He went from on top of a bar to behind bars.
Baltimore City?s self-proclaimed “Goof on the roof” ? who was camping out on the roof of a Canton bar until the Ravens broke its losing streak ? was arrested Wednesday night on an outstanding warrant.
Baltimore City police picked up Ron Stack, 41, for failure to pay child support in Baltimore County, said Sterling Clifford, the city police spokesman.
Stack had made numerous television appearances publicizing his protest and was interviewed by newspapers, including The Examiner.
It was one of those TV appearances that led his ex-wife, Dundalk resident Kelly Stack, to call police. She said Stack has failed to pay about $43,000 in child support, and has had a warrant out on him for six months.
“I called the warrant department [Wednesday] and said, ?OK, this is ridiculous, he?s been on the news for three weeks, and no one?s picked him up,?” she said. “He has thenerve to go on the news and talk about how much he spent on memorabilia, but he can?t pay child support? That?s where it drew the line for me.”
A bail hearing for Stack was postponed until today at 10 a.m. in Baltimore County Circuit Court, keeping him in jail overnight.
“He?s sitting here in good spirits,” Baltimore County Sheriff?s Deputy Robert Brown said.
Darren Petty, owner of the Canton Station bar and Stack?s longtime friend, said Stack had thrown in the towel on Christmas, and came off the roof on his own.
“He wasn?t arrested off the roof; he had left prior,” he said.
Petty said he received a call Wednesday from a woman initially claiming to be a newspaper reporter but who later said she was the mother of Stack?s 18-year-old son.
Petty said she asked about Stack?s payment for the stunt ? he received none ? before hanging up.
Before Stack took to the roof after the Ravens? Dec. 9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Petty recalled asking Stack about outstanding legal issues.
“I asked him, ?You?re sure you?ve got nothing on you?? ” Petty said. “He said, ?Come on Darren, I?m offended.? [I wasn?t] thinking he had anything on him. [I was] just kidding around.”
