Category Archives: New Jersey Nets
Kurucs, Rodions
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: September 3, 2019
Franchise: Brooklyn Nets
Age 21
Details: Kurucs was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend at their home in late June. Kurucs allegedly screamed, “I am going to kill myself” then put his hand around the woman’s throat and choked her. He then allegedly pushed her on the bed, slapped her in the face twice, bit her lip and pushed her into the bed frame.
Faried, Kenneth
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 19, 2018
Franchise: Brooklyn Nets
Age 28
Details: Faried and two friends were pulled over at a DUI checkpoint early Sunday morning, at which point officers detected “a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.” Faried was charged with fourth-degree possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor for those allegedly in possession of more than 2 ounces of marijuana.
Williams, Shawne
Charge: Possession with intent to manufacture/distribute/sell
Arrest Date: January 15, 2010
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 23
Details: Williams’ second career arrest came after a police sting that netted him and 23 others. He was charged with possession of codeine with intent to distribute. Following this arrest he was waived by the New Jersey Nets, effectively ending his NBA career. Three years later in 2013, the ex-pro he was again arrested with marijuana and codeine.
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Williams, Sean
Charge: Disorderly conduct and criminal mischief
Arrest Date: March 16, 2009
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 22
Details: Sean Williams managed to get arrested twice within about a month in 2009. This, the second time, involved an argument at a computer shop in a mall that ended when Williams picked up and smashed a $1,200 computer.
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Williams, Sean
Charge: Trespass
Arrest Date: February 15, 2009
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 22
Details: Williams was arrested after showing up a game at Boston College where the BC Eagles were playing Duke. Apparently, Williams had a no-trespassing order against him, banning him from being on campus, likely stemming from his troubled time as a student athlete at BC before being dismissed from the school. He was allegedly belligerent to arresting officers, berating them and writing obscenities instead of his name on documents he was to sign. He would again be arrested in another bizarre case about a month later for smashing a computer during an argument at an electronics store.
Jefferson, Richard
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: May 7, 2008
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 27
Details: Jefferson was arrested for an incident that occurred over three months earlier in Minneapolis, where he allegedly choked a man unconscious. Jefferson was inside a private area for the victim’s birthday and when asked to leave he choked him with both hands, saying “do you know who I am?”
Coleman, Derrick
Charge: Disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: June 24, 1995
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 28
Shackleford, Charles
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: March 1, 1990
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 23
Details: Shackleford was found in his car with a small amount of marijuana after police were informed by an informant. At the time he was already under investigation for a point-shaving scandal from several years earlier while he attended North Carolina State.
Washington, Duane
Charge: Cocaine possession
Arrest Date: September 25, 1988
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 24
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