Johnson Was Below Limit In DUI Arrest, Police Say
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Tank Johnson’s blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Chicago Bears defensive tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22 in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. Johnson’s blood-alcohol level was .072, under the presumptive limit in Arizona of .08 percent, police Sgt. Andrew Duncan said yesterday. No charges have been filed pending results of a completed investigation. Johnson, whose legal name is Terry Darnell Johnson, was arrested when officers pulled him over at 3:30 a.m. for driving 40 mph in a 25-mph zone. Duncan said an officer placed him under arrest because he believed Johnson was under the influence of alcohol. He was released without being booked or charged after providing a blood sample, and police said he was cooperative. The 25-year-old player was released by the Bears three days after his arrest. The team said it was “upset and embarrassed” by Johnson’s legal troubles. . . . The Oakland Raiders lost their case in California’s top court in San Francisco after contending in a lawsuit that the NFL sabotaged the team’s effort to build a stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. The case dates back more than 20 years when Raiders Managing Partner Al Davis accused the league of purposely not doing enough to help the team move from the antiquated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to a new stadium complete with revenue-generating luxury suites. The NFL won a 9-3 verdict in 2001, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard Hubbell ordered a new trial amid accusations that one juror was biased against the team and Davis, and that another juror committed misconduct. A state appeals court overturned that decision, and the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the verdict against the Raiders stands. · TRACK AND FIELD: Alberto Salazar, the former champion marathoner who collapsed over the weekend, had his condition upgraded from serious to fair. A cardiologist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center said tests now indicate that Salazar had a heart attack while coaching distance runners Saturday at the Nike campus outside Portland, Ore., said Lisa Helderop, a hospital spokeswoman. . . . A former Olympic sprinter from the Caribbean confessed that he raped four women and a teenage girl during a four-year period after stalking them in New York parks, authorities said. Alvin Henry, a member of the 400-meter relay team for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was arrested Sunday near Prospect Park in Brooklyn by police who matched him to a composite sketch of the rape suspect. The 30-year-old was arrested on charges of rape, sexual misconduct and sexual abuse, police said. . . . Bershawn Jackson led an American medals sweep in the 400 meters at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria meet in Greece, beating Kenneth Ferguson by 0.01 of a second. Jackson finished in 48.15, with James Carter third in 48.25. Carter has the fastest time this year (47.72). · PRO BASKETBALL: The Portland Trail Blazers have signed No. 1 pick Greg Oden. According the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, Oden’s deal will be for two years, with team options for the third and fourth seasons. Oden will make $3.885 million as a rookie and $4.176 in the second year. If the Blazers pick up the option in the third year, his salary will be $4.476 million. . . . Utah Jazz guard Derek Fisher was released from his contract to care for his 10-month-old daughter, who has cancer. Fisher and his wife, Candace, said they needed time to search for the best treatment for their daughter, Tatum. Tatum received a diagnosis of retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in her left eye. The danger is that it could spread to her brain or the rest of her body. |