Clarett arrested; Guns found in truck

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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."http://te.ap.org/tte/blank.gif?0.9882745287255514&snippet_version=1.3.a &referrer=http%3A//www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section%3FCategory%3DSPORTS&page=http%3A//hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_CLARETT_ARRESTED%3FSITE%3DKYLOU%26SECTION%3DHO ME%26TEMPLATE%3DDEFAULT&timezone=240&var_SECTION=S PORTS%3B%20COLLEGE%20SPORTS%3B%20COLLEGE%20FOOTBAL L

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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...............

..............Clarett, 22, 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 in an alley behind the Opium Lounge in the early hours of Jan. 1.

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[Athens2005]

The bullet resistant vest is the "best" part.

[cumberlandredskin]

Sounds like he was headed to Baghdad or maybe to the Bengals training camp with all that ammo. To say the least this guy is messed up.

[flacat22]

worthless thug.

[boomdaddy]

Are the authorities going to be wise enough to keep him without bail, until he goes to trial? Obviously, this guy is a loose cannon.

[HOMEYCAT]

I heard 1,000,000.00 bail. That he was ordered to have a "mental Evaluation" I agree with the loose cannon deal. Someone is going to get killed. The poor young man is mentally ill. All those opportunities he has blown. He's not right.

He shouldn't be in the streets. And yet, there is a football team which says that their offer still stands.

[DCWildcat]

I think the hatchet was the best part. Seriously, who has a hatchet these days? ANd why have it on your person?

[flacat22]

HOMEYCAT wrote: And yet, there is a football team which says that their offer still stands.


I saw that too, thats whats wrong with "pro" sports, owners and athletes, the almighty $ is more important than principles...

[Prince21]

DCWildcat wrote: I think the hatchet was the best part. Seriously, who has a hatchet these days? ANd why have it on your person?

Think of what his plans were, seriously he had to have been about to kill someone. Maybe the hatchet was for mutilation....it's a shame becuase he was a real talent.