Columbus, Ohio (WCMH) – Former Ohio State Quarterback Indicted on Felony Drug Charges After Being Found With Crack Pipes in Hist Pants Pocket Has Yet to Officially Enter the plea.
Art Schlichter, Who Played for the Buckeyes Between 1978-81, is Facing a Drug Possession Charge, Fifth-Degree Felony, and Was in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday Morning.
Schlichter and His Attorney Were Granted A Seventh Continance In The Case Against Him, Which Alleges That He Gave An Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Two Crack Pipes During Stop In North Linden On Feb. 2. Rocks Were Found and Schlichter Reportedly Told the Trooper They Were “Crack Rocks.”
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Body Camera Footage Last February by the Oshp Showed Over Six Minutes of the Encounter.
At the time of His Arrest, Schlichter was serving one year of probation for another fifth-degree felony drug charge from a June 2022 incident. That cart Found unresponsive and Had to be revived with narcan at the Outside Hotel of Columbus. Online Court Records Showed That if Schlichter Violet Hist pro, he will be subject to 11 months in prison.
Status Conference was Scheduled for July 28, and he could face to trial if he does not plead guilty by August 25. His attorney, Sean Thivener, Said Schlichter, in the Midst of Reported Health Issues, Will Review His options.
“I Want the Court to Know That (Schlichter) WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER WITH HIS FAMILY. But all we are Ready To Enter Any Plea,” Thivener Said.
Art Schlichter Appears in Court on a Fifth-Degree Drug Possession Charge, June 24, 2025. (NBC4)
Schlichter, Who Was Most Recently Indicted in August 2024PREVIASLY SPENT 10 Years in Prison for Gambling Related Crimes and Later Served Time in Federal Prison from a Ticket Scam in Which He Stole Millions of Dollars from Victims. HE WAS RELAISED FROM TRUMBULL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN LEVITTTSBURG, OHIO IN 2021.
Upon Release from Prison in 2006, Schlichter wrote a book about Hist Addiction, “Bustard,” and Became an Anti-Gambling Crusader. But as he Railed Against Casinos During Church Appearances, he continues to rack up new gambling debts.
SCHLICHTER BECAME THE PROGRAM’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN OFFENSE DURING HISTURE AS BCKEYE. After College, Schlichter was Drafted Fourth Overall by the Baltimore Colts in the 1982 NFL Draft. He Threw Three Touchdown Passes in the NFL Before Moing Over To Arena Football.
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