Chris Henry fails drug test

[Bengal Mania]

From Bengals.com ~1/2 hour ago:

 

 

Kentucky says Henry passes

By GEOFF HOBSON

May 23, 2007

 

Updated: 2:20 p.m.

 

 

After being falsely accused of failing a drug test that could have ended his NFL career, Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was cleared Wednesday by the state of Kentucky and his lawyer says he's owed an apology.

 

On Monday, the Kenton County Attorney's Office almost immediately backed off public statements that Henry had failed a drug test that would have violated his probation and sent him to jail for 88 days.

 

But on Wednesday the state of Kentucky released the following statement:

 

“This information did not come from the state Division of Probation & Parole. Repeated referrals to our office by the Kenton County Attorney’s office were wrong. The Kenton County Attorney’s Office has no jurisdiction in our probation supervision of Henry. Our office did, however, receive results of a drug test conducted on Henry today, and those results were negative.”

 

Ken Easterling, the assistant Kenton County prosecutor, told The Cincinnati Enquirer earlier this week that Henry gave two urine samples at separate locations for probation stemming from arrests in Kenton County and Orange County, Fla.

 

Easterling has told the media that Kenton County was waiting on a second analysis to confirm the first.

 

Those familiar with drug tests say “a false positive” on an initial screening can come from an array of factors ranging from age of the test kit to over-the-counter drugs, and that it doesn’t mean there is any amount of a prohibited substance.

 

"All I know is that I've seen two tests and they're both negative and they don't contain any controlled substances," said Robert Lotz, Henry's lawyer of Covington, Ky.

 

Although Lotz said his client is owed an apology, he wouldn't say from whom. Lotz also wouldn't comment when asked if Henry would seek legal action for being falsely accused or if his privacy rights guaranteed in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were violated.

 

Marvin Frazier, one of Henry's agents, had no comment Wednesday when asked if Henry would seek legal action.

 

Henry is on probation in Kenton County for supplying alcohol to minors in April of 2006 and on probation in Orange County, Fla., for a felony gun charge in January of 2006.

 

"The state Division of Probation & Parole, through our District 7 office in Newport, provides probation supervision of Chris Henry for the Florida Division of Probation and Parole," Kentucky said in its statement. "This supervision is provided through what is called the interstate compact agreement and is in connection with Henry’s Florida conviction in 2006 for carrying a concealed firearm. Henry received a sentence of two years supervised probation and that probation, under the interstate agreement, was transferred to Boone County, Kentucky. "

 

Henry and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis weren’t immediately available Wednesday, but club spokesman Jack Brennan issued the following statement:

 

“The Bengals are pleased that Kentucky’s Division of Probation and Parole has confirmed in a press advisory today that Chris Henry did not violate any court-ordered testing he has undergone. The Club is not aware of any circumstance in which Chris has not complied with his obligations to legal and NFL-related procedures that will be required if he is to return to active playing status during the 2007 season. The Club regrets that incomplete and/or false information distributed to the media earlier this week resulted in incorrect reports regarding Chris’ status.”

 

Not saying Henry is any less of a loser than he was previously, but this was a pretty bad call by the asst. prosecutor. So I guess he still has a chance (until another screwup) to comeback mid-season....

[The Irish Doggy]

 

Guys,I posted this story when it broke,and left for work.I had no idea it was (probably) false,and assumed it was true.If it is false,my apologies.

 

 

 

Dude, was there an orange-blooded fan in the city that honestly thought the report was bogus? Not one of us would be surprised if this report was true, or if a new incident occurs sometime in the future.

[Big Score 1]

If it is false, my apologies.

 

Apology not accepted.

 

Somebody get a rope!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JK

[The Wolf]

I'd like to see the kid stay clean. Hopefully there aren't too many media hounds who pull stunts like this and allow him to do his time and get back on the field.