Terrell arrested in Texas, then cut by Rams
By Jim Thomas
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/23/2007
The troubles continue to mount for offensive lineman Claude Terrell, who was arrested early Tuesday morning by Webster, Texas, police and charged with assault-family violence, a Class A misdemeanor.
But Terrell, 25, no longer is the Rams’ problem. While Terrell was still being processed in the Harris County (Texas) Jail, the team cut Terrell, a fourth-round draft choice by the Rams in 2005 out of New Mexico.
“He was released for performance on the field, and just because of how he was playing,” said Jay Zygmunt, the Rams’ president of football operations-general manager. “This has been contemplated for a while.”
As for Terrell’s latest arrest, Zygmunt said, “That’s a league matter.”
Zygmunt was reached in Philadelphia, where he was attending the NFL owners meetings. Because he had been in meetings all day, Zygmunt said he wasn’t aware of all the details of Terrell’s arrest.
According to the Webster Police Department, officers were dispatched to a Hampton Inn in the area at 1:43 a.m. Tuesday because of a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a female victim.
“It was obvious to the officer that she had been assaulted,” Webster police captain Thomas Claunch told the Post-Dispatch.
The victim, whose identity was not released, later said it was her husband -- Terrell -- who had assaulted her. Claunch said the victim initially refused treatment, but later was treated at a local hospital for a broken nose.
Claunch said Terrell also was issued what’s called a magistrate’s order of emergency protection. In other words, Terrell is allowed to have no contact with the victim -- whether it be in person, on the phone, on the Internet, etc.
Terrell currently is serving a two-year probation from a 2006 arrest for assault-causing bodily injury to a family member.
Following team meetings Monday at Rams Park, players are off until Wednesday. Terrell is from LaMarque, Texas; Webster is a Houston suburb. As of late Tuesday afternoon, Terrell remained in custody, and bond had yet to be set.
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Terrell arrested in Texas, then cut by Rams
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