Category Archives: Disorderly Conduct
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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Storey, Awvee
Charge: Disobeying police
Arrest Date: May 27, 2006
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 29
Details: While in Miami for Urban Beach Week, Storey and Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas attracted the attention of police after Storey was spotted walking in the middle of a busy street. When Storey refused to get out of the street, officers began to arrest him for disobeying police. At this point, Arenas showed up and tried to intervene, and was arrested for the same charge.
Arenas, Gilbert
Charge: Disobeying police
Arrest Date: May 27, 2006
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 24
Details: While in Miami for Urban Beach Week, Arenas and Wizards teammate Awvee Storey attracted the attention of police after Storey was spotted walking in the middle of a busy street. When Storey refused to get out of the street, officers began to arrest him for disobeying police. At this point, Arenas showed up and tried to intervene, and was arrested for the same charge. As Arenas was arrested, according to the police report, he said: “You can’t arrest me. I’m a basketball player. I play for the Washington Wizards and I’m not going to leave my teammate.”
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Olowokandi, Michael
Charge: Disorderly conduct and trespass
Arrest Date: November 25, 2004
Franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age 29
Details: Olowokandi was partying at Tiki Bob’s at 3am in Indianapolis when he was asked to leave. He refused and was shocked twice with a stun gun and taken into custody by responding officers.
Polynice, Olden
Charge: Impersonating a police officer and disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: December 8, 2000
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 36
Details: For the second time in less than two months, Polynice was arrested in Utah for flashing his honorary LAPD police badge at a fellow motorist and pretending to be an officer. This arrest stemmed from an incident in September, when Polynice forced the other driver to stop after getting flipped off, and told the motorist that he was “with the California Sheriff’s Office and I can have you arrested.”
Polynice, Olden
Charge: Impersonating a police officer and disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: October 28, 2000
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 35
Details: After being cut off in traffic in Salt Lake, Polynice followed the motorists to their home and confronted them, flashing an honorary police badge he had received from the city of Los Angeles. The motorist took down his license plate number and he was arrested later that day. Less than two months later he would be arrested again for the same offense from an incident that occurred in September.
Potapenko, Vitaly
Charge: Disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: September 19, 1999
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 24
Details: Potapenko was arrested following an altercation with his girlfriend at Logan International Airport. Employees called police after the two were seen arguing in the airport parking lot, and Potapenko was arrested after he refused to leave the scene.
Coleman, Derrick
Charge: Disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: August 9, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 32
Details: While eating in a Detroit Chinese restaurant with pals Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns and Jalen Rose, Coleman apparently decided to stand up and urinate in front of dozens of shocked patrons. He drove off in his Bentley convertible after being asked to leave. Police were called and he was later arrested and pleaded ‘no contest’ to a disorderly conduct charge. This was the second of what would be three arrests in 1999 for the NBA crime legend, of a total of a record seven arrests during his NBA career.
Robinson, Glenn
Charge: Disorderly intoxication
Arrest Date: June 28, 1999
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 26
Details: Robinson was arrested following an incident outside of Club Chaos, a Miami nightclub. He became upset after being denied admission because of what he was wearing, shouting at doormen until police arrived. Officers were unable to calm him down, and appeared drunk and ‘on the verge of physical violence.’
Strickland, Rod
Charge: Driving under the influence and disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: September 2, 1997
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 31
Details: Police said Strickland was stopped early Wednesday after making an illegal left turn in downtown Washington and became a “little disorderly.” He is also charged with failing to show his driver’s license. Strickland refused a sobriety test. This was the third of six arrests during Strickland’s pro career, and the first of three arrests for driving under the influence.
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