New York Post

OVI charges dropped vs. Lewis

- By PAUL SCHWARTZ paul.schwartz@nypost.com

Roger Lewis Jr. will embark on his second NFL training camp with clarity regarding a recent arrest. On Monday, Lewis had a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired dismissed, according to a Licking County (Ohio) Municipal court clerk contacted by The Post.

Lewis was found guilty of driving within marked lanes, for which he was fined $150, and also fined $25 for tinted windows. Lewis was arrested June 4 in Reynoldsbu­rg, Ohio. According to the police report, 0.2 grams of marijuana were found in Lewis’ 2012 Audi.

Lewis refused testing at the scene, and an Administra­tive License Suspension was put in place. Lewis on Monday applied for driving privileges.

Lewis, 23, made the Giants’ roster last year as an undrafted free agent from Bowling Green. As a rookie, he caught seven passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns. He will be in a training-camp battle this summer to retain his roster spot, as the Giants have Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall, Sterling Shepard and Dwayne Harris ahead of him, and Tavarres King coming off a strong late-season showing. Other receivers with a shot are Darius Powe and rookie Travis Rudolph.

In high school in Ohio, Lewis was charged with two counts of rape. A jury acquitted him on one charge but came back deadlocked on the second charge. He agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges, and his three-year probation sentence ended last September.

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