Stan Abel, a former national championship winning wrestling coach for Oklahoma University, has been charged with domestic abuse by strangulation. I’ve called out coaches in the past for their behavior, but this case has a special twist.
In an affidavit filed in district court, Abel, 71, was accused of putting his hands around the neck of his wife and repeatedly striking her after he returned to their Norman home at about 2:15 a.m. on May 21.
I’m shocked. I can’t believe a 71-year-old man could do this. How did he stay awake past 10 p.m. and where did he get the strength to choke somebody? There’s no report of Abel being drunk, and it can’t be used as an excuse if he was, but Stan does have a history of alcohol problems so liquor probably played a role. The judge should throw the book at him, but not too hard, you don’t want Stan breaking a hip.
Ex-OU wrestlingcoach faces domestic abuse charge. Courtesy of NewsOK.com
Oklahoma University, wrestling coach, domestic violence, Stan Abel
