Troubles Outside The Ring
In 2002 he was arrested after he was caught driving a stolen 2000 Chevy Tahoe. While out on bond for that charge, Siler and friends stole equipment from construction workers. When the workers chased them Siler hit 51 year old Elden Sundberg who just rounded a corner in the back of the head with a hammer. He was convicted for attempted felonious assault. . Despite that, Judge Nadel was set to give Siler probation but the boxer did not show up in court. After pleading guilty (today he claims to be innocent) he spent nine months of the 17-month sentence in a Dayton, Ohio, correctional facility. He had also been stopped multiple times for driving without a license. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Norbert Nadel placed him on probation in 2003 after national trainer Emanuel Steward vouched for Siler, calling him the top prospect for the 2004 Olympics. "You're getting the chance of a lifetime," Nadel told Siler in January 2003. "I hope you don't screw it up. Based on your past experiences, you're going to screw it up. If you want to throw it away, the onus is on you." He was reluctantly released early to compete for an Olympic medal .
In 2006 he violated his parole and was convicted of a misdemeanor .
In 2007 shortly before his pro debut he was charged with possession of crack cocaine, selling heroin and crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, and trafficking drugs. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 13 years.
On October 20, 2008, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is accused of becoming belligerent after a police officer tried to stop him from cutting in a security line. He was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and obstruction of official business. Hamilton County Municipal Judge Brad Greenberg set bond at $7,000 and ordered him to return to court on October 22 with a lawyer.
On July 17, 2009, Siler was shot and wounded in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Siler was one of two men shot and suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
On January 5, 2011 he was caught dealing/possessing cocaine.
On July 4, 2011, Siler was shot in the arm in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood.
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