Andre Lopes in trouble
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January 3, 2003
Arrest Warrant Is Issued for Andre Rison
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 1:15 p.m. ET
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison for failing to pay child support.
Court records indicate the 35-year-old Rison owes his ex-wife, Tonya, about $68,500 in support for their teenage son.
"We've tried a civil bench warrant. We've tried a receiver. We've tried liens against real estate,'' said Jennie E. Barkey, head of the Genesee County Friend of the Court office. "Every tool we've had available to us hasn't resulted in any child support.''
The Genesee County prosecutor's office authorized the felony warrant Rison. District Judge Herman Marable Jr. signed it Dec. 20.
Felony non-support is punishable by up to four years in prison. The charge usually is dropped if arrangements to pay the debt are made.
A message seeking comment from Rison's attorney, David Kallman, was not immediately returned.
In 2001, Fulton County, Ga., authorities issued a felony warrant against Rison, alleging he owed $52,000 in support for another child. He paid $40,000 to settle that case, officials said.
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