Two more charges may be facing Eastern’s power forward when he shows up for his court appearance at Coles County Court Nov. 26.

Eastern basketball player Aaron Patterson will be addressing additional charges including illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and possession of a fictitious Illinois identification card according to the police reports. If convicted, Patterson shall be found guilty of a Class 4 felony.

No additional drugs except for alcohol were involved in the case against Patterson, which is still pending until his initial court appearance.

The Indianapolis native was pulled over at the corner of Fourth Street and Grant Ave. on Thursday Oct. 23, at 1:36 a.m. for an equipment violation which involved not having red tail light.

Patterson was arrested and given citations on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

However, the two additional charges did not require citations because they were not driving violations.

The junior college transfer from St. Catharine Community College was suspended for the first two games of the season, which include the games at Northern Illinois and University of Wisconsin.

“I think this situation could turn out to be a positive or negative with the team,” Samuels said. “His teammates are providing support to Aaron and obviously he will be excited to return to action when it’s over.”

Patterson will return to action Dec. 2 in the Panthers’ home opener at Lantz Arena against Illinois-Chicago.