<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maurice Clarett was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after a highway chase early Wednesday 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."The complaint police filed when they charged him with carrying a concealed weapon without permit said he had a 9 mm handgun under his legs in the driver's seat of an SUV.Police also charged him with weaving in and out of lanes on a road before he entered the highway. More charges are possible, Woods said.Clarett did not speak to police who tried to interview him at the station before he 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 -- which is expected to take place between 8 and 11 a.m. ET -- 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 said they pursued Clarett onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, one of the city's main freeways, 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. A police helicopter in the area helped track the vehicle.Clarett exited the highway and pulled into a restaurant parking lot about 10 minutes after police say they saw him make the U-turn. 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 assault rifle on the passenger seat and three handguns in the front of the car, including one in a holster in a backpack on the passenger-side floor."We don't have any idea why he had them or what, if anything, he was going to do with them," Woods said. Police don't know where Clarett got the guns or where he was headed or coming from in the SUV. Federal authorities plan to trace the guns' ownership.A half-full bottle of vodka was found in the SUV, but no breath test was administered because police had no indication that Clarett was intoxicated, Woods said. Police also found a compact disc of children's songs recorded by Ohio prison inmates that the state distributed last month to prisoners and their families. Maurice ClarettClarettThe 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. He is scheduled for a hearing on those charges Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. 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.One of Clarett's attorneys in that case, Nick Mango, said he was going to the jail to see Clarett to "make sure he's OK emotionally and mentally." Clarett has not asked Mango to represent him on the new charges."I'm shocked as everyone else is about the allegation," Mango said. "Obviously, he's a young man with a lot of weight on his shoulders."The home address Clarett gave police was his mother's house in Youngstown. A message seeking comment was left at the home.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.Clarett plans to play for the Mahoning Valley Hitmen, one of five teams in the Eastern Indoor Football League. The team, based in Clarett's hometown of Youngstown, is to begin play in January.Hitmen coach and owner Jim Terry said that there was no indication that anything was wrong when he spoke with Clarett by cell phone early Wednesday morning about the team's upcoming tryouts. The call was disconnected around 1 a.m. and Terry missed Clarett's second call about an hour and a half later, which would have been near the time when police say they saw Clarett make a U-turn.The arrest will not affect Clarett's status with the team, Terry said."We gave him a chance and now we'll wait to see what happens," he said. "I've seen far worse situations than this."Clarett has not signed a contract with the team yet, pending a fire marshal's inspection of the team's home field. Clarett's proposed contract includes attendance incentives which cannot be finalized until the fire marshal determines the capacity of the team's arena.</div>Source
Such a waste of talent. Its really sad how his career went from so promising to jail-worthy deliquent.
Hahah, oh well, he's still pretty young, younger than I thought, but I think we can officially declare his playing career over. Broncos don't need any of this crap.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LightsOut @ Aug 9 2006, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hahah, oh well, he's still pretty young, younger than I thought, but I think we can officially declare his playing career over. Broncos don't need any of this crap.</div>He got released by the Broncos anyway.
I remember him at OSU - he looked like the next stud, and the FUTURE of the NFL...But he's an idiot, and he has no common sense, and he must not care about what he once had. If he had just stayed in shape and stayed out of trouble before he was drafted he could've continued his career like Mike Williams is doing..But instead he'll be in jaill...Stupid ass..
<span style="color:blue"><u>He is a complete joke damn he was going to be 1 of the best RB in the NFL but then stuff just started to happen now every second getting arrested for dumb stuff he needs to leave the USA and find himself sprtually on some serious stuff.</u></span>
Wow, what a complete dumbass. Who would have 4 guns in their car anyway? He is obviously getting into some bad sh*t, and I doubt any team will ever give him a chance again, ever. And I dont feel bad for him either.
This kid is honestly a dumbass. He had such a great future after leaving Ohio State but totally failed in life and is a drain on our society. This guy doesn't need to steal money, or carry guns, this kid needs to get into shape and become the football player everyone knows he can become.Man, I hate when people ruin their careers by being stupid, I hope Marcus Vick doesn't take the same road that Clarett took because he has a great future in the NFL too if he stays clean and uses his head.
Good godIt's amazing how some guys just completely go the wrong route. He was a great running back but you could tell he was f'd up with his scandals at OSU, he also had a cocky swagger all the time.
He's being overrated as a pro-prospect though...people are saying he could have been a great NFL player and a #1 overall pick...not true.
Wow, are you serious? What an idiot. He had all the talent, but he is screwing everything up. No way any NFL team wants to deal with his constant BS. What a giant waste of talent.
