Wednesday, September 01, 1999
Rose's ex-bookie accused of roughing up Springboro officer
BY SHEILA McLAUGHLIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
SPRINGBORO — Barely a week ago, Pete Rose's former bookie insisted he had cleaned up his life.
Tuesday, Ron Peters was back in jail.
Springboro police charged Mr. Peters, 42, of Franklin, with felony assault on a police officer and driving under suspension after a scuffle during a traffic stop at Lytle Five Points and Crossleyroads in the northeastern section of the village.
Springboro Lt. Jim Barton said Mr. Peters was pulled over about midnight Monday after patrol Officer Kelly Denlinger noticed him driving erratically.
Officer Denlinger ordered Mr. Peters out of the car for a sobriety test, then attempted to handcuff him when Mr. Peters became disorderly. A struggle ensued.
“They struggled for quite a while. He assaulted the officer, and he took off running,” Lt. Barton said, adding that Officer Denlinger suffered bumps and bruises.
Five hours later, a Warren County deputy on patrol in the area spotted Mr. Peters.
“He was just walking up the road. He tried to hide behind a tree and the deputy got him,” said Capt. Gary Miller, of the Warren County Sheriff's Office.
After appearing briefly for a hearing in Warren County Court Tuesday morning, Mr. Peters was jailed on a $50,000 bond.
Last week, Mr. Peters was back in the news as he gave interviews in connection with the 10th anniversary of Mr. Rose's ban from major league baseball.
Mr. Peters told The Enquirer that his own life was finally “back on track” after being turned upside down by baseball's betting investigation.
The Rose investigation ultimately sent Mr. Peters to federal prison for two years on tax evasion and drug trafficking charges. He later landed in jail again and was released last spring after serving a sentence for grand theft involving a friend's car.
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