Ochocinco ordered to pay store $12,000

CINCINNATI — An Ohio judge says Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco dropped the ball when it came to paying clothes bills.

Hamilton County Municipal Judge Bernie Bouchard ordered Ochocinco to pay Exclusive Wear — owned by AMM One Inc. — $11,717 for clothing the Cincinnati store says he never paid for. It says that on shopping trips in late 2008 and early 2009, the pro football player took items including a $575 Al Wissam Bomber coat, $400 Mauri alligator shoes, and $350 Laguna beach jeans but never paid for them.

Attorney Joseph Honerlaw said Wednesday the store reminded Ochocinco repeatedly that he needed to pay up before filing legal action in December. Bouchard ordered the default judgment Tuesday after Ochocinco didn't appear in court. A message was left for his agent.