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Bills player arrested in
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Donte Whitner arrested Saturday
Saturday, 11 Apr 2009
Aga Dembinska

CLEVELAND, O.H. - Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte Whitner was arrested around 3am Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police in Cleveland have confirmed that the 23-year-old football player was arrested outside the House of Blues. He was arrested for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting police. Whitner has not yet been charged.
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video of Donte being interviewed about incident...

http://www.woio.com/global/video/po...at=flv&clipId1=3643648&at1=News&h1=EXCLUSIVE:

Zapped!: NFL Player Arrested, Tasered at Cleveland's House of Blues
Apr 11, 2009

Cleveland, OH - NFL's Buffalo Bills player Donte Whitner was arrested by an off-duty Cleveland Police Officer at the Cleveland House of Blues for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest early Saturday morning.

Donte Whitner was out celebrating the birthday of former Glenville H.S. and Ohio State University football star Ted Ginn Jr. when the arrest took place.

Lt. Thomas Stacho tells 19 Action News that Cleveland police officers arrived at the House of Blues trying to break up a near riot in front of The House of Blues when Whitner tried to enter the area where the fights were happening.

Officers denied Whitner access to the area and then Whitner apparently tried to force his way past the officers in an aggressive manner. Police reports say that Whitner began swinging his arms in a violent manner and, when restrained by officers, he broke free and took a fighting stance. An officer then deployed his taser on Whitner stunning him enough that police could cuff and stuff him.

Whitner was held at the Cleveland City Jail and was released around 2:30p.m. Saturday afternoon.

While walking out of jail, Whitner told 19 Action News reporter Myrt Price that "nothing really happened" and "I'm innocent." When asked if the tasering was necessary, Whitner said "absolutely not."

Whitner also said "I'm filing a lawsuit today against the police department" when he enter the elevator to leave Cleveland City Jail.

After Whitner talked with 19 Action News, Donte's attorney, Neil Cornrich, called with this new statement:

"I regret the incident that occurred last evening. It is not how I wish to conduct myself and I apologize to all those involved."

No formal charges have been filed at this time.

Aggravated Disorderly Conduct carries a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. Resisting Arrest carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and/or a $750 fine.

The Buffalo Bills released the following statement Saturday afternoon:

"We are aware of the report. At the present time we are attempting to gather all of the facts and will defer comment until that process is completed."

-Scott Berchtold, Bills VP/Communications
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Zapped!: NFL Player Arrested, Tasered at Cleveland's House of Blues
 
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Choice of What's Next Up to Whitner
Posted By: Ed Kilgore
By Ch2 Sports Director Ed Kilgore

So which story is it, Donte?

After spending the night in a Cleveland jail, Bills safety Donte Whitner told Cleveland tv station WOIO-TV "nothing really happened...I'm innocent." Asked if he thought police were justified to subdue him with a Taser gun, Whitner replied "absolutely not", and added "we're going to sue the Cleveland Police".

On the other hand, as exhibit B I guess we can call it, we have Cleveland PD Lt. Thomas Stacho, who says "Whitner tried to enter an area where fights were in progress....Whitner became aggressive...started swinging his arms in an aggressive manner...broke free and took a fighting stance". Police then Tasered Whitner to subdue him and cuff him.

Whitner was in the popular House of Blues club when a "near riot" began escalating in front around 3 a.m. Saturday morning, and Whitner was reportedly trying to get through police to help a friend who was involved in the melee. Admirable maybe, but not a good choice in this case.

The tie-breaker though, goes to the Cleveland PD on a follow up statement from Whitner's attorney Neil Cornrich, which reads "I regret the incident...it is not how I wish to conduct myself and I apologize to all those involved".

Since you can't have it both ways, it certainly appears safe to conclude Whitner isn't disagreeing with the police account of what happened, if the statement from his lawyer is to be believed over Whitner's on camera comments.
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Was it appropriate to
taser Whitner?
Donte is expected to file a lawsuit
Sunday, 12 Apr 2009
Tricia Cruz
Posted by: Emily Lenihan

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - "I'm filing a lawsuit today," said Donte Whitner.

When Donte Whitner was arrested in Cleveland, the Buffalo Bills Safety made a statement that he's filing a lawsuit.

But police say they had every reason to use force with him outside a nightclub in Cleveland.

The Police Statement says, "Officers attempting to control the scene denied Whitner access to the area, at which time he attempted to force his way past the officers in an aggressive manner."

Police used the Taser on Whitner, "Debilitating him enough that officers were able to place him in handcuffs."

A taser is a very powerful tool, able to fire 50,000 volts.

So WHEN and WHY would a police officer resort to using it on someone?
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