Category Archives: 2003
Arenas, Gilbert
Charge: Unlawful possession of firearm
Arrest Date: June 4, 2003
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 21
Forte, Joseph
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: May 1, 2003
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 21
Details: Just over a week after being arrested on drug and gun charges, Forte again ran into trouble with the law after allegedly punching a man during a pickup basketball game on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill. The victim, a reserve on the UNC football team, received a cut above his right eye that required stitches.
Richardson, Jason
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: April 29, 2003
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 22
Details: Richardson was arrested after a fight with his ex-girlfriend. The fight allegedly began after she found Richardson looking through letters and pictures of the victim and her current boyfriend. She accused him of pushing her down and kicking her in the side, all in the presence of their three year-old daughter.
Forte, Joseph
Charge: Marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and handgun possession
Arrest Date: April 24, 2003
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 21
Details: Forte was pulled over for speeding for driving 90mph in a 65mph zone. Officers then detected the smell of burning marijuana, and upon searching the car also discovered a .22 caliber pistol and a magazine under the seat.
Payton, Gary
Charge: Assault causing bodily harm
Arrest Date: April 11, 2003
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 34
Details: Payton, along with Bucks teammates Sam Cassell and Jason Caffey, got into a brawl outside of a Toronto strip-club with several men and women. All three were eventually arrested for assault.
Cassell, Sam
Charge: Assault causing bodily harm
Arrest Date: April 11, 2003
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 33
Details: Cassell, along with Bucks teammates Jason Caffey and Gary Payton, got into a brawl outside of a Toronto strip-club with several men and women. All three were eventually arrested for assault.
Caffey, Jason
Charge: Assault causing bodily harm
Arrest Date: April 11, 2003
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 29
Details: Caffey, along with Bucks teammates Sam Cassell and Gary Payton, got into a brawl outside of a Toronto strip-club with several men and women. All three were eventually arrested for assault.
Griffin, Eddie
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: April 6, 2003
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 20
Details: This was the first of four NBA arrests that were racked up by the late Eddie Griffin before his drunk-driving death in 2007. The talented but troubled star was the seventh pick in the 2001 draft and managed to stay our of trouble until late in his sophomore season. While heading home from a game in Houston he was pulled over for speeding and not using a turn signal, at which point officers discovered a small amount of marijuana and placed him under arrest
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