BengalsMan3203 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Maurice Clarett.We'd be getting... oh killed by the media right now... Former OSU star Clarett arrested with guns in SUV after chase By ANDY RESNIK, Associated Press WriterAugust 9, 2006AP - Aug 9, 7:17 am EDTMore Photos 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 sport utility vehicle. 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." Police planned to charge him with carrying concealed weapons and other counts, Woods said. He was taken to police headquarters to be interviewed, then was moved to the Franklin County Jail. Wearing tan jail-issue clothes, he talked on the telephone in the booking area, separated from reporters by a window. He was to be held at the jail at least until an arraignment Thursday morning, unless his attorneys work out an agreement for his release, police 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 pursued Clarett onto 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. 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 his vehicle. Woods said he did not know where Clarett got the guns or why he had them, and that federal authorities plan to trace their ownership. 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. Messages seeking comment were left Wednesday morning for Clarett's attorneys in that case, Nick Mango and Michael Hoague. Clarett scored the winning touchdown in the second overtime of the Fiesta Bowl against Miami to lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, the school's first since 1968. But that was the last game the freshman played for Ohio State. He sat out the 2003 season after being charged with misdemeanor falsification on a police report, then dropped out of school. He sued to be included in the 2004 NFL draft and lost in court. A surprise third-round pick in the 2005 draft, he was cut by the Denver Broncos during the preseason.Story Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I heard he was smuggling those guns to Cincinnati to supply Chris Henry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I heard he was smuggling those guns to Cincinnati to supply Chris Henry!Even so, all Chris Henry wants to do is wave them around. He was probably also smuggling the bulletproof vest for Askew to protect against being tazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBillyBob Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 They showed pictures of the guns on the news this morning. Clarrett had a fully loaded AK-47 riding shotgun with him. They said his radio was playing the song "riding dirty" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I heard he was smuggling those guns to Cincinnati to supply Chris Henry!Even so, all Chris Henry wants to do is wave them around. He was probably also smuggling the bulletproof vest for Askew to protect against being tazed.I heard he has a new model of the whizzinator for Peko too! It has nothing to do with beating drug tests, it just helps you pee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 yeah that dude is a serious threat to society - should be kept behind bars for some time.What a loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengal4life Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think Mikey and Marvin set up an interview this afternoon for Clarret to try out for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Dang, what a waste. NFL player to wannabe gangbanger. Great.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCook Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Dang, what a waste. NFL player to wannabe gangbanger. Great....Ohio State vs Miami Hurricanes, 2003 BCS Championship. What a game. What a runner Maurice was on that night and that season. He'll be having years of uninterrupted time to remember that game as he sits in prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I ask, where's JIM BROWN? Did Brown, more or less, push Clarett to go down the NFL path? Honestly, if Clarett remained at OSU, he would have had a much better chance at a successful life. But I question Jim Brown. Where is he? Why did he let this kid go down this path and not "savior" him? Jim Brown is an ass-clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I ask, where's JIM BROWN? Did Brown, more or less, push Clarett to go down the NFL path? Honestly, if Clarett remained at OSU, he would have had a much better chance at a successful life. But I question Jim Brown. Where is he? Why did he let this kid go down this path and not "savior" him? Jim Brown is an ass-clown.Jim Brown is smoking dope and wearing a dumb looking hat, that's where he is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPalmer9 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 jim brown is not making these decisions, maurice clarett is...i dont need a "mentor" to tell me not to run from the cops, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I ask, where's JIM BROWN? Did Brown, more or less, push Clarett to go down the NFL path? Honestly, if Clarett remained at OSU, he would have had a much better chance at a successful life. But I question Jim Brown. Where is he? Why did he let this kid go down this path and not "savior" him? Jim Brown is an ass-clown.I said the same thing the last time he got into trouble. Jim Brown is nothing more that a sports version of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharton anymore. Ride the coattails of the latest black athlete getting jobbed "by the man" When the well ran dry, Jim Brown took off. Jim Brown is one of if not the greatest running back of all time. Jim Brown the person.....not so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Jim Brown = great, great RB, possibly the best ever, but a dimwit as a person and a wife beater.As someone mentioned above, it seems they might've stopped Clarrett from going on some sort of killing/shooting spree with that vest on and 4 loaded, automatic guns loaded up in his car. I can only imagine what exactly he was up to. Bank robbery? Shoot out? Serial killing spree? Jesus that guy has truly ruined his life already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Maurice Clarett.We'd be getting... oh killed by the media right now... But the Broncos, the NFL team that drafted Clarett in the 3rd freaking round, will get a complete pass from the media. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueResident Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Dang, what a waste. NFL player to wannabe gangbanger. Great....I don't think I'd call him an "NFL" player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro35744 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Jim Brown = great, great RB, possibly the best ever, but a dimwit as a person and a wife beater.As someone mentioned above, it seems they might've stopped Clarrett from going on some sort of killing/shooting spree with that vest on and 4 loaded, automatic guns loaded up in his car. I can only imagine what exactly he was up to. Bank robbery? Shoot out? Serial killing spree? Jesus that guy has truly ruined his life already.I agree with you ,but one clairification. Nowhere did it say they were Automatic Weapons, Shotguns and a Semi-Auto AK47 all of which are perfectly legal if you dont have a felony record AND DON'T have them loaded in the front of your car AND Don't run from the Cops etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Some part of me wants to feel sorry for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoTbOy Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 This is not going to help his case where he was supposed to have robbed someone earlier this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'm not sure what he was up to, but your average man doesn't doesn't carry several loaded guns with a bullet proof vest on unless he's about to do some seroius s**t. Maybe he was just an extra for the new "Miami Vice" movie (I hated that show all my life just because my dad's name is Don Johnson and i couldn't order a pizza in all through the 80's)BTW, I'll never forget him stripping Sean Talyor(I think it was him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Possibly the biggest idiot to ever dawn an NFL uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronburr Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I ask, where's JIM BROWN? Did Brown, more or less, push Clarett to go down the NFL path? Honestly, if Clarett remained at OSU, he would have had a much better chance at a successful life. But I question Jim Brown. Where is he? Why did he let this kid go down this path and not "savior" him? Jim Brown is an ass-clown.We all make our own decisions, including whether or not to take advice from men like Jim Brown.And really, you think he would've done much better as an undergrad? It's not like his crimes are being funded by a NFL paycheck. And what is he doing in Columbus anyway? Besides committing crimes, I mean. It's been two years since he dropped out, why isn't he back in Youngstown?Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Tim Mitchell requested a higher bail in court this afternoon, saying Clarett was found on Brice Road about a block away from where one of the robbery victims lives.Ah, never mind.But with the body armor and all the guns...maybe he's been watching Jim Brown movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 We all make our own decisions, including whether or not to take advice from men like Jim Brown.And really, you think he would've done much better as an undergrad? It's not like his crimes are being funded by a NFL paycheck. And what is he doing in Columbus anyway? Besides committing crimes, I mean. It's been two years since he dropped out, why isn't he back in Youngstown?Being in college would have given a better support structure then him flying to LA and getting with the "rap industry" crowd. Perhaps, just perhaps, sticking through the initial turmoil and remaining at OSU would have saved him. So yes, I really think it would have benefited him to remain. Read this Tom Friend piece on ESPN.com. I'm not saying it'll make you happy with an explaination into the guy's mind -- which seems in bad shape now. I'm saying this all could have been prevented if he never got bad advice to leave college and quickly become what he became. It was around the moment AFTER the national championship game where his story gets really bad. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=2545078I'm not saying you should feel sorry for the guy either. I understand a lot of people get all riled up when some kid gets a chance at a great oppritunity we didn't come close to having. But this is his story, not ours. I don't think this is a black and white deal. Maybe I'm just that naive to believe there's more to the story than "kid go wrong" and perhaps, just perhaps, his mind is just that sick right now. Personally, I feel sorry for him as a man and a father. Not as a potential football player we'd end up booing anyway if the Broncos came to PBS.Anyway, I think it's a good read. I'm not sure what he was up to, but your average man doesn't doesn't carry several loaded guns with a bullet proof vest on unless he's about to do some seroius s**t. Maybe he was just an extra for the new "Miami Vice" movie (I hated that show all my life just because my dad's name is Don Johnson and i couldn't order a pizza in all through the 80's)True, but it seems he was worried about getting killed. All the money he came across in the rap industry wasn't going to get paid back. Therefore, either in just his mind or for real, he believed he and his baby daughter was in danger of repercussions. I think his story is going to get bigger sooner or later. It's not just about a kid building a surplus of weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengal4life Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I just heard is bail is $5 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboat Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 This is not going to help his case where he was supposed to have robbed someone earlier this year... No doubt , the paper today said all this happened within a couple blocks from where a witness who is going to testify in that robbery case lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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