Ex-Raider Kicker Sought in Shooting at Siegfried and Roy's

**Mr. Kotter** · 10-07-2004, 07:06 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/06/sie....ap/index.html

So approrpriate for a Former Fader; maybe Duhnese was drivin' the getaway car....

Former NFL kicker sought in shooting at Siegfried & Roy home

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- A former place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders is being sought in a drive-by shooting at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, police said Wednesday.

Cole Murdoch Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended after he missed crucial kicks during the 1997 season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the September 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said.

Police identified Ford as the owner of a white minivan from which shots were fired at the compound owned by the illusionists known as Siegfried & Roy. No one was hurt, but police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall.

Police have not said if the two men were home at the time.

Jones said police considered Ford armed and dangerous, and said he might be living in a hotel or camping in southern Nevada or nearby states.

Ford faces six felony warrant charges of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

Initially, the case was labeled a hate crime after a witness told police the gunman shouted that the entertainers should get out of the country. Later police said it was not bias-related.

Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday -- a year to the day after a near-fatal tiger mauling left Horn partially paralyzed and forced the long-running Siegfried & Roy show to close.

Ford was drafted out of the University of Southern California in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Steelers but was released before the season began. He signed with the Raiders and remained on the team for three seasons before being cut.

KingPriest2 · 10-07-2004, 07:09 AM

When you thought it could not get even stranger now this

**Mr. Kotter** · 10-07-2004, 07:57 AM

At first glance I thought is was Janokowski.....now THAT would have been really funny.

**Skip Towne** · 10-07-2004, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDChiefsfan

At first glance I thought is was Janokowski.....now THAT would have been really funny.

Faiders all look alike to me.

**Rain Man** · 10-07-2004, 08:03 AM

Now that's an odd story.

10-07-2004, 07:06 AM
Mr. Kotter The Dude Abides Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Dakota Country Casino cash: $5855285	Ex-Raider Kicker Sought in Shooting at Siegfried and Roy's http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/06/sie....ap/index.html So approrpriate for a Former Fader; maybe Duhnese was drivin' the getaway car.... Former NFL kicker sought in shooting at Siegfried & Roy home LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- A former place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders is being sought in a drive-by shooting at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, police said Wednesday. Cole Murdoch Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended after he missed crucial kicks during the 1997 season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the September 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said. Police identified Ford as the owner of a white minivan from which shots were fired at the compound owned by the illusionists known as Siegfried & Roy. No one was hurt, but police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall. Police have not said if the two men were home at the time. Jones said police considered Ford armed and dangerous, and said he might be living in a hotel or camping in southern Nevada or nearby states. Ford faces six felony warrant charges of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Initially, the case was labeled a hate crime after a witness told police the gunman shouted that the entertainers should get out of the country. Later police said it was not bias-related. Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday -- a year to the day after a near-fatal tiger mauling left Horn partially paralyzed and forced the long-running Siegfried & Roy show to close. Ford was drafted out of the University of Southern California in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Steelers but was released before the season began. He signed with the Raiders and remained on the team for three seasons before being cut.
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