Maurice Clarett Free At Last !

Former College Football All-star Maurice Clarett Off Probation

Many may remember Clarett as the former Ohio State football superstar. Today he was released from his 5 year probation sentencing stemming from robbery and weapons convictions in 2006. 

Maurice Clarett said in court today that he is "finally ready to start the "next chapter" of his life." Whether it be trying to get his sports career back on track, try a corporate job or even try working in a department store, its great to see a man that was shackled with everything that could go wrong change his life and think positively. 

In his era, Maurice Clarett  was collectively considered the best NCAA football player in the country. Clarett robbed two people at gunpoint in 2006,  allegedly, with a .45 caliber handgun, Clarett robbed two people and then escaped in a white SUV with two unidentified persons. Clarett reportedly got away with only a cell phone valued at $150 belonging to one of the victims. Later that year Clarett got busted with 4 guns and a hatchet in his car.  

The  former Ohio State Buckeyes running back was then sentenced to more than 7 years in prison, but was released in 2010 and given 5 more years of probation. 

But today, the 31-year-old appeared in an Ohio courtroom where the judge officially ended his probation two months early. 

According to the Columbus Dispatch, the judge praised Clarett during the hearing as one of the "truly, truly wonderful success stories I've had as a judge." 

The judge also added, "I am not rewarding Mr. Clarett ... Mr. Clarett is rewarding himself by what he accomplished during probation." 

LS