All charges dropped against Shugarts and Adams - ScarletBuckeye

Arapahoe · 03-01-2009, 02:00 PM

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : OSU football players charged with possession of drug paraphernalia

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A pair of Ohio State freshman football players will be in court this week to face a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Mike Adams, 18, and J.B. Shugarts, 19, were cited on Jan. 14 after being pulled over for running a stop sign at Pearl St. and E. 14th St., in the campus area.

They were not arrested.

Each has pleaded not guilty. Adams has a pre-trial hearing set for Monday and Shugarts for Wednesday, both in Franklin County Municipal Court.

The charge is a fourth-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.

NickDawg · 03-01-2009, 02:50 PM

Uh oh how bad is this really do you think they could get suspended?

SuperBuckFan08 · 03-01-2009, 02:55 PM

Ugh this is one of the LAST things I wanted to hear.

asa31191 · 03-01-2009, 03:38 PM

hmm both plead not guilty... that's good i guess?

hollis · 03-01-2009, 04:24 PM

I consider the traffic violation more heinous than the possession of paraphernalia.

Even still, you're representing the team, the school, and the state every time you step out of your dorm, you have to play by the rules. One would think, watching Alex Boone practically flush his future career down the toilet would make everyone on the team think twice, or three times.

CaptainMorgan · 03-01-2009, 05:20 PM

I personally am really against drugs of any kind, never touched them and never will. At the same time, I could care less about this. They had some kind of pipe or bong or something in the back seat of the car when they got pulled over (which is not illegal to buy, just to have). On top of that there is rumor that the charge is bogus.

Even if the charge sticks this just means they are in the doghouse for a little big, but no actual punishment. This is just a slap on the wrist.

bucknutz021891 · 03-02-2009, 12:44 AM

No biggy. These bongs r all over the place and often not usedfor illegal drugs so they cant prove they were using illegal substances.

hollis · 03-02-2009, 07:41 AM

Back when I was at OSU (only 3 years ago), there was a shop on High St right across from campus that sold all kinds of bongs and bowls.

ChiefNiko · 03-02-2009, 10:03 AM

I think I know the place you're talking about and I believe there are actually several places like it in the area. As for the incident, I want to see more details about it because it could be mean a lot of things.

OSUBasketballJunkie · 03-02-2009, 01:41 PM

The charge of possessing drug paraphernalia for Adams has been dismissed........

PlainDealer

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Ohio State football: Adams drug paraphernalia charge dismissed
by Doug Lesmerises
Monday March 02, 2009, 12:26 PM

Ohio State offensive lineman Mike Adams had a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia dismissed this morning in Franklin County Court. Adams was fined for running a stop sign.

Garth Cox, the attorney for Adams, said the pipe that was found in Adams' car after he was stopped by police on Jan. 14 tested negative for any drugs, and he said Adams voluntarily submitted to and passed a drug screening.

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