Andrei Lutai, acknowledged to be very polite and responsible, finished 10th place at the 2009 Skate America wherein he was arrested afterwards.
In August 2009, Mishin said that Lutai was very polite and responsible and that his host families spoke highly of him. In November 2009, following his 10th-place finish at the 2009 Skate America, Lutai was arrested in Lake Placid, New York and charged with third degree grand larceny and third degree criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies; and third degree unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated driving while intoxicated, which are misdemeanors. 
