Category Archives: 1990’s
Smith, Leon
Charge: Criminal damage to a vehicle and violating an order of protection
Arrest Date: December 3, 1999
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 19
Details: A day after being arrested for assault, the young Dallas rookie went to the home of the accuser and smashed her mothers’ car windows, and was arrested a second time. He ended up never playing a single game for the Dallas Mavericks, playing only 15 total games in his NBA career.
Robertson, Alvin
Charge: Assault, criminal trespass
Arrest Date: July 13, 1996
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 33
Details: Serial offender Robertson was arrested after a woman told police that he broke into her apartment and choked and bit her on the face. This was Robertson’s fourth career arrest, and the first of three over a six week span that summer. In total, he was arrested an astounding 5 times over a 14-month period from 1995 to 1996.
Campbell, Elden
Charge: Reckless driving
Arrest Date: December 31, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 31
Wallace, John
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: December 27, 1999
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 25
Details: While driving through a police checkpoint in midtown Manhattan early one morning, Wallace was arrested for driving with a suspended license. His license had been suspended due to failure to pay a previous summons.
Recasner, Eldridge
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: December 24, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 32
Rodman, Dennis
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: December 23, 1999
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 38
Details: While driving his Bentley, Rodman was pulled over after security in the area had reported he was intoxicated as he was leaving a local restaurant and bar. Rodman flunked a field-sobriety test and was placed under arrest. This was his third arrest in a four month span in 1999.
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Smith, Leon
Charge: Aggravated assault
Arrest Date: December 2, 1999
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 19
Details: The young Dallas rookie was arrested after a complaint was filed by a local 16-year old girl alleging that he threatened to harm her, and that he brandished a gun and threatened to shoot the girl’s brother if she told him about the encounter. Smith would end up being arrested again a day later and never played a single game for the Dallas Mavericks.
Rodman, Dennis
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: November 5, 1999
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 38
Details: Rodman and his estranged wife Carmen Electra were arrested at an upscale Miami Beach hotel after the two were involved in a physical altercation. Police were called to investigate reports of a loud disturbance, and when they arrived they found Electra with a cut on her lip and Rodman with scratches on his arm and a torn shirt.
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Buford, Rodney
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: November 5, 1999
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 22
Coleman, Derrick
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: October 27, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 32
Details: Coleman was arrested driving while under the influence after the car he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer. Hornets backup guard Eldridge Recasner was a passenger in Coleman’s vehicle and was injured. This was one of three arrests for Coleman in 1999 alone, and one of an astounding seven career arrests.
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