Oklahoma State LB Arrested

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 2:03 pm

By: News On 6

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Linebacker Alex Odiari, who started four games for Oklahoma State last season, has been arrested on allegations he was in a bar while underage and violated an emergency protection order.

Stillwater police responded to a report of a possible emergency protection order violation at Willie's Bar at 12:36 a.m. Friday and found Odiari's ex-girlfriend, who claimed Odiari had violated the order by making contact with her inside the bar.

Police found Odiari, 20, to be in possession of a fake ID and arrested him.

Oklahoma State spokesman Kevin Klintworth said the team was in a ``fact-finding mode'' and hadn't taken any action regarding Odiari, who had 14 tackles and one and a half sacks in 11 games last year as a sophomore.

``We're still investigating it,'' Klintworth said. ``Coach (Mike) Gundy will decide on a course of action when he has more information.''

The emergency protection order was issued July 5. In it, Odiari's ex-girlfriend claimed he had thrown her to the ground, thrown her against a wall and repeatedly grabbed or shoved her in their ``dating relationship'' that had existed since 2006.

The ex-girlfriend also claimed in the order that Odiari threatened several times to kill her and the next guy she dated if they broke up.