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Dallas Cowboys' Linebacker Arrested after Fleeing 
Posted by FoM on January 25, 1999 at 07:18:04 PT

LACOOCHEE, Fla. A linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys was arrested after he fled from deputies who tried to pull him over for speeding, police said. Sheriff's officials wouldn't say why Hambrick ran from a traffic ticket, but the arresting deputy reported a "a very strong odor of unburnt Marijuana" inside the pickup truck. 
Darren Hambrick was charged with fleeing a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer without violence Sunday. Hambrick, who just finished his first season with the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested in his hometown of Lacoochee in Pasco County, about 39 miles northeast of Tampa. Sheriff's officials wouldn't say why Hambrick ran from a traffic ticket, but the arresting deputy reported a "a very strong odor of unburnt marijuana" inside the pickup truck. A Pasco County Sheriff's deputy said that when he turned on his flashers to pull over the speeding truck, the driver turned onto a muddy side road and drove through a stop sign. At one point, the driver jumped from the moving truck and ran into the woods, leaving the passenger holding the steering wheel. Police did not identify the passenger. Deputies found Hambrick's driver's license and NFL players card in a billfold stuck behind the truck's sun visor. While deputies searched for the driver with a tracking dog, Hambrick drove up in another car wearing clean blue jeans. He told deputies he had been at Club Hollywood in Lacoochee and had loaned his rental truck to a friend. But deputies said Hambrick, 23, matched the build of the driver and his socks were wet and covered with mud. The Sheriff's Office said Hambrick changed his muddy pants and shoes but forgot to change his socks. Hambrick spent several hours in the county jail in Land O'Lakes. He was released on his own recognizance about 10 a.m. Sunday. Hambrick played football at Pasco High School and the University of South Carolina. He was drafted by the Cowboys last April. 
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