Category Archives: 1980
Simpson, Ralph
Charge: Assault, burglary, and criminal mischief
Arrest Date: July 30, 1980
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 30
Johnson, Eddie
Charge: Motor vehicle theft
Arrest Date: July 24, 1980
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 25
Johnson, Eddie
Charge: Cocaine possession
Arrest Date: July 13, 1980
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 25
King, Bernard
Charge: Forcible sexual assault
Arrest Date: January 1, 1980
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 23
Details: At the age of 23, King had already been arrested three previous times since being drafted by the Nets in 1977. King rang in the new year and new decade by allegedly forcing a Salt Lake woman to perform repeated sexual acts on him.
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