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Fear of flight Morrison back in jail after bond revoked
Posted: Tuesday December 21, 1999 11:38 PM
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- A judge revoked bond Tuesday for former boxer Tommy Morrison after prosecutors said he was a flight risk. The boxer faces charges from two recent incidents and prosecutors said during a hearing in Washington County Circuit Court that documents found after Morrison's most recent arrest indicate he planned to flee. Fayetteville police arrested Morrison last September when he was allegedly caught with cocaine, guns, marijuana and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop. The boxer pleaded innocent and is to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine whether he is competent for trial. Out on bond, Morrison was arrested Thanksgiving Day after he was a passenger in a car crash in Madison County. Police charged him with public intoxication, possession of marijuana, criminal impersonation and carrying a concealed weapon. Circuit Judge William Storey revoked Morrison's bond after hearing that documents in the vehicle -- owned by Morrison's wife -- included a fake Kansas driver's license, an application for identification and an application for a passport. Morrison was present but did not speak. He was led away to jail after the proceeding. Trial in the Fayetteville case had been set to begin Tuesday but was delayed pending the outcome of Morrison's mental evaluation. Morrison has also been in trouble in other states. On Sept. 10, Morrison received a two-year suspended sentence for drunken driving in Oklahoma after pleading guilty. In 1997, an Oklahoma jury convicted Morrison of driving under the influence and other charges related to a chain-reaction traffic accident that injured three people. He was ordered to spend time in treatment. He also avoided jail time on charges of drunken driving and speeding in Kansas in 1997. Morrison had 40 knockouts during his career, the last in 1996 -- just after testing positive for the virus that causes AIDS. He was briefly the heavyweight champion of the fringe World Boxing Organization.
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