FORMER SOONER STAR HOLIEWAY ARRESTED

WARR ACRES -- Jamelle Holieway is remembered as one of the University
of Oklahoma's greatest gridiron heroes.

But he is also part of a growing list of high-profile former state
college athletes to run afoul with the law.

Holieway, 31, was arrested on complaints of driving under the
influence of drugs, possession of marijuana and three traffic
violations after a recent low-speed chase in Warr Acres, police
reports show.

The March 11 report said Holieway, of Oklahoma City, drove through a
closed-off portion of NW 63 Street near Norman Road at 11:38 p.m.

Warr Acres police officer Alan Davidofsky tried to stop Holieway, but
the former quarterback kept driving. Holieway drove slowly through a
Walgreen's parking lot, then continued east on NW 63.

Holieway wasn't speeding -- he was driving between 30 and 35 mph --
and used his turn signal at stops. But he refused to pull over for
Davidofsky, three other Warr Acres police cars and two Bethany police
units.

The report said Holieway "looked directly at" an officer who pulled
beside him, then kept driving.

"All of these units were behind Holieway's vehicle, and all had their
emergency lights and sirens on, however, Holieway did not stop," the
report said.

Police eventually stopped Holieway and found a gold-colored pipe with
what was believed to be partially-burned marijuana inside. The pipe
and its contents were sent to an Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation lab for analysis.

The report said Holieway told police he did nothing wrong and asked
why he had been pulled over.

"As I returned to my patrol unit, Holieway made a spontaneous
statement that the pipe was not his, and that it belonged to his
girlfriend," Davidofsky wrote in his report.

The report said Holieway appeared to be "confused and lethargic" and
his speech "slow and slurred."

Tests showed Holieway hadn't been drinking that night. But he refused
to submit to a blood test for drug use.

In addition to the two drug counts, Holieway was charged with driving
with a suspended license, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and
disobeying a traffic control device. All five charges are municipal
misdemeanors.

Holieway was unwilling to comment.

Holieway is best known for leading the OU football team to a 25-10
national championship victory over Penn State in 1986. The former
quarterback listed his occupation as "football player" on his arrest
report. He said he had no employer.