Judge: Eller guilty of assault on police
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(AP) - Vikings great Carl Eller has been convicted of two gross misdemeanors in his clash with Minneapolis police officers in April.
A Hennepin County district judge announced the ruling from the bench Monday. Eller's attorney, Albert Goins, says he won't comment until reading the written ruling.
The 67-year-old Eller was convicted of one count of assault on a Minneapolis police officer and one count of refusal to submit to a field sobriety test.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 23.
Two more serious charges against Eller were dropped earlier this month in a deal with prosecutors.
Two police officers say Eller attacked and threatened them after they tried to pull him over April 9 for suspected drunken driving.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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