Traylor may face lesser charges

[Nublar7]

The felony charge against Dolphins defensive tackle Keith Traylor could be reduced to a misdemeanor, according to the prosecuting attorney.

Charles Ramsey, assistant district attorney for Mayes County where the charges were filed, said the threshold for a felony in Oklahoma is $500. Traylor is charged with tearing a smoke detector off the jail wall with damages in excess of $50, according to court documents. Ramsey has yet to receive a damage estimate.

"It is easier to reduce a charge from a felony to a misdemeanor than it is to upgrade it the other way," Ramsey said. "A felony in Oklahoma carries a maximum sentence of 25 years."

Andrea Mathis, administrator of the Mayes County Jail, said the smoke detector was "repairable, and it won't take an excessive amount to fix it." She indicated the smoke detector was torn from the ceiling, not the wall, as the charges indicate. "He wasn't belligerent," Mathis said of Traylor.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...1706,0,2945997.story?coll=sfla-dolphins-front

 

[Dolfan1000]

Good news!

 

[Geforce]

Thanks Nubular...this is indeed good news. I didn't know Xanex was a controlled substance in some places.

 

[GEORGIA FIN]

He's lucky he wasn't charged with tampering withe the fire alarm system. He could have been facing a 10,000 dollar fine and up to 5 years in jail. Must have been a crummy jail with a battery operated smoke detector from Home Depot.

 

[icephinfan]

I heard that on the radio but you confirmed it, good job.

 

[CrunchTime]

It just goes to show you cant believe initial reports.The story has evolved into a minor incident.

Good news for Dolphin fans.

 

[icephinfan]

It just goes to show you cant believe initial reports.The story has evolved into a minor incident.

Good news for Dolphin fans.

yeah, Exactly

 

[Rich L]

Thanks Nubular...this is indeed good news. I didn't know Xanex was a controlled substance in some places.

Hehe...
Yep. Its "controlled" in the USA:D

Traylor is big enough to get a script for horse traquillizers.:sidelol:

Still... good news. Sorta.

 

[Montella]

yeah, Exactly

 

[DolphinDevil28]

See, Josh.

I told ya. Just drink a beer my friend. Relax.

Everything is golden in Saban World. :up:

 

[Ohiophinphan]

Also in one of the articles was a statement that Traylor claims to have a script for Xanec just not on him. If true that charge will likely be dropped.

When I was a police chaplain an officer once told me that if you wrap up a pill in foil to take during the day and you don't have the bottle with you, if its a controlled substance you are in technical violation of the drug laws and can be held. Most of us who have to take perscriptions during the day do something like that all the time. It sounds like this case is something like that.

 

[GCD960]

I like Traylor and am glad things are getting better but i dont know. i think he got a hook up for that prescription.

 

[twg76]

It just goes to show you cant believe initial reports.The story has evolved into a minor incident.

Good news for Dolphin fans.

Which is more minor:

Rick smoking pot in the privacy of his home?

Traylor driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol?

I think it is obvious that the answer is Traylor. Ricky only endangered himself.