Oklahoma City to Settle Thompson's Suit

The former Sooners quarterback was arrested in 2006 for public intoxication.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:53 am

By: News On 6


Originally Published: Aug 4, 2010 9:8 AM CDT

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City officials have agreed to pay former University of Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson $50,000 to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit.

Thompson was arrested in November 2006 for public intoxication by police who were investigating noise complaints at a hotel. Thompson and a group of parents were in a hotel room making banners for a youth football game.

He was later convicted -- but an appeals court threw out the conviction because of a lack of evidence.

Thompson says he filed the lawsuit to protect the public image he's worked to rehabilitate since his arrest on cocaine charges in 1989 while he was a member of the football team.
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