Sean Sutton's court hearing delayed again

BY JOHN ESTUS

Published: June 3, 2010

STILLWATER — Former Oklahoma State University basketball coach Sean Sutton's preliminary hearing on drug charges was postponed Wednesday.

A judge postponed the hearing because Sutton remains in a drug treatment program, Payne County District Attorney Rob Hudson said.

Sutton, 41, was to have appeared for the hearing Monday. He is now set to appear Aug. 13.

Sutton faces four felonies for alleged attempts to illegally obtain pharmaceutical drugs. Sutton admitted a painkiller addiction upon his arrest in Stillwater in February, according to court records.

Sutton's wife, Trena, spoke at the state Capitol in April about the dangers of prescription drug addiction, saying she and her husband want to help others avoid the plight he has faced.

Sean Sutton spent two years as OSU's men's basketball coach after his father, Eddie Sutton, resigned following a drunken driving accident in 2006. The elder Sutton had battled alcoholism throughout his coaching career.