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Lawson's court date delayed (again)
CHAPEL HILL — Ty Lawson's court appearance, once slated for Tuesday, has been continued again, this time to Aug. 19.
He is scheduled to appear in a Chapel Hill court then on charges of driving after consuming alcohol while underage and driving with a revoked license.
Chapel Hill police officer C. Shehan arrested Lawson, 20, at 2:33 a.m. on June 6 on North Columbia St., in the heart of town. The officer stopped Lawson, who was alone in a 2005 four-door Chevrolet with Maryland plates, after hearing loud music coming from the car.
Shehan suspected that Lawson had been drinking, conducted a field sobriety test and found probable cause to charge him with the misdemeanors, Blue said.
State law prohibits anyone under 21 from driving after drinking any amount of alcohol.
— Matt Dees
Robbi Pickeral
Robbi Pickeral has covered ACC sports for The News & Observer since 2003. She can be reached at robbi.pickeral@newsobserver.com.
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Tue, 08/05/2008 - 16:10 — Anonymous (not verified)it's amazing. every time somebody outside unc gets in trouble all you fans are ripping them apart. yet when your home boys get popped, it's because the cop was stereotyping and looking for his 15 minutes of fame. grow up you losers. lawson is a punk...horrible roll model. it's tough to see so many young athletes with so much talent be such scumbags. ie: josh hamilton, who i still despise
dude. what are you talking
Tue, 08/05/2008 - 21:24 — gvillegatrdude. what are you talking about!? the man didnt even come close to blowing a .08. his music was a little loud and admittingly that does piss me off when i'm at a stop light. but cmon, this is nothing compared to what examples you can come up with concerning some of your bbal or football players. you ought to just be happy this even made the papers!
Excuses
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 22:11 — Duke Rules (not verified)Face it.....Lawson has a problem. Quit making excuses, for his behavior. He needs help, and you know it. Grow up and get a life UNC.
Ty needs help
Tue, 08/05/2008 - 13:59 — JPDOhioMaybe part of his sentence should be mandatory attendence at the JJ Redick Academy for Safe Driving.
how was he driving unsafe?
Tue, 08/05/2008 - 21:13 — gvillegatrhow was he driving unsafe? sure, he was underage but he did not blow above the legal limit. thats not deemed unsafe. just not smart.
Thought it was obvious
Wed, 08/06/2008 - 08:56 — JPDOhioReply to "Duke Rules" with a reference to JJ Redick. Lame, sure. But it is the dog days of summer with only lame stuff to talk about.
Thanks goodness football season is approaching!
no excuses
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 18:55 — JPDOhioIt would have been worse if the cop let him off because of who he was. If the evidence shows he broke the law, he should be punished for what he did. End of story.
I agree. not to mention,
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 19:10 — gvillegatrI agree. not to mention, most of the time, the situation is way worse than this. we UNC fans ought to be glad it was only this. loud music and a beer or two under age. slap on the wrist.
obviously this is not the
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:27 — chapel heel (not verified)obviously this is not the first time someone has suspected someone of drinking at 2:30 in the morning on N. columbia. i hate it for the player, although not condoning his behaviors, but it sounds as though this officer was putting the typical stereotyping of athletes.
Ty should not have drank but
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:11 — peanut Williams (not verified)Ty should not have drank but i just wonder if the cop was looking for his 15 minutes of fame