Houston, TX (WBEN) Charges against Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver have been dismissed. He had been arrested in May on charges of drunken driving and weapons possession.
Houston attorney Gary Patterson says all charges against @BuffaloBills DT Ed Oliver, former @UHCougarFB star, stemming from his arrest May 16 in Montgomery County, are being dismissed. Oliver was arrested for DWI & unlawfully carrying a weapon : “The charges against Ed Oliver..” pic.twitter.com/s4SzIER5m1
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26)
July 22, 2020 Oliver himself reacted on Twitter, "Now y’all go back and read this article knowing that all my blood work came back clean!!!but I had a beer can between my legs get the f*** out of here how does a 5’8 officer se inside a window above his head anyway how do 5 cop cars show up before I take a sobriety test huh," posted Oliver, referring to a Houston TV station report.
On May 16, Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies pulled Oliver over after receiving reports around 9 p.m. of someone driving recklessly in a construction area north of the city while towing an ATV on a trailer, Lt. Jim Slack of the Montgomery County constables office said in a statement. Deputies at the time said Oliver failed a sobriety test and the deputies found a small caliber pistol in his truck. Texas law prohibits having a handgun while committing a crime.
Oliver's attorney Gary Patterson tells Fox 26 in Houston "The charges against Ed Oliver are being dismissed by the district attorney in Montgomery County [because of> the lack of evidence. The blood results came back, and they were totally negative. He had no drugs at all in his system. So everybody knows it’s not the attorney that’s getting him off," notes Patterson, who adds the weapons charge was also dismissed.
The Bills made the former University of Houston star the ninth overall pick in 2019. He had 43 tackles and five sacks as a rookie.
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July 22, 2020
