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I wonder if this is really what he was suspended for....
 
Poof! There went any chance of getting drafted by a NFL team.
 
Detectives were working an unrelated case around 7th Avenue and Polk in Eugene when they spotted Lyerla in a vehicle, apparently snorting a white powdery substance.
Andrew Greif from the Oregonian summarized what happened next.


Sheriff's report: Lyerla then admitted to using and possessing cocaine. Returned to apt. with officers to continue investigation, then ran.


Lyerla then ran into a neighboring apartment. He was arrested after he emerged from the residence and was then transported to Lane County Jail.
 
L A N E C O U N T Y INTERAGENCY NARCOTICS ENFOREMENT TEAM - INET
PRESS RELEASE
DATE/TIME OF RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013 9:20 P.M.
NATURE OF STORY: INET ARREST OF COLT LYERLA
DETAILS:
ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013, MEMBERS OF LANE COUNTY INTERAGENCY
NARCOTICS TEAM (INET) ARRESTED COLT KELIKOA LYERLA (A 20 YEAR OLD MALE)
FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF COCAINE AND INTERFERING WITH A POLICE
OFFICER.
INET DETECTIVES WERE WORKING AN UNRELATED DRUG INVESTIGATION IN THE 7TH
AVENUE AND POLK AREA IN EUGENE WHEN THEY OBSERVED LYERLA IN A PARKED
VEHICLE SNORTING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE. LYERLA
WAS CONTACTED BY POLICE AND ADMITTED TO USING AND POSSESSING COCAINE.
DETECTIVES AND LYERLA AGREED TO MEET AT LYERLA'S RESIDENCE TO CONTINUE
THE INVESTIGATION. ONCE AT THE RESIDENCE LYERLA RAN FROM THE VEHICLE
INTO A NEARBY APARTMENT. LYERLA WAS ARRESTED WHEN HE EMERGED FROM THE
RESIDENCE A SHORT TIME LATER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED AND LODGED IN THE LANE
COUNTY JAIL.
THE LANE COUNTY INTERAGENCY NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM (INET) IS
COMPRISED OF PERSONNEL FROM THE OREGON STATE POLICE, LANE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, LANE COUNTY PAROLE AND PROBATION, EUGENE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION AND LANE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
PREPARED BY: SERGEANT STEVE FRENCH, LANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE


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back when Colt was a HS prospect it was regularly relayed that he came from a family with abuse problems and rumors were always there that he was troubled too. The reports never specified what his "trouble" exactly was but it was implied he probably hadn't fallen far from the tree. I recall reports he picked fights while on a OV to UCLA and was sent home early by the Bruins. The unbelievably meat headed Newtown tweets this offseason and then his swan song exit stage left into the toilet...pretty pathetic

Oregon's daily practices start at 5AM. That sort of schedule doesn't mesh with those off the straight and narrow. Hopefully this is rock bottom for Colt and he rights himself. Hopefully he doesn't continue to be a meat head, but stupid is as stupid does.

Pretty funny that after being caught redhanded & confessing and obviously being an extremely recognizable person, that he then ran for it. He just took a big gacker prior to being busted and authority is now coming down like a ton of bricks. He's all jacked up, what a nightmare! One last chance to run Forest... run Forest run!

think things might have turned out differently if he had come from a solid family?

STOMP
 
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I figured it must be pretty bad when he left the team, but this just confirms that the guy is in serious trouble.
 
Talent, good team-mates, a free education and a chance to make millions as a pro player.........and he is too dumb to appreciate any of it.

Not to excuse Colt for his own stupidity - but you do have to wonder what kind of parents he had. Where are they in all this?
 
A while back I apologized for my Colt comments knowing the truth, that said I think this is the beginning of a very bad nose dive for Colt. The NFL will run away from this type of behavior in a hurry. A good rehab and a bunch of non using friends is what this kid needs.
 
I don't have a dog in this fight, but my gut feel is that the NFL takes a significantly different line with previous cocaine use than with marijuana use. Especially since the Matt Jones experiment.
 
There are a couple of possible red flags in this arrest. The first being him going back to his apartment with the cops. That just doesn't happen in a simple drug arrest. I'm guessing he was spilling his guts and was taking them back there for either phone numbers or information on his suppliers or they had talked him into making a controlled buy until he freaked out and ran away. Also the that this is being handled by the Inter Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team is worrisome. Doesn't seem like a relatively minor possession case would be something they care about. My guess is when Colt was busted he panicked and was offering up dirt on anyone and everyone he could think of as a way to try and bargain his way out of this. Hopefully no one else on the team is connected in anyway to this bullshit.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
There are a couple of possible red flags in this arrest. The first being him going back to his apartment with the cops. That just doesn't happen in a simple drug arrest. I'm guessing he was spilling his guts and was taking them back there for either phone numbers or information on his suppliers or they had talked him into making a controlled buy until he freaked out and ran away. Also the that this is being handled by the Inter Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team is worrisome. Doesn't seem like a relatively minor possession case would be something they care about. My guess is when Colt was busted he panicked and was offering up dirt on anyone and everyone he could think of as a way to try and bargain his way out of this. Hopefully no one else on the team is connected in anyway to this bullshit.
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I thought that was weird too. Also, they just happened to see him snorting coke while they were in the middle of another bust? Who snorts coke while the cops are within eyesight?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I thought that was weird too. Also, they just happened to see him snorting coke while they were in the middle of another bust? Who snorts coke while the cops are within eyesight?
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A person really desperate for a line of coke.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm just wondering if they were following him because they were hoping they could turn him and have him roll on his supplier.
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Or they were following the supplier and up pops Colt as the buyer.

Or Colt is the dealer and they're giving him a break and not charging him with distribution because he's cooperating.
 
Where's Targus, we need a law enforcement perspective on this.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Or they were following the supplier and up pops Colt as the buyer.

Or Colt is the dealer and they're giving him a break and not charging him with distribution because he's cooperating.
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Think about it though, if anyone would be a good mark by law enforcement to turn over on his dealer, it would be the guy who is trying to get into the NFL. He has a lot to lose.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Think about it though, if anyone would be a good mark by law enforcement to turn over on his dealer, it would be the guy who is trying to get into the NFL. He has a lot to lose.
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Yes but with his size and strength he'd also make a really scary dealer.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
There are a couple of possible red flags in this arrest. The first being him going back to his apartment with the cops. That just doesn't happen in a simple drug arrest. I'm guessing he was spilling his guts and was taking them back there for either phone numbers or information on his suppliers or they had talked him into making a controlled buy until he freaked out and ran away. Also the that this is being handled by the Inter Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team is worrisome. Doesn't seem like a relatively minor possession case would be something they care about. My guess is when Colt was busted he panicked and was offering up dirt on anyone and everyone he could think of as a way to try and bargain his way out of this. Hopefully no one else on the team is connected in anyway to this bullshit.
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I would guess that the cops talked him into going back to his apartment so they could see if he had any more lying around there. He probably figured it out on the way and bolted.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Where's Targus, we need a law enforcement perspective on this.
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I'm here and just laying low... I think you guys all give reasonable speculations and guesses into what happened. Unfortunately, at this point, all we can do is speculate.

We know the facts are pretty bad...team-mates said he would never sleep, his productivity dropped, he missed practices, showed terrible judgment, quit on his team...and this is post treatment (the reason he missed a lot of practice).

My guess...only a guess...is that the investigator was in the area for good cause and getting info on a dealer and Colt just happened to be in the area where drugs are known to be sold/used. Eugene is not that big. If you've fallen so far as to be snorting coke in your car, you are going to get caught.

Going to his apartment is certainly not standard procedure, but it's not unheard of either. Suspect is cooperative and says he has more dope or contacts at his apartment. Officer agrees. It should be noted that the officer does not have the ability to make a plea deal at this time. People in trouble do some odd things. Colt might have been scrambling to formulate a plan and in the moment offered more dope or info to buy some time. Who knows if he had been up for three days straight. When realizing he wasn't getting out of this, he fled.

Did you guys see he had four traffic violations in a short period of time and his license was suspended shortly after leaving the team?

Possessing is different from delivery and manufacturing. We don't know the amount and what info Colt offered up or what was volunteered from the apartment visit.

If I recall correctly, this would be a C Felony with max penalty being 5 years in prison. Likely plea deal to come.

Grand jury...here we come.
 
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Targus said:
I'm here and just laying low... I think you guys all give reasonable speculations and guesses into what happened. Unfortunately, at this point, all we can do is speculate.

We know the facts are pretty bad...team-mates said he would never sleep, his productivity dropped, he missed practices, showed terrible judgment, quit on his team...and this is post treatment (the reason he missed a lot of practice).

My guess...only a guess...is that the investigator was in the area for good cause and getting info on a dealer and Colt just happened to be in the area where drugs are known to be sold/used. Eugene is not that big. If you've fallen so far as to be snorting coke in your car, you are going to get caught.

Going to his apartment is certainly not standard procedure, but it's not unheard of either. Suspect is cooperative and says he has more dope or contacts at his apartment. Officer agrees. It should be noted that the officer does not have the ability to make a plea deal at this time. People in trouble do some odd things. Colt might have been scrambling to formulate a plan and in the moment offered more dope or info to buy some time. Who knows if he had been up for three days straight. When realizing he wasn't getting out of this, he fled.

Did you guys see he had four traffic violations in a short period of time and his license was suspended shortly after leaving the team?

Possessing is different from delivery and manufacturing. We don't know the amount and what info Colt offered up or what was volunteered from the apartment visit.

If I recall correctly, this would be a C Felony with max penalty being 5 years in prison. Likely plea deal to come.

Grand jury...here we come.
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First time possession charge is I think 99x out of 100 just probation and if he completes community service and some sort of drug treatment can be expunged.

But thanks for the info. I still find it interesting that the regional task force is involved.
 
tlongII said:
Targus called it!
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Unfortunately. I would have LOVED to be wrong on this one. Too many signs. Too many people talking.

I can't image the "high" one would get from playing in front of an Autzen crowd, scoring a TD. How could any drug replace that feeling? Colt is a broken man who threw away something few will ever experience. We can blame his parents, upbringing, etc. but at the end of the day he was surrounded by amazing team-mates and coaches who loved and supported him. This is on him. All of it. It is my understanding he was given multiple chances and he took advantage at every turn.

There's more similarities between Hernandez and Colt than any of us initially knew...sad.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
First time possession charge is I think 99x out of 100 just probation and if he completes community service and some sort of drug treatment can be expunged.

But thanks for the info. I still find it interesting that the regional task force is involved.
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I thought Colt has a juvenile record? There is a pattern and this may be one of the times where a statement is made during sentencing. I'll probably be way off because we have no idea the amount of coke involved and other elements...but, three to six months in jail and state ordered treatment is reasonable.
 
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