Category Archives: R
Robertson, Alvin
Charge: Probation violation
Arrest Date: August 12, 1996
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 34
Rider, Isaiah
Charge: Gambling in public
Arrest Date: July 17, 1996
Franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age 25
Details: Rider was arrested in Oakland on a misdemeanor charge of gambling in public. Police said they saw him throwing dice on a street corner with eight to 10 other people, two of whom allegedly had several bags of marijuana. This was the second arrest for Rider in a three week span, and his third brush with the law in just 6 weeks. He would also go on to be arrested yet again three months later.
Rider, Isaiah
Charge: Marijuana possession, possession of illegal cell phone
Arrest Date: June 28, 1996
Franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age 25
Details: Rider was pulled over after a California Highway Patrol officer stopped the Mercedes-Benz he was driving because it had illegally tinted front windows. They then saw a ‘cloud of marijuana smoke’ come from the vehicle, and upon searching it they found a cell phone with the serial numbers illegally scratched off. Rider had been jailed and nearly arrested just two weeks earlier following sexual assault accusations, and would go on to be arrested two more times in the next four months.
Robertson, Alvin
Charge: Burglary, vandalism, assault, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: June 26, 1995
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 32
Robinson, Cliff
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: March 4, 1994
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 33
Details: hanging out with Rod Strickland is almost always a recipe for trouble, and this was no exception for Cliff Robinson. After a minor traffic accident in Chicago, Robinson and Strickland got arrested for battery for getting into a shoving match with the driver.
Robinson, Cliff
Charge: Assault and disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: April 29, 1990
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 30
Reid, J.R.
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: April 14, 1990
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 22
Details: After being pulled over for driving 77 in a 65mph zone, Reid was arrested after it was discovered that he was driving on a suspended license. Apparently, Reid had his license suspended after receiving a whopping seven traffic violations in the previous three years.
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