We'll have an updated mug shot soon.
Posted on 08/09/2006 8:40:42 AM PDT by ziggy_dlo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Maurice Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his truck, a police spokesman said.
Officers used Mace to subdue Clarett after a stun gun was ineffective because the former Fiesta Bowl star was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, Sgt. Michael Woods said. "It took several officers to get him handcuffed," Woods said. "Even after he was placed in the paddy wagon, he was still kicking at the doors and being a problem for the officers."
Clarett was taken to police headquarters to be interviewed. Police planned to charge him with carrying concealed weapons and other counts, Woods said.
Clarett made an illegal U-turn on the city's east side and failed to stop when officers, in a cruiser with lights flashing, tried to pull him over, Woods said.
Police were pursuing Clarett on eastbound Interstate 70 when he darted across the median and began heading west. Clarett drove over a spike strip that was placed on the highway, flattening the driver's side tires of the SUV, Woods said.
Clarett exited the highway and pulled into a restaurant parking lot, where officers removed him from the SUV after he failed to obey numerous orders to exit the vehicle, Woods said.
After Clarett was placed in a police van, officers discovered a loaded rifle and three loaded handguns in the front of the vehicle, Woods said.
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Maybe becasue this guy is s straight buffoon.
Interseting read though. Wondering why he is not in prison yet.
Maybe he was just going after that AK-47 endorsement money.
This is a classic case of a person being their own worst enemy. What a waste of talent. What he could have been . . . . .
I decided instead of reading the article, I'll just wait for the 'concerned citizen' video claiming police brutality.
Dead in five years. Tops.
We'll have an updated mug shot soon.
Clarett was on a mission it seems, bullet proof vest on and gunning for someone?
You can take the Gangsta out of the Hood, but you can't take the Hood out of the Gangsta!
The 22-year-old Clarett is currently awaiting trial on two counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of robbery and one count of carrying a concealed weapon in a separate case. Authorities said he was identified by witnesses as the person who flashed a gun and robbed two people of a cell phone in an alley behind the Opium Lounge in Columbus in the early hours of Jan. 1.
I maen seriously, from a college superstar to a freaking criminal, wait .............. seems to be happening alot up there in OHIO. 5 members from the cinicannit bengals arrested even before the preseason. Last time I checked cinicinatti was in OHIO. Is ther nothing to do there? Are they pulling tommyknockers and not able to do something "un-crime-like"?
"...the paddy wagon..."
Haven't heard that descriptor in a long tiime.
good post in 11
but is this a case of the SI curse striking again ?
Maurice Clarett smiles as he is taken by a corrections officer from the booking area at Franklin County Corrections Center Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio. Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle, a police spokesman said. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AsfOD06SCa7DVcE9YO0gozI5nYcB?slug=ap-clarettarrested&prov=ap&type=lgns
It's just a matter of time. I hope no one has to die before he gets sent up the river.
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