Category Archives: Assault and/or Battery
Ham, Darvin
Charge: Battery of wife
Arrest Date: December 31, 2001
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 28
Details: Ham allegedly attacked his wife in their Milwaukee home during an argument. Specific details of the assault were never made public.
Polynice, Olden
Charge: Assault and disturbing the peace
Arrest Date: July 23, 2001
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 36
Details: For the third time in less than a year, Polynice was arrested in Utah. Unlike the prior two arrests, this one was not for impersonating an officer. While golfing, Polynice was accidentally hit in the arm with a golf ball by another golfer. He then apparently attacked the golfer, punching him in the face and spitting on him. This was the fifth arrest of Polynice’s pro career, and third for assault.
Clark, Keon
Charge: Domestic battery, driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: June 11, 2001
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 26
Nesby, Tyrone
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: April 9, 2001
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 25
Details: Nesby was arrested following a game against the Indiana Pacers for an arrest warrant issue in 1999 from an incident that occurred way back in 1995. At the time of the incident, Nesby was a student at Vincennes University, where he was arrested for breaking the nose of another student during an argument over the O.J. Simpson verdict. No information on which position Nesby took on the famous crime.
Kidd, Jason
Charge: Domestic abuse
Arrest Date: January 18, 2001
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 27
Details: Kidd allegedly punched his wife Joumana in the mouth during an argument over the feeding of their two year-old son. She called 911 and responding officers found her with a cut inside of her mouth and swelling of her lip. This was the second of three career arrests for Kidd.
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Benjamin, Corey
Charge: Domestic Battery
Arrest Date: October 17, 2000
Franchise: Chicago Bulls
Age 22
Details: Benjamin returned home after a game and got into an argument with his girlfriend when she asked him to buy diapers for their child and he refused. When Benjamin returned home later he found his girlfriend locked in the couple’s bedroom. He broke down the door and grabber her around the throat and slapped her, claiming that since he paid the bills she couldn’t lock any doors against him.
Maxwell, Vernon
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: September 13, 2000
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 35
Mason, Anthony
Charge: Inciting a riot, battery on a police officer, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 3, 2000
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 33
Details: While in the New Orleans French Quarter, a group of men including Mason was seen in an argument over women in the street with another group. Officers attempted to separate the groups when Mason allegedly hit one of the officers and began rallying the crowd. He was then pepper sprayed and fled into the crowd before eventually being arrested a short time later.
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