We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller
Former Oklahoma State University men’s basketball coach Sean Sutton was charged with four drug-related felonies this week. Sutton however, was not in court to hear the charges. Sutton was in treatment at a drug rehabilitation center in Tulsa. Sutton’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on his client’s behalf.
“This is a dark day for our community and for Oklahoma State University and the Sutton family,” said Payne County District Attorney Robert Hudson, who is prosecuting the case. The charges come from Sutton’s attempt last week to get drugs mailed to him by a woman in Seattle that he met in rehab last year.
Three of the charges carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. The fourth charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Sutton, 41, told Oklahoma drug enforcement agents that he is fighting an addiction to painkillers. Sutton told the agents he was using the pharmaceutical drugs to help him stop using the illegal drugs. Sutton posted the $10,000 bail and was released with the caveat that he stays in treatment.
Sutton’s problem with substance abuse and addiction were not known until his arrest. His father, Eddie Sutton, is a former Oklahoma State University coach who has battled alcoholism over the years.
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