Former Ohio State University quarterback charged with drug offense – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

COLUMBUS – Former Ohio State University quarterback Art Schlichter has been charged with drug offenses.

According to our news partner WBNS, Art Schlichter was charged with drug possession.

On February 2, an Ohio State Highway Patrol officer stopped after seeing a broken-down vehicle in Columbus.

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Drug paraphernalia was discovered in the vehicle and Schlichter allegedly gave the officer a crack pipe from his pocket, court documents say.

While searching the vehicle, the officer found a silver paper fold with small white stones. The former quarterback allegedly told the officer that they were “crack” stones.

Schlichter, who was serving a suspended sentence for a 2022 drug offense, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance.

He was the Buckeyes' quarterback from 1978 to 1981.

A reading of the charges for mediators is scheduled for September 3.

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