http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/ 15 Emil Steiner blogs on football, crime and scandal driven media. en Copyright 2010 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:02:04 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss According to reports, former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress won't be getting out of any time soon. New York state Department of Correctional Services rejected his request for work release apparently agreeing with prosecutors who had argued that it was too soon. Do you agree with that decision? Vote now: http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2010/01/plaxico-burress-giants-new-york-crime-steiner.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2010/01/plaxico-burress-giants-new-york-crime-steiner.html Plaxico Burress Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:02:04 -0500 The AP is reporting that: "Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth will be charged with DUI manslaughter after a Miami car crash that killed a pedestrian, according to people familiar with the case. Two people said an arrest warrant charging the 28-year-old Stallworth with DUI manslaughter will be filed Wednesday in the March 14 accident that killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes. The people requested anonymity because the charges haven't been announced. The charge carries a possible 15-year prison sentence. Stallworth's blood-alcohol level after the crash was .12, well above Florida's legal limit of .08, according to results of a blood test. Stallworth will also be charged with DUI, according to the people informed about the case. ad_icon Stallworth, who is expected to surrender in court Thursday, released a statement last month saying he was "grief-stricken" over the accident." Stay tuned to NFL Crime Watch as this story develops http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/04/donte-stallworth-dui-manslaughter.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/04/donte-stallworth-dui-manslaughter.html Crime Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:39:01 -0500 As NFL News Feed is reporting, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is scheduled to be in court this morning. Burress faces weapon possession charges and a possible jail sentence of 3-1/2 to 15 years in connection with the November incident in which he shot himself in the leg at a New York nightclub. ESPN is reporting that the trail will be postponed to June 15th in the hopes of negotiating a plea bargain, but it is unlikely that such a deal wouldn't include jail time for Burress. So the question for you NFL Crime Watch readers, how much time will Burress serve? poll by twiigs.com http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/how-much-time-will-burress-serve.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/how-much-time-will-burress-serve.html Plaxico Burress Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:35:53 -0500 Fresh off the wires, Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was arrested in Atlanta for disorderly conduct after allegedly being involved in a fight. Stay tuned to NFL Crime Watch as this story develops. "Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday on a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight. His latest run-in with the law could result in a lengthy suspension from the NFL. Marshall arrived at the jail at 5:50 a.m. on a disorderly conduct charge and was released five hours later after posting $300 bond, said Lt. Joseph, the supervisor at the Atlanta City Jail who declined to give his first name. Joseph told The Associated Press that Marshall was due in court at 8 a.m. Monday, but he had no other details on his arrest. ESPN first reported Marshall's latest arrest, his fourth since March 2006." http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/brandon-marshall-arrested-again.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/brandon-marshall-arrested-again.html Crime Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:23:01 -0500 According to reports, Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Reggie Williams was arrested early Friday, in Houston, after he was pulled over during what police described as a routine traffic stop. Officers allegedly smelled marijuana and alcohol. During a search of the vehicle a small amount of marijuana in the console, according to police. http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/jags-reggie-williams-faces-pot-dwi-charges.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/03/jags-reggie-williams-faces-pot-dwi-charges.html Jacksonville Jaguars Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:25:32 -0500 From the wires: CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was charged with three gun-related misdemeanors Thursday after his arrest last week in Southern California. Lynch was charged in Los Angeles County Superior Court with possessing a concealed, loaded and unregistered firearm, police Detective Ryan Thompson said. Lynch was arrested on Feb. 11 after police smelled marijuana coming from a parked car that Lynch occupied with two other men. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded pistol and four marijuana cigarettes. They did not book any of the men for any drug offenses. "We would have preferred no criminal charges. However, given that charges were filed we are pleased that they are misdemeanors as opposed to felonies," said Lynch's attorney, Gerald Schwartzbach. Lynch's arraignment is scheduled for March 3. The arrest was his second brush with the law in less than a year. In June, http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/marshawn-lynch-charged-on-3-gun-misdemeanors.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/marshawn-lynch-charged-on-3-gun-misdemeanors.html Crime Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:10:07 -0500 From the Associated Press San Francisco 49ers linebacker Roderick Green was arrested after he became uncooperative during a traffic stop in his hometown of Brenham. A Washington County sheriff's deputy walked to the passenger side of Green's truck after pulling it over for speeding Feb. 2, said Janie Hart, a sheriff's department patrol clerk. When the deputy instructed the occupants to roll down the slightly open window, the window was rolled up instead, Hart said Thursday. After returning to the patrol car, the deputy approached the driver's side and told Green to get out of the truck. He complied and was arrested. Hart said he was eventually charged with four misdemeanors -- reckless driving, unlawfully carrying a weapon, possession of marijuana and interfering with the duties of a police officer. Green was released on a personal recognizance bond the day after the arrest, Hart said. Green's agent, James Selmer, didn't http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/49ers-roderick-green-arrested.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/49ers-roderick-green-arrested.html Crime Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:07 -0500 According to the Associated Press, Jamal Anderson, the former Atlanta Falcons running back, who popularized the "Dirty Bird" touchdown celebration, was arrested early this morning for felony drug possession. "Former Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson has been charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor marijuana possession after being arrested at an Atlanta nightclub, authorities said Sunday. Anderson, a fan favorite who created the "Dirty Bird" touchdown celebration dance, played eight seasons for the Falcons before leaving the team with a knee injury in 2001. Atlanta police spokesman Officer Otis Redmond said Anderson, 36, was arrested early Sunday at the Peachtree Tavern in Atlanta's trendy Buckhead district. Redmond said a second man, whose name was not immediately available, also was arrested. Redmond said an off-duty officer working in security at the club alerted police. Redmond said both men allegedly had powder cocaine in their possession and that Anderson also had http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/jamal-anderson-arrested-cocaine-marijuana.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/jamal-anderson-arrested-cocaine-marijuana.html Crime Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:52:10 -0500 Here's the tale of the yellow tape from Super Bowl XLIII according to the wires. Tampa police made 26 arrests and had 18 ejections from the game. "Police say they charged nine people with selling counterfeit tickets Sunday. One person is charged with selling counterfeit NFL merchandise. Two others were charged with selling fake credentials to the game. Two people allegedly tried to steal their way into the stadium. Police say they swiped one fan's tickets, but dropped them while attempting to flee from officers. The tickets were worth $800 apiece." My personal favorite: One driver got charged with DUI after a crash involving a police horse. The horse and its officer were not injured, according to the AP. http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/super-bowl-crime-watch.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/02/super-bowl-crime-watch.html Crime Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:03:25 -0500 In a fax dated today, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) President Ingrid E. Newkirk asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to take a hard look at Michael Vick's mental health before deciding whether to let him return to the NFL. Vick, formerly a star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, was convicted of dogfighting conspiracy charges in August, 2007, and could be released from federal prison as early as this summer. While acknowledging that Vick "has apologized publicly and to me personally," Newkirk wrote that his behavior "seems to fit the established profile of antisocial personality disorder." Those who suffer from the disorder are referred to as psychopaths "in the common parlance," Newkirk wrote, and their prognosis for recovery is poor. She asked the commissioner to have Vick submit to psychological testing in order to determine his condition before deciding whether to let him back into the league. http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/is-michael-vick-a-psychopath.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/is-michael-vick-a-psychopath.html Michael Vick Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:10:19 -0500 In one of the more bizarre car jacking incidents in recent memory, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin went unharmed when his attacker recognized him and the two began talking football. According to NFL News Feed, the 42-year-old Hall of Famer was "unharmed in an incident Monday night in the Dallas area in which a person in another vehicle pointed a gun at him. According to the Morning News, which cited a police report, the Hall of Fame wide receiver and broadcaster was in a vehicle and was stopped at a red light when the driver of a vehicle next to him rolled down the window. Irvin rolled down his window and saw a passenger in the other vehicle holding a gun, according to the Morning News. But the passenger recognized Irvin and, according to the report, the two talked about the Cowboys before the other vehicle drove off. http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/michael-irvin-gun-incident-diffused-by-cowboys-fan.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/michael-irvin-gun-incident-diffused-by-cowboys-fan.html Dallas Cowboys Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:34:32 -0500 ESPN is reporting the Philadelphia District Attorney Lynn Abraham declined charging Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison despite two witnesses alleging he held a gun during the April 29th shooting outside his North Philadelphia garage. According to the WWLS, Robert Nixon, an alleged victim, gave a previously unreleased statement which corroborates "Dwight Dixon, another shooting victim, and contradict[s] Harrison, who admits that he was in a fistfight with Dixon but insists he was unarmed when gunfire erupted... "Nixon initially told police he knew nothing about what happened, but four days later he signed a statement saying he was positive that he saw Harrison with a gun in his hand at the time of the altercation, according to the source. In the statement, Nixon said he was standing about 50 feet from the car wash during the fight and was not involved." Stay tuned to NFL Crime Watch as the story develops. http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/second-witness-in-marvin-harrison-shooting.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/second-witness-in-marvin-harrison-shooting.html Marvin Harrison Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:04:39 -0500 From the wires: Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer was arrested over the weekend after a disturbance outside a downtown Indianapolis nightclub, police said. Spencer was arrested on preliminary charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct about 3 a.m. Sunday outside the Have a Nice Day Cafe, city police Sgt. Matthew Mount said. Spencer, 24, was later released without bond. A court appearance was scheduled for Jan. 15. Police said Spencer and another man were thrown out of the bar when they refused to leave at closing time, then argued with officers and ignored orders to leave. A bouncer at the nightclub told officers that Spencer had offered to pay for it to stay open past the 3 a.m. closing time set by law and after being told no tried to punch the bouncer, a police report said. Spencer's agent, Roosevelt Barnes, did not immediately return a call Monday from The http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/dallas-lb-anthony-spencer-busted.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/dallas-lb-anthony-spencer-busted.html Anthony Spencer Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:29:20 -0500 Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison is off the hook for now. The eight-time pro-bowler will not face any weapons charges in connection with the shooting of a 32-year-old man outside Harrison's North Philadelphia car wash last April. The announcement came during a press conference held this morning by Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham. There had been speculation that Harrison could face felony charges after a lengthy investigation into the incident. But according to Abraham there is insufficient evidence to proceed with criminal charges. Philadelphia police detectives had said that bullet casings found across the street from Harrison's car wash came from an armor piercing Belgian-made pistol owned by Harrison and later surrendered to police. Even if Harrison was not accused of being the shooter, Pennsylvania's strict gun laws stipulate that the owner of a gun discharged in the act of a crime can be charged. Harrison, a 36-year-old Philadelphia http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/marvin-harrison-charged-with.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2009/01/marvin-harrison-charged-with.html Crime Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:46:30 -0500 Just in on the Plaxico Burress gun case, Newsday has reported that: "Authorities searched the New Jersey home of Plaxico Burress last night and found two guns and the clothes the Giants wide receiver was wearing when he accidentally shot himself in the leg last month, according to multiple reports. Sources cited in those reports said detectives from the NYPD, officers from the Totowa, N.J., Police Department and investigators from the Manhattan district attorney's office discovered at least two weapons - a 9-mm gun and a loaded rifle - along with ammunition and the clothes from the Nov. 29 incident at the Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan. Sources also said that no permits for the weapons were found." According to the New York Post, a "weapons stash" was found at his home. According to reports the Post cites unnamed sources who say a "9-mm handgun, a rifle and ammunition for http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2008/12/guns-seized-at-plaxico-burress-residence.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2008/12/guns-seized-at-plaxico-burress-residence.html Plaxico Burress Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:49:29 -0500