was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing a fellow student’s laptop and throwing it out of a window. The burglary was reported October 16 and he was arrested a month later for the crime.

Police found out through the university’s computer network that someone had logged onto the student-friendly Gatorlink system with the laptop under the identification “cnewton,” according to the report. Newton, signed a waiver Friday allowing the police to view his computer, which appeared to have been painted black and had the spelling “Cam Newton” in white painted letters on the top, according to the report.

The serial number from the computer in Newton’s dorm matched all but one of the seven digits from the code the UF student said belonged to his estimated $1,700 computer, according to the report. The computer in Newton’s dorm had the letter “Q” instead of the student’s “2.”

The officers left Newton’s room to call and ask the student if the serial numbers matched, but the computer was gone when they returned to Newton’s room. The computer was later found by a garbage dumpster outside of the Springs Complex, where Newton lived on the third floor.

This is the second arrest of a Gators football player in November and the fourth legal incident involving a team member in the 2008 calendar year. Jacques Rickerson was kicked off the team on Nov. 4 following a felony domestic violence arrest. Redshirt freshman John Brantley will now be elevated to the backup spot.