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Ex-NFL lineman Terry arrested for drugs

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File photo of Chris Terry dated November 7, 2004. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt) 
Published: Jan. 28, 2010 at 3:13 PM

CLARKSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former NFL offensive lineman Chris Terry was arrested in Indiana on charges including possession of cocaine, authorities said.

Police in Clarksville, Ind., allege in an arrest report that Terry, 34, was driving erratically on a highway Wednesday morning when he was stopped by a police officer. The officer said he smelled alcohol on the former professional football player, who refused to take a breathalyzer test. An open alcoholic beverage was allegedly found inside the car, the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal reported Thursday.

Clark County Sheriff's office spokesman Chuck Adams said Terry faces preliminary charges of possession of cocaine, possession of a handgun without a permit and driving while intoxicated.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said Terry's two passengers, identified as David Colbath, 30, and April Owens, 29, were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and public intoxication.

Terry most recently played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2007 after a stint with the Carolina Panthers, who drafted the lineman out of the University of Georgia in 1999, the Courier-Journal reported.

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