Matt Barnaby Busted For DWI

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Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard is responsible for the following press release from early this morning...

CLARENCE, NY ( release ) Erie County Sheriff's Deputies Gene Nati and Brandon Stott responded to a 911 call of an SUV driving erratically without a front tire.

This led to the discovery of a Black Porche Cayenne driving on the rim causing sparks. The vehicle had significant front end damage and was missing the driver’s side front tire. Deputy Nati initiated a stop of the vehicle.

The driver, Matthew T. Barnaby (38) of Clarence, was asked to perform some Standard Field Sobriety Tests. After failing multiple tests Mr. Barnaby was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated. Mr. Barnaby refused a breath test.

As a result of the refusal the deputies completed the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles form to initiate immediate revocation of Mr. Barnaby’s license. After processing he was released to the custody of his attorney’s with appearance tickets returnable to Town of Clarence Court.

Here's the early returns from B'lo...


Both TSN and ESPN have questions for themselves now as we head into the heart of hockey season... and the answers don't look good for Barnaby...

Anticipate counseling and or a dismissal...

More when we know more...

BREAKING: Mizzou Head Coach Gary Pinkel arrested for DWI

Gary Pinkel

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Missouri University head football coach Gary Pinkel is in some trouble. Pinkel was apparently pulled over Wednesday night and charged with DWI.

According to KOMU-TV, Pinkel was originally pulled over for lane and signal violations. Police say he was cooperative, but was taken into custody.

He posted a $500 bond and was released from the Boone County, Missouri jail.

Pinkel released a statement Thursday morning, saying among other things: "I accept full responsibility for my actions and will abide by whatever course of action our leadership deems appropriate".

Missouri AD Mike Alden and perhaps Pinkel will meet with the media Thursday at 4 p.m. central.

But in the meantime, Dave Matter of the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune reports that Pinkel will be benched for this weekend's game vs. Texas Tech. And in fact, Matter reports that it is likely that Pinkel will serve a penalty similar to one given to his players for the same offense, a two-game suspension, which in this case, would run through the end of the Tigers season.

In fact, late Thursday afternoon, the school announced Pinkel will be sitting out Saturday's game only.

Western Ky. doesn't do much to assistant with 3 DWI's

Lance Guidry

Lost in the moral indignation about what is happening in Penn State is another somewhat disturbing story about a college football program's response to what appears to be a pretty serious problem as well.

Early Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, Western Kentucky defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was pulled over and charged with DWI. The stop, is apparently the 3rd time it has happened. Western Ky was in town to play the top ranked LSU Tigers.

Guidry was pulled over around 1 a.m and registered a considerable amount over the state limit for DWI.

Read the story of his arrest from LSUrevellie.com RIGHT HERE

According to a statement released Monday from WKY Head Coach Willie Taggart, Guidry was viewing high school games in the area and allegedly met-up with a friend afterwards.

Taggart didn't mention the drinking. He just said "This type of conduct is not acceptable and there will be disciplinary measures as a result, and they will be handled internally."


No...please coach Taggart! Please don't slap Guidry's wrist!

Athletic Director Ross Bjork (no relation) added this "I am personally disappointed in Lance's actions during our trip to LSU. Lance is a great football coach and has brought great energy to our team and defense since he arrived. He knows better of his responsibilities as a public figure."





Bjork went on to say it would have punished the players for Guidry to sit out the game vs. LSU and since he apologized, it was apparently ok. He also added that since Guidry was apologetic, that he "Owned this mistake" and would learn from it.

He also said a background check when Guidry was hired didn't turn up the previous incidents. (Right)

Ok.

This isn't quite the load of crap that Penn State tried to foist upon everyone, but it still stinks. Really....3 DWI's and that isn't enough to (a) Put you in jail or (b) Get you fired?

Sure, we get the WKU isn't exactly high up on the food chain, but when did it become OK to brush off what Guidry did? Would it have mattered had he hit and killed someone while driving? Something that easily could have happened.

Yes, it appears that Coach Guidry has a problem and needs some help. And he should not be allowed to drive a car again for the foreseeable future. But somehow, we are guessing that won't happen. We aren't going to preach naivety here but.

One DWI is bad. It happens. To a lot of well-intentioned people. If it happened to say...me...when I worked in a Newsroom, I would be fired. The 1st time. On the spot. And there would be no defense.

But if you are a college football coach at Western Kentucky...well, it apparently is alright. As long as nobody was hurt.

You should be as angry about this as we are, but we suspect with the other things going on in the world of College Football and because it is Western Kentucky, nobody will pay attention.

A Younger Petrino Gets Busted

Police in the southern Indiana city of Huntingburg are saying that Dominic R. Petrino of Fayetteville, Arkansas was arrested at 12:06 a.m. Monday morning/Sunday night. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of paraphernalia.

The coach said in a text message that he and his wife won't comment further about the incident.

Here's the full text of the statement:

"Nick is our son, he is not a member of the Arkansas football team. As such, this is not a University of Arkansas issue. Instead, it is a family matter and a legal matter. My family will trust and respect the legal system and will not comment outside that process. Becky and I ask that you appreciate and respect the private nature of this issue and understand our lack of further comment."

A police report says Petrino was stopped after weaving off a roadway. Police say a blood test showed the presence of marijuana and prescription opiates. He was released on $1,000 bond.

He was booked into the Dubois ((IN)) County Jail, and when asked, a local jail officer didn't know if he had an attorney.

The Herald newspaper of Jasper, Indiana reports Petrino had been a backup quarterback in his time with the Razorbacks. He had transferred from Georgetown ((KY)) and had won back-to-back state titles with Louisville-Trinity as a junior and senior in high school when his dad coached at the U of L...

More when we know more...

Hines Ward arrested for DWI in Atlanta

Hines Ward (courtesy DCSO)

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Pittsburgh Steeler star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday morning for driving while impaired.

I think all Steelers should stay out of Georgia...right, Ben Roethlisberger?

Information is sketchy as far as where Ward was partying last night, but he was booked in the DeKalb County Jail at 3:41am. He was released a short time later after posting a $1,300 bond.

When contacted this morning, DeKalb County Sheriff's Office would not release any more information about Ward's arrest, saying all the paperwork had been turned over to the courthouse.

All this on the heels of being the second football player to win "Dancing with the Stars," following in Emmitt Smith's footsteps.

More later...