SteveFromYellowstone Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Bills DB Whitner tasered, arrested in Cleveland Posted: Around The Web | NFL.com Staff | Tags: Buffalo Bills, Donte Whitner Cleveland police confirmed to television station WIVB that Buffalo Bills DB Donte Whitner was tasered and arrested on suspicion of aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest early Saturday morning: Police in Cleveland say they were outside the House of Blues attempting to quell a near riot. Whitner allegedly attempted (to) enter an area where numerous fights were occurring. Officers say that he began swinging his arms in a violent manner when police tried to restrain him, then broke free and took a fighting stance. Officials say an officer had to deploy his taser so that officers could put Whitner in handcuffs. Whitner, who started 13 games for Buffalo in 2008, is the third Bills player — RB Marshawn Lynch and DB Ko Simpson are the others — to be arrested this offseason. Whitner hasn’t been charged, according to WIVB. http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/04/11/bills-db-whitner-arrested-outside-cleveland-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Well at least the Bills have TO now. Buffalo is going to have a GREAT season :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 :rotflmao: Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Thats a shame. I like Whitner. He is one of the best safeties in the league and gets little exposure...till now:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Well I guess Buffalo is getting the media attention they wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 What was the riot about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "don't taze me bro" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 "don't taze me bro" LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Cleveland police are very progressive...:doh: It's a lot like '65 Selma in that area of Ohio and Pennsylvania. I'm giving Whitner the benefit of the doubt here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Why do players even put themselves in this type of situation??? Not passing judgement, don't know the full story, hope it works out, but come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80fba2ab&template=without-video&confirm=true Cleveland police use stun gun on Bills DB Whitner, arrest him in melee Associated Press Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte Whitner was shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers trying to control a rowdy crowd outside a Cleveland nightclub, police said. Whitner, 23, was jailed early Saturday on suspicion of aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Lt. Thomas Stacho said. Whitner was released later Saturday and hadn't been charged, police said. A prosecutor was to decide whether to file charges. Police shocked and handcuffed Whitner outside the House of Blues after he forced his way past them and then broke free from officers trying to restrain him, Stacho said. Stacho said police heard reports that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. was having a birthday party at the downtown Cleveland venue but couldn't confirm whether Whitner was attending. Whitner and Ginn were high school teammates in Cleveland and played at Ohio State. It was unclear why Whitner tried to leave the club and head for the melee, though he told officers, "My cousin's out there, and they've got guns," according to a police report, Stacho said. Whitner said in a statement released through his agent, Neil Cornrich, that he regrets the incident: "It's not how I wish to conduct myself, and I apologize to all those involved." A Bills spokesman said Saturday the team wouldn't comment on Whitner's situation until it had more information. Whitner is the third Bills player to run into trouble with the law this year. Police in South Carolina say they arrested safety Ko Simpson outside a bar in his hometown, Rock Hill, early New Year's Day when he interfered with officers trying to arrest his friends. Simpson's lawyer wouldn't discuss the case, and a prosecutor said the player had asked to enter a program that would remove a hindering police charge from his record. Running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested near Los Angeles in February when police found a weapon in a parked car in which he was a passenger. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and was sentenced to community service and probation. The NFL also suspended Lynch for three games without pay for violating the league's personal-conduct policy. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenster95 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I guess the NFL won't be showing Whitner on those good-citizen commercials he's on helping out kids (like the ones Santana Moss is on). And here's a video where he was promoting the United Way, who probably won't have him back for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Why do players even put themselves in this type of situation??? Not passing judgement, don't know the full story, hope it works out, but come on. You realize police just write exactly what they have to write for court, right? They lie all the time, with that said I don't think they'd just run around tazering people for no reason... but I've seen them do worse for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Why do players even put themselves in this type of situation??? Not passing judgement, don't know the full story, hope it works out, but come on. Man, it is hard not to get arrested in the United States. Even Bill Gates got arrested as a young dude. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzah Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 "don't taze me bro" Beat me to it... first thing that popped in my head when I saw "So and so tasered" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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