USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw has admitted to lying about how he sprained his ankles over the weekend.

Shaw told the world that he suffered two high ankle sprains Saturday night after leaping from the second story of an apartment building to rescue his 7-year-old drowning nephew in the pool. Shaw had said that his nephew did not not know how to swim. He told team officials on Wednesday that the story was a complete lie.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian said Tuesday that the school got several calls questioning the authenticity of Shaw’s story and had been looking into the matter.

Officer Jane Kim of the LAPD said Wednesday night that Josh Shaw was mentioned, but not as a suspect, in a report involving a Saturday night break-in at a downtown apartment building.

“On August 23, at around 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a radio call of a screaming woman at the 500 block of Figueroa,” Kim said. “They met witnesses who directed them to the apartment. After knocking on the door there was no response and officers made entry. No one was home. When they looked at the apartment they observed that the rear window had been pried open. Witnesses identified a male, black with dreadlocks leaving the apartment from the balcony. During the investigation the person who lives in the apartment returned and talked about her roommate and boyfriend, Josh Shaw, but he is not named as a suspect.”

Donald Etra, Shaw’s lawyer, said Wednesday night that Shaw suffered the ankle sprains while falling off the balcony at the Orsini Apartments Saturday night. Shaw’s attorney said that there is no criminal activity whatsoever. Then why did Shaw hire a criminal defense lawyer?

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