Remember Rover? He was in Chicago for a nano-second--brought in as a high profile replacement for Howard Stern. It didn't work out here, but he's been very popular in Cleveland ever since. Unfortunately that popularity took a little hit when he was arrested over the weekend. Tom Taylor's NOW column explains...
Cleveland’s “Rover” is arrested after too much Fourth of July fun. It happened early Friday morning, says WEWS-TV - about 3:40am, “an off-duty Cleveland police officer asked [Shane French] and another man to stop shooting off illegal fireworks.” The lead personality of “Rover’s Morning Glory” on Clear Channel’s rock WMMS (100.7) didn’t like it when the police officer stepped on the cigarette lighter Rover was using for ignition purposes. Rover allegedly grabbed the officer by the shirt and began pushing him. Channel 5 says “according to police, French started to walk away, then turned around and pushed the cop in the back,” saying he didn’t believe the guy was really a law enforcement officer. 37-year-old Shane French – who was briefly one of CBS Radio’s Howard Stern replacements, based in in Chicago – was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault, and possession of fireworks. French’s friend is looking at the same charges. Cleveland’s Fox 8 Television adds that Rover was released on $5,000 personal bond following a court appearance on Saturday.
