Police/Legal Blotter

[MD Buckeye]

Didn't see one in this forum......

ESPN - Nets' Jefferson charged with assaulting man in January - NBA

Nets' Jefferson charged with assaulting man in January

MINNEAPOLIS -- New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson was charged with assault Wednesday for grabbing another man by the throat in a Minneapolis club earlier this year. But the player disputed the account of what happened.

Jefferson was in town with the team on Jan. 27 when, according to a charge filed, he went to a club in the Graves Hotel where the victim was having a private birthday party in a roped-off section.

The documents say Jefferson entered the area and got angry when he was asked to leave. He is accused of grabbing the victim, shoving him to a bench and choking him with both hands.

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[babybuck]

Based on tradition, isn't this thread likely to be longer than the NFL one, even tho they have roster at 1/4th of the NFL.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Former NBA, Alabama player Jim Farmer arrested on sex charge in Tennessee

Former NBA player and one-time University of Alabama basketball standout Jim Farmer is facing a human trafficking charge in Middle Tennessee.
Farmer, 55, of Franklin, Tenn. was among 16 men arrested on charges of seeking sex from minors, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported this week. A statement from the agency says the men were arrested during a two-day sting operation that began on Oct. 24.
According to an arrest affidavit, Farmer responded to an adult escort advertisement on Oct. 25 in regards to meeting a juvenile for sex.
During the communication, a female undercover officer identified herself as a 16-year-old girl. Farmer, the affidavit continues, agreed to pay $170 to have sex with the girl.
Farmer arrived at a predetermined location made between the two and was subsequently arrested on one count of trafficking of sexual servitude, authorities said.
He was booked into the Rutherford County jail that same day and released Tuesday on $75,000 bond.

Entire article: https://www.tennessean.com/story/ne...yer-farmer-arrested-on-sex-charge/4097811002/

Report: Ex-NBA first round pick Jim Farmer arrested, charged with human trafficking in Tennessee

Farmer was selected No. 20 overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1987 NBA draft. He spent five seasons in the league with the Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Seattle Supersonics, Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets. He also spent two seasons playing overseas both in the Chinese Basketball Association and in Italy before briefly returning to the Nuggets in 1994 for his final season in the league. He averaged 5.3 points and 1.4 rebounds over 136 contests in the NBA, playing nearly 11 minutes per game.

Entire article: https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-first-...n-trafficking-charge-tennessee-224458140.html

 

[ScriptOhio]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley facing felony weapons, drug charges

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was arrested Saturday and is being held without bail on felony weapons and drug charges in Minneapolis, according to police records.

Beasley, who averaged 20.7 points in 14 games with the Timberwolves after being traded by the Denver Nuggets, is charged with felony controlled substance/narcotics and felony receiving/concealing stolen property, according to Hennepin County Jail records.

Beasley, 23, was arrested after brandishing a gun at someone who then called police, according to sources. After obtaining a search warrant, officers found marijuana and guns in his home in Plymouth, Minnesota, the sources told ESPN.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...ik-beasley-facing-felony-weapons-drug-charges

 

[ScriptOhio]

Los Angeles Police say New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes resisted arrest, had to be subdued by Taser

Los Angeles police say New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes resisted arrest and had to be subdued by Taser while officers were investigating a domestic violence call on Wednesday morning.

In a news release Thursday, police say Hayes was arrested under "California Penal Code section 69, Resisting Arrest," which carries a stiffer penalty and includes using violence to try to prevent officers from doing their duties. A conviction on that charge could carry a maximum of three years in jail.

The Los Angeles Police Department says Hayes met officers, who were responding to the call, in the front yard of the residence. When officers informed Hayes they needed to speak with someone inside the residence, they say, he tried to prevent them from entering.

Footage from police body cameras reportedly shows Hayes trying to enter the residence despite warnings from officers. As he continued to push forward, officers called for backup and tried to place Hayes' hands behind his back.

Hayes broke free and pushed an officer into a wall.

The LAPD says that officers then used physical force to get Hayes to the ground and that, when he continued to struggle, officers used "two deployments of the Taser, as well as bodyweight and physical force." Police say the altercation lasted two-and-a-half minutes before Hayes was handcuffed.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...axson-hayes-resisted-arrest-had-subdued-taser

 

[Jaxbuck]

Not sure what kind of out-of-your-mind high/drunk you have to be to get to the point where fighting cops seems like a good idea but I'm glad I've never been there.

 

[BayBuck]

California Penal Code section 69 … carries a stiffer penalty

 

[ScriptOhio]

Ex-NBA player Davis sentenced in fraud scheme

Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced by a federal judge to 40 months in prison for his conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan.

www.espn.com

Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison over fraud scheme​

Former NBA forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 40 months in prison, plus three years' supervised release, for his November 2023 conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the league's health care benefits plan.

Twenty-two people -- 18 of them former players, including Terrence Williams and Keyon Dooling -- have been sentenced in the case for filing false medical claims with the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan.

Davis, 38, who has maintained his innocence since indictments in the case were handed down in October 2021, was found guilty of multiple fraud charges and conspiring to make false statements. He was ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution. The conditions of his supervised release include attending a financial management class and receiving mandatory drug treatment.

Williams, the supposed ringleader of what the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office has described as a "wide-ranging scheme to steal millions of dollars," was sentenced to 10 years last August.

But aside from Williams, no former NBA player has received more prison time than Davis. Last month, former NBA guard Will Bynum, who was convicted alongside Davis in November, was sentenced to 18 months, in part for lying to a jury while under oath.
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Just sayin': His career earrings in the NBA is listed as >$33M. He shouldn't have needed the extra money (i.e $88K); however, I'll go out on limb here and guess that he didn't have the best financial adviser(s).......