Tweet
Schlichter accused of trying to drive car
at police officer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State
and Indianapolis Colts quarterback, drove a car at a Columbus
motorcycle police officer following a routine traffic stop earlier this
month, police reported.
The officer was not hurt. No contact was made between the
motorcycle and a 1999 Buick that police said Schlichter was driving
May 1.
Schlichter, 40, was charged with fleeing and eluding a police officer
and having an expired license plate validation sticker, according to a
police report obtained by WTTE-TV.
The report said that after he was stopped for the plate violation,
Schlichter got out of the car, looked at the officer and got back in to
the four-door car.
As the officer approached, Schlichter fled in the car until he entered
a parking lot, police said. To leave the lot, Schlichter drove the
Buick at the officer, according to the police report.
This caused the officer to swing the motorcycle to the left to avoid a
crash with the car, the report said, adding that Schlichter continued
driving out of the lot at a high rate of speed.
WTTE said the officer then gave up the pursuit.
Schlichter could not be located for comment Thursday night.
His father, Max, told WTTE he had not spoken to his son about the
charges. Reached by The Associated Press late Thursday, the elder
Schlichter said he did not know where his son was and declined
further comment.
Police said they had no immediate additional details about the
allegations. Franklin County Municipal Court could not provide
information because ticket information had not been entered into the
court computer.
Schlichter is supposed to appear in court June 7, WTTE said.
The alleged run-in is his latest with authorities.
Last August, he was charged with four counts of illegal gambling
while serving time at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton,
Ind., on a gambling conviction.
Schlichter was charged after officials discovered that he placed
numerous telephone calls to Las Vegas in November 1998,
allegedly to place bets on football and hockey games.
That case has not been resolved.
Schlichter was selected by the then-Baltimore Colts as the fourth
player taken in the 1982 draft. The NFL suspended Schlichter for
the 1983 season when it was learned that bookies had threatened
him over $150,000 in gambling debts.
Schlichter returned to the Colts in 1984 and was released following
the 1985 season.
``You never can run from your past, though you sure would like to,''
he said during a visit to Ohio State last month.
``I would love to have an eraser and be able to cut out a lot of the
things that have happened to me in the past 20 years. But you can't
change it. You've just got to live on and hope for the best.''
at police officer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State
and Indianapolis Colts quarterback, drove a car at a Columbus
motorcycle police officer following a routine traffic stop earlier this
month, police reported.
The officer was not hurt. No contact was made between the
motorcycle and a 1999 Buick that police said Schlichter was driving
May 1.
Schlichter, 40, was charged with fleeing and eluding a police officer
and having an expired license plate validation sticker, according to a
police report obtained by WTTE-TV.
The report said that after he was stopped for the plate violation,
Schlichter got out of the car, looked at the officer and got back in to
the four-door car.
As the officer approached, Schlichter fled in the car until he entered
a parking lot, police said. To leave the lot, Schlichter drove the
Buick at the officer, according to the police report.
This caused the officer to swing the motorcycle to the left to avoid a
crash with the car, the report said, adding that Schlichter continued
driving out of the lot at a high rate of speed.
WTTE said the officer then gave up the pursuit.
Schlichter could not be located for comment Thursday night.
His father, Max, told WTTE he had not spoken to his son about the
charges. Reached by The Associated Press late Thursday, the elder
Schlichter said he did not know where his son was and declined
further comment.
Police said they had no immediate additional details about the
allegations. Franklin County Municipal Court could not provide
information because ticket information had not been entered into the
court computer.
Schlichter is supposed to appear in court June 7, WTTE said.
The alleged run-in is his latest with authorities.
Last August, he was charged with four counts of illegal gambling
while serving time at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton,
Ind., on a gambling conviction.
Schlichter was charged after officials discovered that he placed
numerous telephone calls to Las Vegas in November 1998,
allegedly to place bets on football and hockey games.
That case has not been resolved.
Schlichter was selected by the then-Baltimore Colts as the fourth
player taken in the 1982 draft. The NFL suspended Schlichter for
the 1983 season when it was learned that bookies had threatened
him over $150,000 in gambling debts.
Schlichter returned to the Colts in 1984 and was released following
the 1985 season.
``You never can run from your past, though you sure would like to,''
he said during a visit to Ohio State last month.
``I would love to have an eraser and be able to cut out a lot of the
things that have happened to me in the past 20 years. But you can't
change it. You've just got to live on and hope for the best.''
Comment