"Laces out, Dan. Laces out..."
Posted on 05/12/2006 7:43:33 PM PDT by Libloather
Former NFL kicker pleads guilty to shooting Siegfried & Roy house
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
May 11, 2006
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former Raiders kicker Cole Ford, who has been hospitalized for mental illness, pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn in 2004.
Ford, who last kicked for Oakland in 1997, agreed to a felony plea that could result in a suspended sentence of one to six years in a Nevada prison if he continues mental-health treatment at a center near his family's home in Tucson, Ariz.
"We've come a long way with Mr. Ford, and he's doing terrific," Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass said as she addressed Ford's mother, Amy Ford, in the courtroom gallery. The judge, who last year sent Ford to a state mental-health facility in Sparks, also signed an order allowing a mother-son jail visit.
Outside court, Amy Ford, who turns 61 on Monday, said she didn't exchange words in the courtroom with her son, whom she said she had not seen since 1999.
"But with his eyes, he said, 'Hi Mom,"' she said. "This is a nice Mother's Day and nice birthday present."
Ford, 34, stood before the judge in a blue jail jumpsuit with his wrists shackled at his waist. But his cropped hair and a clean-shaven face were a marked contrast to his appearance during court hearings in late 2004 and early 2005 when he wore his hair past his shoulders and had a full beard that extended to his chest.
A year ago, Glass ruled Ford incompetent for trial and rejected his attempts to plead guilty to charges that could have sent him to prison for 27 years.
"Yes, your honor," Ford responded calmly Thursday after Glass deemed him competent and asked him if he understood the plea agreement, which also requires him to pay restitution and have no contact with Fischbacher or Horn.
Ford pleaded guilty to one charge of shooting at a structure. Several felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, were dismissed. Glass set sentencing for June 29, but said Ford could be transferred to Tucson sooner, if a suitable treatment center was found.
A publicist for the entertainers said they were aware of the agreement, but had no comment.
Ford was arrested six weeks after the Sept. 21, 2004, drive-by shooting at Fischbacher and Horn's Las Vegas compound. Police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall. No one was injured.
"Laces out, Dan. Laces out..."
Why not? Don't Crosby, Stills and Nash live together? And Young? Hannity and the other guy? The Three Tenors? The Glimmer Twins? Waylon and Willie (aren't those two secretly fond of each other?)
Ford in playing days, and now
Got any updates on the Captain & Tennille?
Nothing on the Captain (or Tennille) or the Carpenters either, , but I've heard that the Everly Brothers are not on speaking terms, as are (aren't? ) Simon and Garfunkel. Even when they perform together.
I guess "crazy" is genetic.
Looks like the boob needs a bro.
LOL very good!
You'd have to be what you call a "medium" to talk to Karen Carpenter, since she died many years ago of an obsession with being thin...
I always thought she deserved better...
I maybe more worried about Jeter and the Jankees...
It takes a village, people.
Huh? He's come a long way... now he's only shooting at houses? What the heck did he do before?
Wow! He was HOT in his playing years. Yum.
Yeah, but the poor guy took too many head hits and is now seriesly nutz.
Shhhhh.
"Secretly fond of each other?"
When my uncle passed on (bless his soul) he topped out at 80 pounds. His testicles weighed 40 pounds. Yep - you guessed it - he was half nuts...
bwahahaha
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