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10-07-2004, 06:26 AM
Former NFL Kicker Sought in Shooting At Entertainers' Home
LAS VEGAS A former place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders is being sought in a drive-by shooting last month at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, police said Wednesday.
Cole Murdoch Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended after several crucial missed kicks during the 1997 season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the Sept. 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said.
"I can confirm this individual was at one time a kicker for the Oakland Raiders," Jones said. "We have not found him."
Police identified Ford as the owner of a white minivan from which shots were allegedly fired at the compound owned by the former illusionists known as Siegfried & Roy. No one was hurt, but police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall.
Police have not said if the two men were home at the time. Jones said police considered Ford armed and dangerous, and said he might be living in a low-budget hotel or camping in southern Nevada or nearby states.
Ford faces six felony warrant charges of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Initially, the case was labeled a hate crime after a witness told police the gunman shouted that the entertainers should get out of the country. Later police said it was not bias related.
Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday Sunday at the home northwest of the Las Vegas Strip - a year to the day after a near-fatal tiger mauling left Horn partially paralyzed and forced the long-running Siegfried & Roy show to close.
Ford was drafted out of USC in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released before that NFL season began. He signed with the Raiders, and remained on the team for three seasons before being cut.
After making 89 percent of his field goals in 1995 and 77 percent in 1996, he was successful on just 59 percent of his attempts in 1997. Ford's misses included several short ones, and often came at crucial times in games.
LAS VEGAS A former place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders is being sought in a drive-by shooting last month at the home of entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, police said Wednesday.
Cole Murdoch Ford, 31, whose three-year NFL career ended after several crucial missed kicks during the 1997 season, was named in a felony warrant stemming from the Sept. 21 shooting, Sgt. Chris Jones said.
"I can confirm this individual was at one time a kicker for the Oakland Raiders," Jones said. "We have not found him."
Police identified Ford as the owner of a white minivan from which shots were allegedly fired at the compound owned by the former illusionists known as Siegfried & Roy. No one was hurt, but police said shotgun pellets shattered windows and left a hole in a wall.
Police have not said if the two men were home at the time. Jones said police considered Ford armed and dangerous, and said he might be living in a low-budget hotel or camping in southern Nevada or nearby states.
Ford faces six felony warrant charges of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Initially, the case was labeled a hate crime after a witness told police the gunman shouted that the entertainers should get out of the country. Later police said it was not bias related.
Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday Sunday at the home northwest of the Las Vegas Strip - a year to the day after a near-fatal tiger mauling left Horn partially paralyzed and forced the long-running Siegfried & Roy show to close.
Ford was drafted out of USC in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released before that NFL season began. He signed with the Raiders, and remained on the team for three seasons before being cut.
After making 89 percent of his field goals in 1995 and 77 percent in 1996, he was successful on just 59 percent of his attempts in 1997. Ford's misses included several short ones, and often came at crucial times in games.