Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sean Sutton Pleads Not Guilty To Four Felonies


((HT: newsok.com/Estus))

Sean Sutton ((booking photo from Stillwater Jail)) was charged with:

• Obtaining a controlled dangerous substance, oxycodone, by fraud from multiple doctors in August 2009.

• Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, oxycodone, without a prescription for having an oxycodone pill in his car when he was pulled over Thursday.

• Attempted possession of controlled dangerous substances, Adderall and clonazapam, without a prescription for attempting to pick up the package of pharmaceutical drugs mailed to him.

• Use of a communication device to commit a felony for using his cell phone to arrange for the delivery of the pharmaceutical drugs.

Here's the list of official charges, thanks again to newsok.com

The former OSU men's hoops coach was not present in court. His attorney, Trace Morgan, entered the plea on Sutton's behalf. Morgan told a judge that Sutton is at a treatment facility in Tulsa.

A preliminary hearing was set for April 5 in Payne County District Court.

According to documents filed this morning, the charges are from Sutton's attempt last week to pick up pharmaceutical drugs mailed to him by a woman he met in rehab last year. Sutton has told state drug enforcement agents that he is battling an addiction to painkillers.

He also told agents he was using the pharmaceutical drugs he attempted to pick up Thursday to help him cease illegal drug use, according to court records.

Sutton remains free on bail and is expected to be arraigned on the charges this afternoon. It is not known whether Sutton will appear in court.

KFOR-TV's Russell Carter got to sit down indoors to tell us all about it...
 

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