Ron Futrell cleared of all charges

Dec. 17, 2008

From Future Vegas Media

Former Channel 13 Sports and News anchor Ron Futrell has been cleared of all charges relative to his accident on July 25th. There were 5 charges against Ron and they have all been dropped. In the end Ron will pay no fine and not even have a traffic ticket on his record because of the accident.

Ron had been removed from the anchor job on the morning news and told that his contract would not be renewed about a month before the accident, then Channel 13 fired Ron after the accident. He had worked 20 years at KTNV as Sports Director and the last 5 years as morning news anchor. He covered many of the great sporting events in Las Vegas history. Boxing through its glory days, Rebel basketball through its National Championship and the rise of NASCAR, just to name a few.

In a statement Ron said: "I am happy that this has all been cleared up and ready to move forward. I love Las Vegas, my family is here, my life is here and I will stay here. I have gained a new perspective on the media that very few have. After 30 years of covering sports and news stories, then BECOMING the story and being exonerated, I have seen the media from a point of view that few have seen. That certainly could be valuable no matter what I do in the future."

Ron has been doing a number of things since he left KTNV, he has done news consulting for a Utah TV station, public relations for Comprehensive Financial Services in Summerlin, he hosts a national sports talk show on the Sports Byline USA Network and is building a web site for locals here in Las Vegas at: www.localslovevegas.com

You can contact Ron directly at: ronsports@yahoo.com or (702) 743-2000 or attorney Andy Leavitt at (702) 382-2800.