Category Archives: 2011
Smith, JR
Charge: Operating a scooter without a valid driver’s license
Arrest Date: May 28, 2011
Franchise: Denver Nuggets
Age 25
Details: Smith was arrested in Miami Beach for operating a scooter without a license, his third career arrest. A bench warrant was issued 3 months later after he skipped a court hearing on the matter, leading to his eventual fourth career arrest in 2012 for failure to appear in court.
Caracter, Derrick
Charge: Battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: April 24, 2011
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 22
Details: While in the middle of a playoff series against the Pelicans, a drunken Caracter showed up at a New Orleans IHOP and grabbed and shoved a female cashier after being refused service. Police were called and he was arrested for battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest.
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Powell, Josh
Charge: Failure to obey a traffic officer, failure to yield to emergency equipment, obstruction
Arrest Date: March 12, 2011
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 28
Details: Powell was arrested shortly before a Hawks game for inexplicably refusing to move his car after it blocked an ambulance. Police asked him repeatedly to move out of the intersection and let the ambulance through, but he refused and was placed under arrest and charged with a handful of obstruction charges.
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Jack, Jarrett
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 20, 2011
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 27
Details: After being pulled over for weaving and driving 66 mph in a 45 zone, Jack failed a breathalyzer and was arrested for driving under the influence.
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Bell, Charlie
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 4, 2011
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 31
Details: Bell was arrested early in the morning in Oakland and was charged with driving under the influence. This was the start of a busy year for Bell in which he was arrested three times.
