Colt Lyerla

Former Oregon Ducks tight end Colt Lyerla (15) runs against the Arizona Wildcats on Sept. 22, 2012, at Autzen Stadium,

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EUGENE -- An Oct. 28 affidavit provides a more detailed picture of the arrest of former Oregon standout tight end Colt Lyerla five days earlier, on charges of cocaine possession and interfering with an officer, including how Lyerla was a passenger during a brief chase by police back to search of his apartment.

The affidavit was filed for a search warrant the night of the Oct. 23 arrest. The narrative account of the night by an Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team detective was later added.

On Wednesday, Lyerla declined treatment through Lane County's year-long Drug Court program and could now face a trial for the Class C felony even though the detective -- as reported in the affidavit -- told Lyerla on the night of his arrest that cocaine possession is "not a major drug offense" and that "lower level drug offenders who have cooperated with law enforcement have remained out of custody."

Lyerla’s next court date is a status hearing on Dec. 5, where he and his lawyer, Stephen Houze, can express their intentions moving forward. The case could also be settled before then. If it goes to trial, a grand jury must determine which charges, if any, he would face.

Lyerla wants to train for May's NFL draft in Florida, where his agency XL Sports is based, but according to Lane County Deputy Public Defender Janise Augur, "there is not a mechanism" for allowing those in Drug Court to complete treatment out of state. Those in treatment can only be transferred within the state if given permission by another county.

Lyerla declined to comment on the affidavit’s account of events when reached by phone Thursday.

Details from the affidavit were first reported by the Eugene Register-Guard.

According to the account in the affidavit: