Category Archives: 2001
Ham, Darvin
Charge: Battery of wife
Arrest Date: December 31, 2001
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 28
Details: Ham allegedly attacked his wife in their Milwaukee home during an argument. Specific details of the assault were never made public.
Francis, Steve
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: December 16, 2001
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 23
Olowokandi, Michael
Charge: Cohabitant abuse, robbery, and false imprisonment
Arrest Date: December 1, 2001
Franchise: Los Angeles Clippers
Age 26
Details: Olowokandi returned to his Manhattan Beach home with his brother and girlfriend, where he encountered an ex-girlfriend and an argument ensued. He had a skirmish with the woman and she suffered bumps and scratches. He also allegedly took her watch and earrings and held her for a short period of time before letting her leave.
Wells, Bonzi
Charge: Trespass
Arrest Date: September 6, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 24
Details: Wells, along with Blazers teammate Erick Barkley, were arrested after refusing to leave the scene of a brawl outside of a nightclub. When police arrived, they shouted profanities at officers until arrested for criminal trespass.
Barkley, Erick
Charge: Trespass
Arrest Date: September 6, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 23
Details: Barkley, along with Blazers teammate Bonzi Wells, were arrested after refusing to leave the scene of a brawl outside of a nightclub. When police arrived, they shouted profanities at officers until arrested for criminal trespass.
Porter, Chris
Charge: Marijuana and cocaine possession
Arrest Date: August 24, 2001
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 23
Details: Porter was pulled over in Alabama for speeding when officers discovered two small bags in the car, one containing cocaine and one containing marijuana.
Polynice, Olden
Charge: Assault and disturbing the peace
Arrest Date: July 23, 2001
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 36
Details: For the third time in less than a year, Polynice was arrested in Utah. Unlike the prior two arrests, this one was not for impersonating an officer. While golfing, Polynice was accidentally hit in the arm with a golf ball by another golfer. He then apparently attacked the golfer, punching him in the face and spitting on him. This was the fifth arrest of Polynice’s pro career, and third for assault.
Stevenson, DeShawn
Charge: Statutory rape
Arrest Date: June 19, 2001
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 20
Details: As a rookie with the Jazz, Stevenson was arrested after admitting in a taped phone conversation to having consensual sex with a 14 year-old girl in a hotel after a night of drinking. This came less than a year after getting arrested for taking part in a brawl at a high school on the night he was drafted in the first round by the Utah Jazz.
Clark, Keon
Charge: Domestic battery, driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: June 11, 2001
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 26
Patterson, Ruben
Charge: Attempted rape
Arrest Date: May 8, 2001
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 25
Details: Patterson was arrested after allegedly attempting to rape the family’s 24 year old nanny inside of his Washington home. He eventually agreed to a plea deal that resulted in a 15-day jail sentence and him registering as a sex offender. This was Patterson’s second of three career arrests, all over a three-year span.
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