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Saturday, September 8, 2007 - Page updated at 02:05 AM
Hawks Notebook | Stevens to serve jail time
By Danny O'Neil and José Miguel Romero
Seattle Times staff reporters
The baggage that people associate with Jerramy Stevens just got a little heavier.
A jury in Scottsdale, Ariz., found Stevens guilty Friday in his drunken driving trial. He was charged with three counts, the most serious of which was extreme DUI, for driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent. Stevens' BAC was measured at 0.204 percent after he was arrested in Arizona in March.
His conviction carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 days in jail. The judge can suspend up to 20 days of that sentence for a treatment program, but Stevens will have to serve at least 10 days in jail. Stevens is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
Stevens plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who play in Seattle on Sunday in the season-opener for both teams.
The question now is whether the conviction will affect Stevens' status as a player. The NFL had no comment about Stevens on Friday. Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden said earlier this week he expected Stevens to play on Sunday, and Stevens was not listed on the team's injury report.
Stevens pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving in 2003 after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence while with the Seahawks. In review hearings after that conviction, Stevens' attorney indicated he was tested rigorously by the NFL as part of its substance-abuse program. It's not known whether Stevens is still involved with the program because the league does not disclose that.
Stevens was a free agent at the time of his arrest. The Seahawks did not re-sign him. Tampa Bay hosted Stevens for a free-agent visit before his arrest and signed him to a one-year contract after his arrest.
Saturday, September 8, 2007 - Page updated at 02:05 AM
Hawks Notebook | Stevens to serve jail time
By Danny O'Neil and José Miguel Romero
Seattle Times staff reporters
The baggage that people associate with Jerramy Stevens just got a little heavier.
A jury in Scottsdale, Ariz., found Stevens guilty Friday in his drunken driving trial. He was charged with three counts, the most serious of which was extreme DUI, for driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent. Stevens' BAC was measured at 0.204 percent after he was arrested in Arizona in March.
His conviction carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 days in jail. The judge can suspend up to 20 days of that sentence for a treatment program, but Stevens will have to serve at least 10 days in jail. Stevens is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
Stevens plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who play in Seattle on Sunday in the season-opener for both teams.
The question now is whether the conviction will affect Stevens' status as a player. The NFL had no comment about Stevens on Friday. Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden said earlier this week he expected Stevens to play on Sunday, and Stevens was not listed on the team's injury report.
Stevens pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving in 2003 after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence while with the Seahawks. In review hearings after that conviction, Stevens' attorney indicated he was tested rigorously by the NFL as part of its substance-abuse program. It's not known whether Stevens is still involved with the program because the league does not disclose that.
Stevens was a free agent at the time of his arrest. The Seahawks did not re-sign him. Tampa Bay hosted Stevens for a free-agent visit before his arrest and signed him to a one-year contract after his arrest.
