Michigan's attorney general issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former NFL and Michigan State standout Andre Rison on accusations he failed to pay nearly $95,000 in overdue child support.
Attorney General Mike Cox also has asked the FBI to issue a fugitive flight warrant. He suspects Rison is living in Georgia but isn't certain, Cox spokesman Stu Sandler said.
Rison, 37, owes the child support to a 17-year old son who lives in Southfield, Sandler said. Rison has paid support every year, but hasn't paid enough, Sandler said.
"Parents have a legal duty to support their children, whether they go to work on a plant floor or an NFL football field," Cox said in a news release.
Charles Tucker, Rison's agent, said he thinks a mistake was made because Rison has reached an agreement to pay off the overdue child support.
"Some time ago -- a month -- he went to court, and they worked out how he would catch up," Tucker said. "He's been following that agreement. . . . There's nothing that he's done wrong."
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Attorney General Mike Cox also has asked the FBI to issue a fugitive flight warrant. He suspects Rison is living in Georgia but isn't certain, Cox spokesman Stu Sandler said.
Rison, 37, owes the child support to a 17-year old son who lives in Southfield, Sandler said. Rison has paid support every year, but hasn't paid enough, Sandler said.
"Parents have a legal duty to support their children, whether they go to work on a plant floor or an NFL football field," Cox said in a news release.
Charles Tucker, Rison's agent, said he thinks a mistake was made because Rison has reached an agreement to pay off the overdue child support.
"Some time ago -- a month -- he went to court, and they worked out how he would catch up," Tucker said. "He's been following that agreement. . . . There's nothing that he's done wrong."
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