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Bears’ Johnson arrested in Gilbert on suspicion of DUI
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WAITING: Terry Darnell “Tank” Johnson will await the results of a blood test to determine if he will be charged with DUI after his arrest Friday in Gilbert.
The Associated Press
Terry Darnell “Tank” Johnson, the troubled Chicago Bears defensive lineman and former Tempe McClintock High School star, was arrested Friday in Gilbert on suspicion of drunken driving.
Gilbert police spokesman Sgt. Andrew Duncan said a patrolman pulled Johnson over at Gilbert Road and Park Avenue on suspicion of speeding at 3:30 a.m.
The officer believed Johnson was under the influence based on his observations, but Duncan would not provide details, citing Johnson’s right to a fair trial.
The officer arrested Johnson on suspicion of DUI and drew a blood sample for testing before releasing him. He was not booked, cited or charged.
“Mr. Johnson was cooperative with the process and with the officer,” Duncan said.
Duncan said any charges will depend on the test results, which take about two weeks to return.
Johnson, 25, was suspended on June 4 for the first eight games of the 2007 NFL season. He recently spent two months in a Cook County jail for violating probation on a gun charge.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the time of the suspension that the length could be reduced to six games if Johnson had no further involvement with law enforcement and had counseling.
In December, police raided the 300-pound defensive tackle’s suburban Chicago home and found six unregistered firearms — a violation of his probation on an earlier gun charge.
That charge stemmed from Johnson’s 2005 arrest after a Chicago nightclub valet reported seeing Johnson with a handgun in his vehicle. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
Two days after the December raid, Willie B. Posey, Johnson’s bodyguard, was shot and killed in a fight while he and Johnson were at a Chicago nightclub.
In March, Johnson began his two-month jail stint for violating his probation.
Last month, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge stemming from the December raid as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept him from serving more time in jail. He was ordered to serve 45 days, which he served concurrently with the sentence for violating his probation.
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