Yep, in Stillwater, the sheriff indeed controls the cowboys with a taser. Clint Eastwood does not approve. Neither does Mike Gundy, who may have lost a starting defensive end when junior Jamie Blatnick was charged with felony aggravated assault and battery. It all happened at J.R. Murphy’s, a bar in Stillwater, early Saturday. Blatnick, from Celina, Texas, is accused of hitting former OSU lineman Stephen Denning in the face with a beer bottle. When police arrived and began to take Denning’s statement on the sidewalk outside the bar, Denning spotted Blatnick and tried to break through the cops to get at him. Result? Electric shock therapy.
In a news release, police said that as officers were interviewing Denning outside the establishment, Denning forced his way through police in an attempt to continue the fight with Blatnick. Denning had to be stunned with a Taser to be subdued, police said.
Fun times in Stillwater. But Gundy can handle it; he’s 43. He’s a man.
As honorary chairman of the welcoming committee, it’s my privilege to present a laurel and hearty handshake to our new … Monday.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
What you missed while attending the trial of the century …
* Want to dry out a rain-soaked baseball field? Douse it in diesel fuel and set it on fire. I see no way this could end badly.
* NFL Simulation Engine: Packers to meet Chargers in this season’s Super Bowl.
* T.O. was late to first Bengals practice because he was working on his iPhone app?
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TODAY IN MARK TRAIL …
Ha ha; of course Mark has no friends, and that “vacant farm” is really the Shadybrook Rehab Center.
