Former CFLer Ledbetter denied bail
Jailed in Ottawa on charges of assault causing bodily harm, uttering a threat
Ex-CFL quarterback Cody Ledbetter was denied bail Friday.
The former Hamilton Tiger-Cat has been in jail on charges of assault causing bodily harm and uttering a threat after a July 31 altercation with his girlfriend in Ottawa.
Ledbetter, 37, surrendered to police last week and faces deportation to the United States.
He was a backup quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Edmonton Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers until he retired in 2002.
In 2005, Ledbetter pleaded guilty to two counts of having sex with a 16-year-old girl from the high school in Alvarado, Texas, where he was a coach. He was given 10 years probation.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says Ledbetter fled the U.S. in 2009 when it appeared his probation would be revoked; a warrant was issued in January.
The sheriff's office in Johnson County, Texas, put him on the top of its most-wanted list in March.
Ledbetter was serving 10 years of probation after pleading guilty in 2005 to two counts of having an improper relationship with a female student, but later fled to Ottawa, breaking the terms of his probation.
After quitting the CFL, Ledbetter is reported to have taken a job as an assistant football coach at a high school in Texas.
He's also facing two counts of indecency with a child dating back to 2004.