COLUMBUS, Ohio ? An attorney for former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter says if his client goes on trial in a theft case, Ohio should not be the place.
Schlichter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all charges in a 13-count indictment returned April 30. The 51-year-old is accused of bilking people in what authorities have described as a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme.
Attorney Sam Weiner said outside court that publicity of the case has "poisoned the well" for any trial in Columbus. He quipped to reporters that Schlichter probably could get a fairer trial in Ann Arbor.
Schlichter?s football career was done in by a gambling addiction, and he previously went to prison for gambling-related crimes.
