Owner of NFL’s Indianapolis Colts accused of intoxicated driving

James Irsay, owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, is pictured in this handout photoBillionaire James Irsay, the 54-year-old owner of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, was jailed early on Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, authorities said. A search of his vehicle yielded multiple prescription drugs that didn't match the labels on any of the prescription-pill bottles found, police said. "Impossible to tell u how much this means." Irsay was arrested on the preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and four counts of possession of a controlled substance, the Hamilton County prosecuting attorney's office said in a statement.

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UPDATE 2-Owner of NFL’s Indianapolis Colts accused of intoxicated driving

(Corrects headline and first sentence to say “intoxicated driving” not “drunk driving”) INDIANAPOLIS, March 17 (Reuters) – Billionaire James Irsay, the 54-year-old owner of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts team, was jailed early on Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, authorities said. A search of his vehicle yielded multiple prescription drugs that didn’t match the labels on any of the prescription-pill bottles found, police said. Irsay was arrested on the preliminary charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryant Orem said. His initial court appearance was scheduled for March 26 in Hamilton County Magistrate Court, it said.

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