Decatur, Ala. | Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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McClain attorneys seek deal
By Seth Burkett
The Decatur Daily

Rolando McClain

Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Rolando McClain were working to reach a settlement Thursday on traffic violations in which Decatur police cited the NFL football player over the past two years.

The Oakland Raiders linebacker won’t face trial Monday on reckless driving and no proof of insurance charges from a May 19, 2011, traffic stop. Morgan County Circuit Court Judge Steven E. Haddock had not reset the trial date.

City Prosecutor Emily Baggett said any settlement is likely to include resolution of charges in Decatur Municipal Court of giving a false name to law enforcement and violating window-tint limitations from a Jan. 8 traffic stop.

Police said officers charged McClain, a Decatur native, with giving a false name after he allegedly signed the ticket for window tint “(expletive) y’all,” and then insisted that was his name.

Several lawyers said that charge was unlikely to hold up in court.

McClain and his attorney, Harvey Steinberg of Denver, stipulated to the reckless driving and insurance charges in municipal court May 18, 2012. That same day McClain was convicted on charges from November 2011 of third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and wrongful discharge of a firearm. Municipal Judge Bill Cook sentenced the former Decatur High and University of Alabama standout to 180 days in jail and $2,000 in fines, but McClain appealed the case to circuit court.

The charges from November 2011 were later dropped.

Neither McClain nor Steinberg appeared at the courthouse Thursday, when McClain was scheduled for the afternoon settlement docket. McClain recently purchased a home in Madison.

Seth Burkett can be reached at 256-340-2446 or sburkett@decaturdaily.com.

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The pride of Decatur!

Lock him up.

anyone else would be locked up. Sad Decatur is letting this little punk get his way.

Locked up for what? Reckless driving? He should pay his ticket, move and hopefully never come back to Decatur.

Jealous?

Bubba says poor little minds

I agree (no I'm not a Bubba bandwagon "hey it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside" liberal) but he shouldn't be locked up for THIS incident. This kid is plenty smart but this kid is lacking common sense. We could sit here and blame it on his awful upbringing but at some point this child has to become a man. We can't control the cards we are dealt but we can decide how to play them.

yeah he's a thug... yeah he ran his mouth. but this was just a cop who got pissed off and couldn't handle his authority being questioned. whether you like Orlando or not.... he shouldn't been arrested in this case. just police abuse of power.

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I commend the city prosecutor for not wasting taxpayer money for taking this to court.

This kid isn't plenty smart if he doesn't even know his own name? Duhhhhhh Let's just pat him on the back and say "let's not do this again" Come on people please. Is Decatur broke and in need of revenue?

ya,ll don,t mind bubba he has not had a decent bus window to lick in days

If he has ANYBODY that can talk sense to him, they need to tell him to stay out of Morgan County. Regardless of whose fault it might be, he manages to get in trouble every time he comes back to visit his "homies".

Amen Mike. That is what I mean by lack common sense from this kid.

Maybe his BlindSide daddy can talk some sense in to him.

@ Bob, It is ROLANDO, not ORLANDO, and were you there, or do you have a crystal ball that showed you exactly what happened??? How do you know that he cop got mad and abused his power???? Guess what you don't...you are just giving an opinion based on.......what? Waht you read in the press?? Give me a break already.

He's getting a break. He's either before Glenn Thompson or fell out of a tree when he was a young child and has a head injury.

this is a joke on the cop! don't question my authority!

I read in AL.com that Ro had bought a million dollar home in Madison,hopefully this will keep him out of trouble .

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/02/former_tide_star_rolando_mccla_1.html

ok people that dont think Ro should have been arrested....just say i see one of yall in walmart and you came up to me and asked my name and my response was f**k you!!! what would ur response be???? the cop could have just beat him down then city of decatur would be sued

Well as for the proof of insurance there is an exception to that. If you the owher of the car can prove that you have the ability to pay for any damages you would be ordered to pay then you are not required to have Insurance. For example Warren buffet Steve Wynn Shelden Adelson who all can pay don't need Insurance. Insurance is for those who could not pay and other wise not be able to make the other party whole.

Jimmy - in your scenario I'm not sure why I just walked up to a stranger and asked his name but your response should be along those lines. In the real scenario he gave his id, where is providing a false name? he could sign with a X and that's ok but DISRESPECT this cop and it's on! Some cops are on a real power trip.

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