LAS VEGAS — NFL football player Adam “Pacman” Jones might face up to a year in jail in Nevada for violating a probation stay-out-of-trouble order after his weekend arrest in Cincinnati, the top prosecutor in Las Vegas said Monday.
Clark County District Attorney David Roger said that before he takes the case to a Nevada judge, he’ll review police accounts of the arrest of the 27-year-old Cincinnati Bengals cornerback on charges of resisting arrest and misdemeanor disorderly conduct at an Ohio bar. Jones was sentenced to one year of probation in February for his role in a 2007 Las Vegas strip- club melee that left three people shot.
“One of the conditions of his probation was that he stay out of trouble,” Roger told The Associated Press. “We haven’t seen the reports yet.”
Jones’ lawyer in Las Vegas, Robert Langford, told The AP that based on his client’s account of the arrest, charges in Ohio may have to be dropped. Langford declined to provide specifics.
• Washington Redskins chief operating officer David Donovan is leaving the team to return to his law firm but will continue to consult with the team.
• Former all-pro linebacker Mike Vrabel is retiring from the Kansas City Chiefs and returning to his alma mater as an Ohio State assistant coach.
First Czech in NHL dies in plane crash
PRAGUE — Jaroslav Jirik, the first Czech allowed to play in the NHL during the country’s communist era, died Monday in a plane crash. He was 71.
Jirik, an experienced pilot, died in the city of Brno, about 125 miles from Prague. His ultralight one-seater crashed shortly after takeoff from the Brno Medlanky airport and caught fire, police said.
Jirik, who was cleared to play in the NHL by Czech authorities, was a right wing who played only three games for the St. Louis Blues in the 1969-70 season. He spent most of the season in the minors with the Kansas City Blues. In 450 games in the Czech league, he scored 300 goals.
• The Red Wings agreed to a two-year contract with backup goaltender Joey MacDonald. Financial terms were not disclosed.
• Right wing Dan Sexton agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks, avoiding arbitration. Financial terms of the two-way deal were not released.
• The Blackhawks agreed on a one-year contract with forward Rob Klinkhammer and a two-year deal with goaltender Alec Richards.Footnotes.
Roush Fenway Racing named Matt Puccia crew chief for Greg Biffle beginning with this weekend’s race at New Hampshire. Puccia replaces Greg Erwin as crew chief of the No. 16 Ford. Biffle is currently 14th in the Sprint Cup standings.
• Central Arkansas added five newcomers to its football program, including former Air Force receiver Al Lasker.
• LSU and Washington changed the date of their 2012 meeting in Baton Rouge, La., moving the football game up three weeks to Sept. 8.
• Marshall safety Donald Brown was dismissed from the football team for an undisclosed violation of team rules. The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette reported Brown was arrested Monday on a domestic battery charge stemming from an incident Sunday involving his wife and 11-month-old daughter.
• Southern Nazarene University has been accepted into the NCAA Division II membership process.
• Wake Forest basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik indefinitely suspended forward Melvin Tabb and center Ty Walker for violating unspecified departmental rules.
The Associated Press
