Former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter is in the news again, and it’s once again a run-in with the law.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the former Buckeye will be in a Franklin County courtroom on Friday morning as a result of the latest charge. Schlichter is facing a felony possession of drugs charge after he was found unresponsive in a hotel room in a west Columbus suburb around 3:45 a.m. in the morning on June 6.
Not only did the police have to administer Narcan, a drug used on opiate overdoses, but drug paraphernalia was also found “throughout the room” according to the report. The white powdery substance found inside the hotel room was found to be about .26 grams of cocaine.
The latest development is just one of a myriad of legal troubles for the former Heisman candidate that played under Woody Hayes from 1978-1981. He has a long history of gambling problems that led to his most serious legal trouble when he was found guilty of fraud charges surrounding a ticket scheme back in May of 2012.
Art Schlichter, who was Ohio State's quarterback from 1978-1981, faced new legal troubles this week.
Schlichter was accused of possessing about a quarter-gram of cocaine.https://t.co/bXR01FgqJd
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) October 12, 2022
Schlichter was just released in June of 2021 and put on parole from that conviction, and now must face the music and hope to get his life turned around after the latest news. Part of Schlichter’s parole requirements was to refrain from using drugs.
We sincerely hope that Schlichter can get his life turned around and defeat the demons that continue to plague him.
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