Posted on 09/18/2006 7:36:19 PM PDT by MplsSteve
When the day comes that Maurice Clarett can be released from prison 3½ years from now, the former Ohio State football star's life story will hardly have been told in full.
If his lockup ends on the earliest possible date, Clarett, who struck an unexpected plea deal Monday for robbery and concealed weapons charges, will be all of 26 years old. His 8-week-old daughter, who was present for his sentencing, will not yet have turned 4.
"I'd like to apologize for my behavior, and I accept the time that was given to me," Clarett said Monday."It's in a range that will allow him to get his life back together after his release," Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said.
Judge David Fais announced the agreement on the day Clarett's aggravated robbery trial was to begin. He was sentenced to 7½ years with release possible after 3½ years, and five years of probation.
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Not quite what the papers are reporting. According to Wash Postg Sept 8,2006 Staff writers Saslow and Barr wrote:
:After his arrest, Lazear said he worried that colleges would rescind scholarship offers. North Carolina State stopped its recruitment, Lazear said, and a Notre Dame coach visited Whitman to tell him the school would no longer pursue him. But Lazear still receives frequent text messages from coaches at Alabama and Ohio State among others.
MoC won't be having that anytime soon.
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