Category Archives: Resisting Arrest
Bol, Manute
Charge: Driving while intoxicated, assault, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 2, 1988
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 25
Details: Bol was stopped by police at 5:20am in Maryland after being seen driving erratically. Bol then became argumentative and struck several troopers before being subdued and handcuffed.
Huston, Geoff
Charge: Sexual imposition, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: October 2, 1984
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 26
Details: Huston stopped in an Ohio convenience store after midnight asking for directions. He then became angry, knocking over merchandise displays and grabbing a female employee ‘between the legs.’ Police were called and arrested Huston a short time later.
King, Bernard
Charge: Marijuana possession, prowling, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 15, 1977
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 20
Details: This was King’s second arrest that week, both since being drafted by the Nets only a month earlier. This time he was arrested after a man told police King had attempted to break into his apartment. He was subsequently found to possess marijuana and resisted arrest. King had previously been arrested twice while in college with the University of Tennessee, and would subsequently be arrested two more times during his playing career.
Bryant, Joe
Charge: Cocaine possession, resisting arrest, and driving without a license
Arrest Date: May 5, 1976
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 21
Details: Two years before the birth of his famous son Kobe, Joe Bryant was a 21 year-old rookie playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. After police attempted to pull him over for having a busted taillight one evening, he fled, crashing into three parked cars. Police searched his sports car and found several bags of cocaine, placing him under arrest.
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