Steroid clinics scheduled next week, By: The Garden Island
The county’s anti-drug office and Laulima Hawai‘i invite Kaua‘i’s coaches and athletes to a series of clinics to discuss steroids.
Tom Janette and Scott Duva, experts from the Connecticut Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, will join Laulima Hawai‘i presenters at these clinics.
Waimea High School Gym is the site for the first clinic on Aug. 22 from to
On Aug. 23, the clinic moves to the Kapa‘a High School Gym between and
A special clinic specifically for coaches will be hosted at the Aloha Beach Resort on Aug. 23 from to
Kaua‘i High School Library is the site for the final clinic on from to Aug. 24.
Roy Nishida, Kaua‘i’s Anti-Drug Coordinator, said although the deadline for applications has passed, his office will continue to accept reservations.
For more information, contact Nishida at 241-6312 or Edie Ignacio at 241-6646.
Landis’ father-in-law found dead in his car
SAN DIEGO — The father-in-law of embattled Tour de France winner Floyd Landis was found dead in his car after committing suicide, coroner’s officials said.
The body of 57-year-old David Witt was discovered at a parking garage Tuesday afternoon. He had a gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a suicide.
Witt was the stepfather of Landis’ wife, Amber.
Robinson
arrested for DWI
MANKATO, Minn.— Minnesota Vikings receiver Koren Robinson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and fleeing from police.
Robinson’s blue BMW sedan was caught on radar going more than 100 mph in a 55 mph zone at , and he refused to stop. He was arrested by police about 10 miles away in Mankato, where the Vikings hold their training camp.
He may face a felony charge of fleeing police along with a possible DWI charge.
Robinson served a four-game suspension in 2004 for a second violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy while playing for Seattle.
Former NBA
player arrested
WASHINGTON — Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.
Baxter, who helped Maryland win a national championship and played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, was ordered held without bail.
Baxter was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. after a witness flagged down a Secret Service agent and reported shots fired from a white sport utility vehicle.
The Secret Service charged Baxter and his passenger, 35-year-old Irvin Martin, with carrying a handgun without a license and other firearms charges, which could lead to up to seven years in prison.
It wasn’t immediately clear why they were allegedly firing the gun.
