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Clarett to meet with judge on Wednesday
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2006, file photo, former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett pleads guilty in Columbus, Ohio, to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Clarett is now in county jail and awaiting a judge's decision that would release him to a community-based correction facility after spending 3 1/2 years in prison.
Former Ohio State football player Maurice Clarett is in county jail and awaiting a judge’s decision on Wednesday that would release him to a community-based correction facility after spending 3 1/2 years in prison.
Clarett, 26, was convicted on charges of aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Clarett, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship in 2002, was moved from a Toledo prison to the county jail in Columbus on Monday and would meet on Wednesday afternoon with Judge David Fais, who handled his original case.
Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.