Category Archives: 2000’s

O’Neal, Jermaine

Charge: Assault and battery

Arrest Date: November 19, 2004

Franchise: Indiana Pacers

Age 26

Details: O’Neal was one of the participants of the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl in Detroit.  O’Neal was arrested for assault and battery along with four other Indiana Pacers players for attacking Pistons fans in the arena.  Nine players were suspended for varying lengths, with O’Neal being suspended for 15 games. See below for video of the famous brawl.

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Johnson, Anthony

Charge: Assault and battery

Arrest Date: November 19, 2004

Franchise: Indiana Pacers

Age 30

Details: Johnson was one of the participants of the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl in Detroit.  Johnson was arrested for assault and battery along with four other Indiana Pacers players for attacking Pistons fans in the arena.  Nine players were suspended for varying lengths, with Johnson being suspended for 5 games. See below for video of the famous brawl.

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Jackson, Stephen

Charge: Assault and battery

Arrest Date: November 19, 2004

Franchise: Indiana Pacers

Age 26

Details: Jackson was one of the participants of the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl in Detroit.  Jackson was arrested for assault and battery along with four other Indiana Pacers players for attacking Pistons fans in the arena.  Nine players were suspended for varying lengths, with Jackson being suspended for 30 games. See below for video of the famous brawl.

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Harrison, David

Charge: Assault and battery

Arrest Date: November 19, 2004

Franchise: Indiana Pacers

Age 22

Details: Harrison was one of the participants of the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl in Detroit.  Harrison was arrested for assault and battery along with four other Indiana Pacers players for attacking Pistons fans in the arena.  Nine players were suspended for varying lengths, though Harrison avoided suspension. See below for video of the famous brawl.

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Artest, Ron

Charge: Assault and battery

Arrest Date: November 19, 2004

Franchise: Indiana Pacers

Age 25

Details: Artest was the main participant of the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl in Detroit.  Artest was arrested for assault and battery along with four other Indiana Pacers players for attacking Pistons fans in the arena.  Nine players were suspended for varying lengths, with Artest being suspended the longest, for the remainder of the season (73 regular season games and 13 playoff games). See below for video of the famous brawl.

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Anthony, Carmelo

Charge: Marijuana possession

Arrest Date: October 15, 2004

Franchise: Denver Nuggets

Age 20

Details: While boarding the team plane, agents discovered a small quantity of marijuana in Anthony’s backpack.  He was cited and released.  He blamed it on a friend who borrowed his backpack the previous week and the charges were ultimately dropped.

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Randolph, Zach

Charge: Driving under the influence of intoxicants

Arrest Date: December 2, 2003

Franchise: Portland Trailblazers

Age 22

Details: After being pulled over in his Cadillac SUV, officers smelled marijuana and placed Randolph under arrest for driving under the influence.

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Griffin, Eddie

Charge: Assault with a deadly weapon

Arrest Date: November 20, 2003

Franchise: Houston Rockets

Age 21

Detail: Griffin was charged with fighting with a woman who says he beat her and fired a gun in her direction. The victim accused Griffin of hitting her three times in the face and shooting at her as she drove away from his home in a gated community in southwest Houston.

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Brown, Kwame

Charge: Driving under the influence

Arrest Date: August 20, 2003

Franchise: Washington Wizards

Age 21

Details: Brown was pulled over at 3am after officers observed his Hummer weaving and crossing the center line.  He failed a roadside sobriety test and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of .147, above the legal limit of .08.  This was the second of three career arrests for Brown.

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Stackhouse, Jerry

Charge: Assault

Arrest Date: July 13, 2003

Franchise: Washington Wizards

Age 28

Details: Stackhouse was arrested for assault at a North Carolina beach home he was renting after he allegedly grabbed the female property manager.  They were arguing over the terms of the lease agreement and he reached for the contract but accidentally grabbed her arm.  She felt threatened and called police.

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