Judge Warns Irvin to Watch His Mouth

By The Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) - The judge in Michael Irvin's drug possession case says the Dallas Cowboys receiver better watch his mouth because he's close to violating a gag order.

Judge Manny Alvarez said Irvin is "getting very close" to causing more trouble for himself by speaking generally about the case in several recent broadcast and print media interviews.

Dallas County first assistant district attorney Norm Kinne, who will prosecute Irvin, said he has no problem with Irvin's verbosity.

"As far as I'm concerned, the more he talks the deeper he gets," Kinne said. "I don't care if he wants to talk."
Kinne said the latest news involving Irvin - an extortion scheme - would not have been made public if the player had not revealed it.

Kinne also refuted Irvin's contention that the man arrested in the scheme, Teddy Wayne Solomon, was threatening to blow up his attorney's office if he wasn't paid $119,000.

"There was never any threat of any explosives that I've been able to determine," Kinne said. "If Michael Irvin said that, it's baloney. The nature of the threat was to expose Michael Irvin's past dealings."
Kinne said investigators have found no such link for Solomon's allegations.

Solomon, 44, was arrested Tuesday. He faces a second-degree felony charge of attempted theft in the apparent extortion scheme, authorities said Thursday. He has been released on $2,500 bond, Kinne said.

Irvin was indicted April 1 on charges of felony possession of four or more grams of cocaine, which is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He also faces a misdemeanor marijuana count.

The charges stem from a March 4 incident in a motel room involving Irvin, former teammate Alfredo Roberts and two women. Only Angela Renee Beck, 22, was arrested at the time. She has since been indicted on drug charges along with the other woman, Jasmine Jennifer Nabwangu, 21.

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