Robbins In Trouble With Law Again PRO FOOTBALL

SAN ANTONIO - Former NFL offensive lineman Barret Robbins, awaiting trial on attempted murder, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge, police said Sunday.
Robbins, a former Pro Bowler with Oakland, was detained Saturday night after a bike patrol officer noticed the smell of marijuana coming from his car, Officer Joe Rios said.
"We had probable cause and the officer saw a marijuana pipe in plain view on the center console," Rios said. "He gave no resistance and was very passive, but officers were aware of his violent past." - NFL Football -
In January, Robbins was shot twice in the chest after allegedly fighting with Miami police who were making a burglary call. Robbins, found hiding in a women's restroom, was accused of beating one police officer to the floor, slamming another into a wall and ramming a third officer's head into a wall. - NFL Football -
He has pleaded innocent to three counts of attempted felony murder and other charges. No trial date has been set. - NFL Football -
Robbins, who has bipolar disorder, was released from a Florida hospital in April after posting a $51,000 bond. The arrangement sending him to a Houston hospital near his father's house for physical rehabilitation and bipolar treatment was approved by the judge handling the case.
"We don't know why he was in San Antonio," Rios said. - NFL Football -
Robbins was placed in the Bexar County Jail on an $800 bond Sunday.
Ed Griffith, spokesman for the Miami-Dade County state attorney's office, said Sunday it was too soon to say how an arrest would affect Robbins' case in Florida.
"This may have negative ramifications on his pending criminal case in Miami," Griffith told The Associated Press. - NFL Football -
Robbins' well-chronicled troubles began when he disappeared before Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego in early 2003, then showed up the night before the game against the Bucs in an incoherent state and was deactivated for the game.
After spending a month in an alcohol rehabilitation center, Robbins lost weight and regained his spot in the Raiders' starting lineup the following year. - NFL Football -
But the Raiders released him last summer after he tested positive for steroids. Before the Miami Beach fight, he was arrested for allegedly hitting a security guard in San Francisco.

Tribune wire report