DES MOINES — Iowa State will report what it calls a “fairly minor violation” of NCAA rules after a service station failed to send a bill for repairs to a car vandalized by former Cyclone football player Jason Berryman, athletic officials said Tuesday.

Berryman, a defensive end who was Iowa State’s most valuable player and the Big 12’s defensive newcomer of the year in 2003, was charged in June with criminal mischief for punching out a side window of LaLisa Smith’s car as the two students argued in a parking lot on May 27.

Repairs were arranged by Mike Nelson, the ISU football team’s defensive line coach. The car was taken to Butch’s BP Auto Service, which is owned by Cyclone booster Glen Hansen.

“It was not an arrangement to have the car fixed at a free or reduced charge,” said Bill Smith, associated athletic director in charge of compliance. “The booster had every intention to bill the friend when the car was released.”

But the bill was never delivered, violating NCAA rules that generally prohibit athletes from receiving benefits not available to all students, Smith said.

LaLisa Smith told The Des Moines Register that Berryman got help from Nelson in pressuring her to get the misdemeanor charge dismissed.

“I guess at the time, he was not aware that I could not drop the charges at all,” she told the Register. “But he asked me to do it … I felt like they were pressuring me.”

She said Nelson called more than 15 times, and even provided the Register with seven tape-recorded messages from Nelson.

Bill Smith said he interviewed everyone involved, and “I don’t believe there was any intent to pressure LaLisa to drop the charge.”

Bill Smith said Nelson was just trying to help with repairs.

“The phone calls were only made in regards to having the car brought in or the windshield to be fixed,” Bill Smith said.

In July, Berryman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief and was placed on probation. He was ordered to perform 10 hours of community service.

The following month, he robbed two students of $4 and a cell phone during an altercation. He pleaded guilty to theft and assault causing injury and was sentenced earlier this month to 300 days in jail and two years’ probation.

Bill Smith said the school will submit its report of the NCAA rules violation in January. Included will be a recommendation of punishment, that Berryman repay the value of the service by making a donation to charity.

“We do not anticipate the NCAA or the Big 12 taking any further action,” he said.