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Barrett, 20,
whose legal name is Joe T. Barrett IV, was ticketed on Oct. 31
near Ohio State after being stopped by Columbus police at a
sobriety checkpoint, according to police records. Barrett was
charged with driving while impaired, a misdemeanor, police
records said.
The arraignment hearing will take place at Franklin County
Municipal Court in Columbus at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Barrett was also charged with trying to back out of the
checkpoint and having a prohibited blood-alcohol level after
taking an alcohol breath test, police records said.
Barrett's blood-alcohol level was 0.099, well above the legal
limit of 0.02 for drivers under 21, police records said. The
legal limit for a driver 21 or older is 0.08.
If convicted, Barrett faces up to six months in jail, a fine of
$250 to $1,000, and a license suspension of six months to three
years.
Urban Meyer, the head coach of the Buckeyes football team,
suspended Barrett from the team’s game against Minnesota last
Saturday, which Ohio State won 28-14 to go 9-0 on the season.
During his first season last year, Barrett led Ohio State to an
11-1 record before breaking his ankle in the Big Ten
championship game against Michigan. The team went on to win the
national championship and Barrett finished fifth in Heisman
Trophy voting.
Barrett's attorney, Phillip Templeton, said Barrett would be at
the arraignment on Tuesday, but declined further comment.
(Reporting by Kathy Lynn Gray; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and
Peter Cooney)
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