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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Michael Irving the DRUGGIE is @ it again | ||||
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| BaLLooN NoT | posted on 06-21-2001 @ 6:58 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | Texas grand jury indicts Michael Irvin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press DENTON, Texas -- A Denton County grand jury on Thursday indicted former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin on a felony charge of possessing less than a gram of cocaine stemming from an arrest last summer.  Michael Irvin plans to plead innocent to the drug charge, according to his attorney. The charge carries a penalty from six months to two years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine, said Lee Ann Breading, assistant district attorney in Denton County. Irvin was arrested Aug. 9 at a North Dallas apartment where law officers said they found marijuana and other drugs. Irvin had completed probation on a no-contest plea to felony cocaine possession less than two months earlier. Irvin's attorney, Howard Shapiro, said he was surprised by the timing of the indictment. "Why did it take 10 months for this case to get to the grand jury?" Shapiro said at a news conference at his Plano law office. "What evidence exists now that didn't exist 10 months ago? I think this is overaggressive, overzealous prosecution." Shapiro said Irvin, who was not at the news conference, planned to plead innocent and would request a jury trial. FBI spokeswoman Lori Bailey said the case evolved after officers with the Collin-Denton County Drug Task Force, of which the FBI is a part, attempted to arrest Rhonda Adaham on a federal warrant at her apartment. Adaham was not there, but her sister, Nelly Adaham, and Irvin were found and arrested. Nelly Adaham was indicted also on the same charge as Irvin, but Rhonda was not indicted, Breading said. Breading couldn't comment on specific evidence presented to the grand jury, nor would she discuss the nature of the arrest, why Irvin was at the apartment, or how he knew the women. Authorities said they found less than 2 ounces of marijuana along with ecstasy pills. Irvin was not charged after the arrest. "Our intent that day was not to initiate a drug investigation," Bailey said. "But based on evidentiary materials that were found that day, an investigation had to begin. It just takes time to conduct an investigation." Breading said they didn't receive the case until February, and further investigating and additional laboratory testing took several additional months. She also said a key Plano officer involved in the investigation was injured in a motorcycle accident in March and wasn't available until earlier this month. Irvin, who retired in July and was hired for Fox Sports Net's Sunday pregame show, insisted he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and the drugs were not his. A few weeks later, Fox announced that Irvin would not be an analyst for the network. Breading said she expected prosecutors to recommend jail time rather than probation because of Irvin's previous offenses. Shapiro said Irvin, who has a home in Dallas, would turn himself in to authorities once a warrant was filed. It was not clear when that would occur. "He is prepared to surrender as soon as the warrant is lodged," Shapiro said. In 1996, Irvin pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession in exchange for four years of deferred probation, a $10,000 fine and dismissal of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. The NFL suspended Irvin for five games. He finished his deferred probation on the charge just before he announced his retirement. Irvin won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys. Breading said Irvin's celebrity status would not be a factor in his prosecution. "I'm confident that the jurors here and judges ... will treat his case like every other case. The only other difference is the media attention," she said.  SIG PIC CREATED BY AUSTIN 3:16 E-Mail Me METS will go ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR !!!!!!!!!!! Yankees & the Braves SUCK !!!!!!!! Resident Strip Club Pimp | ||||
| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 06-21-2001 @ 10:13 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | DENTON, Texas (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of possessing less than a gram of cocaine stemming from an arrest last summer. The charge carries a penalty from six months to two years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine, said Lee Ann Breading, assistant district attorney in Denton County. Irvin was arrested Aug. 9 at a North Dallas apartment where law officers said they found marijuana and other drugs. Irvin had completed probation on a no-contest plea to felony cocaine possession less than two months earlier. Irvin's attorney, Howard Shapiro, said he was surprised by the timing of the indictment. "Why did it take 10 months for this case to get to the grand jury?" Shapiro said at a news conference. "What evidence exists now that didn't exist 10 months ago? I think this is overaggressive, overzealous prosecution." Shapiro said Irvin, who was not at the news conference, planned to plead innocent and would request a jury trial. FBI spokeswoman Lori Bailey said the case evolved after officers with the Collin-Denton County Drug Task Force, of which the FBI is a part, attempted to arrest Rhonda Adaham on a federal warrant at her apartment. Adaham was not there, but her sister, Nelly Adaham, and Irvin were found and arrested. Nelly Adaham was indicted on the same charge as Irvin, but Rhonda Adaham was not indicted, Breading said. Breading couldn't comment on specific evidence presented to the grand jury, nor would she discuss the nature of the arrest, why Irvin was at the apartment, or how he knew the women. Authorities said they found less than 2 ounces of marijuana along with ecstasy pills. Irvin was not charged after the arrest. "Our intent that day was not to initiate a drug investigation," Bailey said. "But based on evidentiary materials that were found that day, an investigation had to begin. It just takes time to conduct an investigation." Breading said they didn't receive the case until February, and further investigating and additional laboratory testing took several additional months. She also said a key Plano officer involved in the investigation was injured in a motorcycle accident in March and wasn't available until earlier this month. Irvin, who retired in July and was hired for Fox Sports Net's Sunday pregame show, insisted he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and the drugs were not his. A few weeks later, Fox announced that Irvin would not be an analyst for the network. Breading said she expected prosecutors to recommend jail time rather than probation because of Irvin's previous offenses. Shapiro said Irvin, who has a home in Dallas, would turn himself in to authorities once a warrant was filed. It was not clear when that would occur. "He is prepared to surrender as soon as the warrant is lodged," Shapiro said. In 1996, Irvin pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession in exchange for four years of deferred probation, a $10,000 fine and dismissal of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. The NFL suspended Irvin for five games. He finished his deferred probation on the charge just before he announced his retirement. Irvin was a member of three Super Bowl champion teams with the Cowboys. Breading said Irvin's celebrity status would not be a factor in his prosecution. "I'm confident that the jurors here and judges ... will treat his case like every other case. The only other difference is the media attention," she said.  AOL - oanda1027fm | ||||
| My Turn in the Barrel Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard | posted on 06-21-2001 @ 10:41 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Really busting apart the racial stereotypes there Michael. I Just Wanna F the S out of your Sister | ||||
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