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Just curious on how the board feels about this--- seems he gets out of jail --- drum roll please --- just in time for training camp to start-------- curious, coincidence or money talks???????????????????
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Judge jails Bears linemanDaily News Wire Services
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was sentenced in Skokie, Ill., to 4 months in jail for violating probation in a 2005 gun case.
Johnson immediately was taken into custody yesterday. He could have been sentenced to up to a year behind bars.
Johnson, who pleaded guilty to violating his probation, also must pay a $2,500 fine.
Johnson was arrested on misdemeanor weapons charges Dec. 14 after police raided his home in Gurnee, Ill., about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, and found six unregistered firearms.
At the time, he was on probation in a November 2005 case. In that case, he'd pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an arrest in which a Chicago nightclub valet reported seeing Johnson with a handgun in his sport-utility vehicle.
Dressed in a gray suit, Johnson arrived at the courtroom with coach Lovie Smith and All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher, who testified on Johnson's behalf.
"Tank knows he's in a situation where he can't get into any other trouble," Smith said, adding jail time would be "devastating" for the player's career. "And he's let me know there won't be any more."
Before he was sentenced Johnson pleaded with Cook County Circuit Judge John Moran for leniency.
"Your honor, I don't believe I'm a man who belongs in jail," he said.
But prosecutor Rick Cenar said jail time was appropriate.
"Just because he's a professional football player and plays for the Chicago Bears, doesn't put him above the law," Cenar said.
Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, was arrested on felony drug charges after the raid on Johnson's home. Posey was shot and killed 2 days later during an early morning fight while he and Johnson were at a nightclub in Chicago.
The Bears suspended Johnson for one game for being at the club.
He has been under house arrest since the raid, but was permitted to attend practice and travel to Miami for the Super Bowl, where the Indianapolis Colts beat the Bears, 29-17.
Just days after returning from Miami, Johnson pleaded guilty to violating his probation in the 2005 case. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges in his latest arrest.
Just curious on how the board feels about this--- seems he gets out of jail --- drum roll please --- just in time for training camp to start-------- curious, coincidence or money talks???????????????????
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Judge jails Bears linemanDaily News Wire Services
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was sentenced in Skokie, Ill., to 4 months in jail for violating probation in a 2005 gun case.
Johnson immediately was taken into custody yesterday. He could have been sentenced to up to a year behind bars.
Johnson, who pleaded guilty to violating his probation, also must pay a $2,500 fine.
Johnson was arrested on misdemeanor weapons charges Dec. 14 after police raided his home in Gurnee, Ill., about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, and found six unregistered firearms.
At the time, he was on probation in a November 2005 case. In that case, he'd pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an arrest in which a Chicago nightclub valet reported seeing Johnson with a handgun in his sport-utility vehicle.
Dressed in a gray suit, Johnson arrived at the courtroom with coach Lovie Smith and All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher, who testified on Johnson's behalf.
"Tank knows he's in a situation where he can't get into any other trouble," Smith said, adding jail time would be "devastating" for the player's career. "And he's let me know there won't be any more."
Before he was sentenced Johnson pleaded with Cook County Circuit Judge John Moran for leniency.
"Your honor, I don't believe I'm a man who belongs in jail," he said.
But prosecutor Rick Cenar said jail time was appropriate.
"Just because he's a professional football player and plays for the Chicago Bears, doesn't put him above the law," Cenar said.
Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, was arrested on felony drug charges after the raid on Johnson's home. Posey was shot and killed 2 days later during an early morning fight while he and Johnson were at a nightclub in Chicago.
The Bears suspended Johnson for one game for being at the club.
He has been under house arrest since the raid, but was permitted to attend practice and travel to Miami for the Super Bowl, where the Indianapolis Colts beat the Bears, 29-17.
Just days after returning from Miami, Johnson pleaded guilty to violating his probation in the 2005 case. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges in his latest arrest.
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