AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio jury has found a 28-year-old man guilty of trying to extort money from former Ohio State star and NFL player Christopher "Beanie" Wells in a botched drug deal.
Wells was released by the Cardinals in 2013, and now hosts a radio show in Columbus.
Wells testified during the trial,NFL Jerseys Cheap, denying Conley's allegations that he was tied up in drug dealing.
Cleveland.com (http://bit.ly/1tsXLc2 ) reports jurors in Akron on Monday convicted Franklin Conley,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, who had denied prosecutors' claims that he tried to extort $65,Wholesale China Jerseys,000 from the former Arizona Cardinals running back.
Federal prosecutors say Conley threatened violence toward Wells and his family if he didn't pay between $65,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,000 and $175,Wholesale Jerseys China,000. They say Conley and a co-defendant went after Wells after Wells' brother set up a drug deal where they lost money.