THE SIDELINES : Buckeye Fined in Police Scuffle
Ohio State cornerback Vinnie Clark has been fined $50 and given a 30-day suspended sentence for his involvement in a scuffle with police after a car crash involving teammate Carlos Snow.
Clark had pleaded guilty to the charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.
Judge Alfred Glascor of Franklin County Municipal Court on Monday ordered Clark to avoid conviction for the next year or he would have to serve the jail term.
Clark and Snow were suspended from the team June 21, the day Snow was charged with drunk driving after a car that Snow was driving ran off the road and struck a fuel pump and a wall at a service station. Clark, a senior, later was reinstated to the team.
Clark was not in the car with Snow. While Snow was sitting in a police car, Clark drove up in another car and a scuffle ensued. It took three officers to subdue Clark.
The charges against Snow are pending.
Although Snow was suspended from the team indefinitely, he was already out for the season because of surgery.
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