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MG Jim Stillwagon (Outland and Rotary Lombardi winner, R.I.P.)

Jim Stillwagon pleads not guilty
Updated: February 4, 2013
Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State football star Jim Stillwagon has pleaded not guilty in the shooting of another driver during a road rage incident last year.

Prosecutors say the 63-year-old Stillwagon pleaded not guilty Monday to four felonious assault counts in Delaware County, near Columbus. A hearing to set a trial date is scheduled April 8.

Police say Stillwagon was on board his motorcycle when he got into a dispute with a pickup truck driver on Sept. 30. Investigators say the confrontation spanned 14 miles and ended in a parking lot where one bullet grazed the alleged victim's head.

Stillwagon was legally carrying the gun. A defense attorney said today he considers Stillwagon's actions "legally justified."

The college Hall of Fame lineman helped the Buckeyes to a national championship in 1968.

http://espn.go.com/colleges/osu/sto...tar-jim-stillwagon-pleads-not-guilty-shooting
 
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Former Ohio State star goes on trial in shooting
Posted: Oct 02, 2013
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) - A trial has begun for former Ohio State football star Jim Stillwagon, who has pleaded not guilty in the shooting of another driver during a suspected road rage incident a year ago.

Stillwagon is charged with four counts of felonious assault in Delaware County, near Columbus. His attorneys say Stillwagon shot at another driver in self-defense.

Police say Stillwagon was riding a motorcycle when he got into a dispute with a pickup truck driver in September 2012. Investigators say that the confrontation spanned 14 miles and that one bullet grazed the alleged victim's head.

Stillwagon was legally carrying the gun. A defense attorney has contended Stillwagon's actions were "legally justified."

http://www.13abc.com/story/23588459/former-ohio-state-star-goes-on-trial-in-shooting
 
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Ex-Ohio St star found not guilty in road incident
October 4, 2013
Associated Press

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio judge has found former Ohio State football star Jim Stillwagon not guilty of all charges stemming from the shooting of another driver during a suspected road rage incident a year ago.

Delaware County Common Pleas Judge Duncan Whitney on Friday dismissed three of the four remaining felonious assault counts against Stillwagon.

Stillwagon's attorney had argued his client shot at another driver in self-defense. Stillwagon was legally carrying the gun.

Police had said Stillwagon was riding a motorcycle when he got into a dispute with a pickup truck driver in September 2012. Investigators say that the confrontation spanned 14 miles and that one bullet grazed the alleged victim's head.

http://tribune-chronicle.com/page/c...-guilty-in-road-incident.html?isap=1&nav=5031
 
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1960s Ohio State star sues over road rage arrest

Police altered facts and suppressed and destroyed evidence to pursue their road rage investigation against a former Ohio State football star accused of shooting a pickup truck driver in the head, the ex-player alleged in a federal lawsuit Thursday that says he was defending himself against an aggressive driver at every turn.

The lawsuit by Jim Stillwagon, a former Ohio State captain and member of the 1968 national championship team, followed his acquittal last fall on all charges stemming from the September 2012 incident in Delaware in central Ohio.

Investigators alleged a truck driver was grazed by a bullet when Stillwagon fired at him. Stillwagon had been riding a motorcycle.

Stillwagon, 65, acknowledged firing at the driver three times in fear for his life when the truck began backing up toward him at one point, according to his lawsuit.

Stillwagon said he later fired a fourth shot at a tire on the truck to disable it, then hit the driver in the head with his gun. He said the driver had tried at least six times to attack him during the encounter that investigators say spanned 14 miles.

A Delaware city spokesman declined to comment. A copy of the police report released by the city Thursday quotes witnesses who say they saw Stillwagon shoot at the driver. An investigator concludes in the same report there was nothing ''that would definitively confirm or disprove'' either version of how the driver received his head wound.

The report also said the driver had a blood-alcohol content of 0.106, which is above the legal limit in Ohio.

The lawsuit says police coaxed the other driver to be a cooperative witness and offered him leniency, and failed to examine evidence, including skid marks, the driver's claim that mechanical issues in his truck occasionally caused it to stall or surge, and a 911 call made by a witness.

Investigators also didn't hand over a state report that questioned whether the driver suffered a gunshot wound to the head, according to the lawsuit.

The case went to trial but a judge dismissed all charges before it reached the jury, saying Stillwagon was the only credible participant in the encounter, according to the lawsuit.

Stillwagon, who said the ordeal cost him $400,000 in legal and other fees, is suing to be compensated for his losses and for financial damages against the city and the officers, and for attorney costs.

Entire article: https://sports.yahoo.com/news/1960s-ohio-state-star-sues-225618617--spt.html
 
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One of the first Buckeyes I can remember from when I started following them as a kid, along with Rex Kern, Jack Tatum, John Brockington, Leo Hayden...

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