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Taser Usage - Crime Count: 12 - limited
Date	Team_Name	Sport	Category	Link	Points	Evidence
2010-08-25	The_Criminal	Pac 10	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	A few more details and busts concerning our MVP candidate Oregon State ... Naked football player tased and arrested for trespassing An Oregon State football player won’t be suiting up this fall. Although, that may be the way he prefers to play. Tyler Patrick Thomas, 19, was dismissed from the football team after he was arrested for trespassing in an area woman’s home. Thing is, this wasn’t your everyday trespass. Thomas was in the 32-year-old woman’s house, naked, and in a three-point stance. You know, the one where football players spread their legs, bend over and place one hand on the ground before launching an opposition play? Um, yes, that one. As you probably guessed, Thomas was drunk when this all went down and the police were not impressed. This was not the Montana native’s first alcohol-related offense (he was cited for underage possession last year), but this one certainly ended much worse. He’s now facing charges for first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest.
2010-06-06	IrvinSucks	CUSA	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	East Carolina football player Matthew Pick decided to go streaking in Wrightsville Beach, and was subsequently chased down and tased by the police. Thanks to the magic of YouTube, the incident (post collapse) was caught on video and broadcast for the world to see. I’ve linked to that video, note it contains male nudity. This is the link to the write-up: http://brahsome.com/2010/06/01/matthew-pick-wrightsville-beach-streaker-tased-ecu-football/ Note the crowd comments of "don’t put him in the microwave" after the cops cover him with the tin foil solar blanket.
2010-05-03	IrvinSucks	ACC	Small-Time	Crime Link	22	Not a good few days for UVA. Old Spice National Player of the Year and UVA signee KP Parks was tasered twice by a North Carolina highway patrolman while fighting with the off-duty officer after the officer observed multiple moving violations.
2010-04-12	The_Criminal	WAC	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	Another Taser! This guy sounds like a peach. "He (the officer) says, ';Who's parked in a handicapped parking?’ Jahmar Young was standing there and he was 'that's me'. He was like comma 'well you need to move it or I'm (the officer) going to write you a citation' he's (Young) like f-this f-that," said witness Rickey Dopke. Dopke an NMSU student who witnessed the incident unfold inside the Pic Quick store on Don Roser and East University Avenue said after that everything started get ugly. "He grabbed the police officer and started wrestling on the ground. The cops says, 'I'm going to tase you, I'm going to tase you.’ They start wrestling on the ground a little bit, finally he gets tased. Their is stuff flying all over the store, " said Dopke. Police wouldn't confirm what happened during the confrontation, but they did tell KFOX that fellow Aggie player Jacoby Patton was also arrested. He's charged with resisting arrest.
2010-03-08	The_Criminal	SEC	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	LSU, one football and one basketball, get drunk and then get disorderly to the point taser usage came into play.
2009-11-02	The_Criminal	Pac 10	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	According to the University of Minnesota police report, Carter, 18, and Gophers teammate Kenny Watkins, 18, a freshman defensive back, were observed trying to pick a fight with two other males outside of Mesa Pizza in Dinkytown just before midnight Sunday. Carter was observed removing his coat and throwing it on the ground, then raising both fists in a fighting stance. Watkins then raised both of his fists. ... The officer requested back-up help, and when another officer arrived both went inside Mesa Pizza and took the two players outside. Watkins complied with instructions for a pat search, but Carter refused to put his hands on a wall, and when an officer grabbed his arm attempting to throw him to the ground, Carter spun around. Both officers then attempted to get control of Carter, who continued to resist the officers even as several additional Gophers football players came outside and yelled at him to stop. ... One of the officers removed a taser gun and pointed it at Carter’s chest".
2009-10-15	IrvinSucks	Big East	Small-Time	Crime Link	22	Louisville basketball players Jerry Smith and Terrence Jennings each will face only one charge stemming from their involvement in an altercation with off-duty police officers during the weekend. Clark County (Ind.) prosecuting attorney Steve Stewart said that after reviewing the police report, he has decided to charge the two with a single count each of resisting law enforcement. The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum of one year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Officers needed to strike Jennings twice with a Taser to subdue him. Police said Jennings, 20, also had a low level of alcohol in his system, according to the report. Police said Smith, 22, approached officers after Jennings was placed in handcuffs. Smith, the Cardinals’ team captain, refused to comply with requests to back away and resisted when an officer attempted to restrain him. And this may be the greatest quote of Pitino’s career: "Any time you defy a police officer, it’s serious," Pitino told ESPN.com. "They will be punished and are being punished right now. But no, they will not miss game time."
2009-10-13	The_Criminal	Big 12	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	Vanderbilt’s Doster was tasered after resisting arrest for fighting. He has been suspended until .further notice. The second count of resisting arrest is for the disorderly conduct.
2008-10-15	The_Criminal	Missouri Valley	Small-Time	Crime Link	3	This is the reason the FCL exists. Tazer Usage! Officers noticed that Schmidtke had a "very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath," according to the Terre Haute Police Department’s incident report. Schmidtke then began to run from police who chased him. He continued to flee despite repeated orders to stop or he would be tased. The ISUPD incident report stated that he was apprehended in front of the Sigma Kappa sorority house at the intersection of Seventh and Elm streets. Officer Josh O’Brien of the ISUPD said Schmidtke continued to resist arrest as he tried to handcuff him so the THPD officer "issued a shock to Schmidtke with his taser." The report also stated that Schmidtke "was not hit by any of the probes but did make contact with the Taser electro pulse." He sustained no injuries and denied medical attention.
2008-05-06	The_Criminal	Bears	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	You gotta love anytime pepper spray is involved! This isn’t as big a bust as the Viking’s ’Love Boat’ but I’ll take it! ------------ Troubled waters TEXAS | Bears running back pepper-sprayed after allegedly resisting police May 5, 2008 BY BRAD BIGGS AND MAUREEN O’DONNELL Staff Reporters Bears running back Cedric Benson was pepper-sprayed and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas -- but he denies the charges, saying police roughed him up for no reason.
2008-04-20	Trailer_Trash	Devil Rays	Small-Time	Crime Link	11	Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Al Reyes was shocked with a stun gun and arrested early Friday after police say he fell against a ceramic pot in a bar, got up and picked a fight with a man he thought pushed him. The reliever apologized to teammates, fans and the entire Rays organization before Friday night’s game against Baltimore, and manager Joe Maddon said the club was not planning any disciplinary action. "I tried to have a good time on my birthday, but I guess it was the worst one," said Reyes, who was in uniform at Tropicana Field and available to pitch against the Orioles. "I just want to apologize again to my teammates, the whole organization ... for what happened last night." Reyes, 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA in two appearances this season, did not take questions. He was treated at the scene for a cut on his nose and was charged with being in a fight that disturbed the peace. Eduardo Mora was charged with battery. Both men were released on their own recognizance. "It’s just one of those unfortunate, isolated incidents. I don’t really believe you’re going to see that happen again with Al," Maddon said. "We’re just going to move beyond it. It’s just unfortunate that it occurred." Witnesses told officers that Reyes, who turned 38 on Thursday, appeared to be intoxicated when he exchanged words with Mora, who punched the 6-foot-1, 240-pound pitcher in the face at the Hyde Park Cafe around 2:30 a.m. A police statement said that when bouncers grabbed Mora, Reyes began spitting blood on patrons and swinging his arms. When the bouncers were unable to control Reyes, a police officer working extra duty at the club intervened, asking Reyes to stop. When the pitcher "continued spitting blood and thrashing about," the officer told Reyes he was going to use his Taser, which knocked Reyes to the ground. He was shocked a second time after not complying with commands to stay down.
2008-03-12	The_Criminal	Missouri Valley	Small-Time	Crime Link	9	I think the rioting fits for the Other Felony bust. I almost missed the taser usage! Monday, March 10, 2008 2:10 PM CDT Officers suffer broken bones CEDAR FALLS --- Cedar Falls police said Monday afternoon that the two Cedar Falls officers involved in the altercation at The Main Event early Sunday have suffered broken bones while making arrests... Police arrested two current and one former UNI football player on charges of rioting, disorderly conduct and interference with official acts in connection with the incident... Keith, whose eligibility has has been used up, was Tasered by police after he allegedly charged at officers inside the business.