Shaun Rogers was arrested Thursday for gun possession at Hopkins airport in Cleveland

[cowboyjoe]

Shaun Rogers-DL- Browns Apr. 1 - 1:55 pm et


Browns DL Shaun Rogers was arrested Thursday for gun possession at Hopkins airport in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer confirms, so it's not an April Fool's attempt. Rogers was preparing to board a plane when officers discovered the loaded weapon in his carry-on bag. Rogers told the officers that he forgotten the gun was there. We're assuming he was not planning to use the gun on the plane, but that leaves unexplained why he was carrying a loaded weapon in the first place.
Source: WOIO-TV Cleveland

 

[rkell87]

about the dumbest thing ever

 

[jimmy40]

could happen to anybody

 

[67CowboysFan]

Shaun Rogers-DL- Browns Apr. 1 - 1:55 pm et


Browns DL Shaun Rogers was arrested Thursday for gun possession at Hopkins airport in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer confirms, so it's not an April Fool's attempt. Rogers was preparing to board a plane when officers discovered the loaded weapon in his carry-on bag. Rogers told the officers that he forgotten the gun was there. We're assuming he was not planning to use the gun on the plane, but that leaves unexplained why he was carrying a loaded weapon in the first place.
Source: WOIO-TV Cleveland

How did he make it through security?

 

[cowboyjoe]

How did he make it through security?

search me, but thats a good question isnt it buddy?

here is more on rogers
Shaun Rogers-DL- Browns Apr. 1 - 6:48 pm et


Browns president Mike Holmgren has refused comment on Shaun Rogers' gun possession arrest until the legal process runs its course.

No charges have been filed yet, though Holmgren's statement served to confirmed that this was not an April Fools story. Reported to be on the trade market since early last month, Rogers will now be much harder to move.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Continually amazes me just how stupid some of these guys can be. I mean, I watched Rogers at UT as a young kid and he never struck me as a road scholar but seriously, this is about as stupid as you can get. Just amazing to me. Way to represent the 40 ignoramus.

 

[casmith07]

You had people on this forum wanting to get this guy last off-season.

 

[Hoofbite]

You had people on this forum wanting to get this guy last off-season.

Which means what?

They should have seen this coming?

 

[Gzus]

How did he make it through security?

I saw in another article it said a security checkpoint not while boarding the plane....

Either way this was a dumb dumb move and a big big deal, esp. with this being a (i believe) federal crime and a felony.... I would expect possible suspension if he doesn't get jail time.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Rogers told the officers that he forgotten the gun was there. We're assuming he was not planning to use the gun on the plane, but that leaves unexplained why he was carrying a loaded weapon in the first place.

Many pro athletes do.

 

[Jon88]

could happen to anybody

LOL

That LOSER must have given him tips.

 

[jimmy40]

Wow, that's a really big photo ain't it?

 

[InmanRoshi]

Gotta love Dallas ... our old man coaches carry loaded guns onto planes and snort coke.

 

[Seven]

How did he make it through security?

Preparing to board a plane is the writers feeble attempt to embellish a story. 'Attempting to board a plane' starts when you park the car at the airport, IMO. One of those little white lies some feel compelled to use when writing a story. Defendable, yes. Truth......nope.


Obviously he was nabbed at security. Unless our security personell have x-ray vision and can see into bags.

 

[Arch Stanton]

Shaun Rogers charged with felony
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CLEVELAND — Former Detroit Lions nose tackle Shaun Rogers has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon after he allegedly tried to take a handgun through airport security.



A Cleveland city prosecutor filed the fourth-degree felony charge today. It alleges that Rogers carried a .45-caliber Kimber semiautomatic with eight rounds in his carry-on luggage at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Bond was set at $1,000. Defense attorney Patrick D’Angelo says he was posting the bond and expects Rogers to be released promptly.

The 31-year-old Rogers spent a night in jail after his arrest Thursday. His agent, Kennard McGuire, says Rogers made a mistake he deeply regrets.

He was arrested “without incident,” police said.

D’Angelo had filed a petition today on Rogers’ behalf ahead of a hearing scheduled in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. D’Angelo fears Rogers will be held without charges over the weekend because the prosecutor’s office is closed in observance of Easter.

After participating in the Browns’ voluntary off-season program, Rogers was on his way back home to Houston when he was stopped with the weapon.

“Shaun is from a tremendous family that knows right from wrong,” McGuire said in a phone interview. “He is completely remorseful and sorry. While he does have a permit to carry a weapon, carrying it into the airport was an unintentional mistake. He will fully cooperate with all the authorities.”

The arrest could put Rogers’ future with the Browns in jeopardy. Team president Mike Holmgren issued a statement Thursday saying that he was aware of “what transpired with Shaun Rogers” and that the club would reserve comment “until the legal process has taken its course.”

Even if he is not convicted, Rogers could face suspension from the league for violating its strict personal-conduct policy for players. He was suspended for four games in 2006 while with Detroit for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Rogers, who missed Cleveland’s final five games last season with a broken leg, has been the subject of previous trade rumors.

The 6-foot-4, 350-pound Rogers is arguably the Browns’ best player. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after his first season with Cleveland, which acquired him in a 2008 trade with the Lions. He is signed through 2013.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100402/SPORTS01/100402037/1049/Shaun-Rogers-charged-with-felony?

 

[cowboyjoe]

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Shaun Rogers-DL- Browns Apr. 2 - 2:56 pm et


Cleveland city police have formally charged Browns DL Shaun Rogers with carrying a concealed weapon into Hopkins International Airport.

This means near-certain punishment from the league. Rogers was charged with a fourth-degree felony for carrying his loaded .45 Kimber semiautomatic onto airport grounds. Bond has been set at $1,000. Rogers was allegedly traveling with fellow Browns DL Robaire Smith. Rogers was also suspended four games in 2006 for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer