Moorer faces charges in Tennessee
Posted: Tuesday January 26, 1999 08:31 PM
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A deputy pulled his gun on Moorer, who was very angry and did not want to cooperate Elsa Hasch/Allsport |
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Former heavyweight champion Michael
Moorer faces charges of drunken driving and evading arrest after
driving his car into a ditch.
Rutherford County police arrested Moorer, 31, of Boca Raton,
Fla., early Sunday morning after he crashed his 1997 Mercedes Benz
into a ditch.
Moorer, who lost a title bout to Evander Holyfield in November
1997, had been visiting with his brother and some friends. Police
reports show that Moorer became upset while at a bar and drove
away.
Moorer soon struck a guard rail with his car. Deputy Brian
Guthrie said he tried to talk to Moorer. But the boxer drove away,
and the deputy followed until Moorer crashed the car into a ditch.
The deputy reported that he was forced to pull his gun on
Moorer, who was very angry and did not want to cooperate. Two
friends finally talked Moorer into surrendering.
A hearing is set for Feb. 24 in Rutherford County General
Sessions Court.
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