Category Archives: Assault and/or Battery
Davis, Dale
Charge: Assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: August 1, 2006
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 37
Details: Police were called to a Miami Beach hotel after Davis refused to leave the premises after repeated requests. Upon arriving, Davis went outside with officers where he threatened to assault them if they would remove their guns and badges. Davis then balled his fists and began walking toward officers in an aggressive manner, and was warned that he would be hit with a Taser gun if he continued. He didn’t stop, and an officer used the stun gun to hit Davis in the chest and he fell to the ground. He was taken into custody and charged with assault, assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence.
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Nailon, Lee
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: January 24, 2006
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 30
Details: Nailon’s third career arrest came after a long and violent confrontation in his home. Following an argument, Nailon threw a picture frame at his wife and elbowed her in the face. Then, as his wife ran for the front door to scream for help her husband grabbed her around the neck and carried her to the bedroom, where he threw her on the bed. A few minutes later she called police.
Simmons, Bobby
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: October 1, 2005
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 25
Details: Simmons allegedly punched and fondled a woman in his car after offering her a ride home from a Milwaukee nightclub at 2am. He was arrested for assault but the case was ultimately dismissed four months later after investigators found conflicting accounts of the incident.
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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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.
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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