Most Bizarre Arrests in Sports
The sports world is but a microcosm. Each sport has its villains, heroes and clowns. The same news that hits the real world affects the players of our favorite sports as well.
Athletes are not immune to anything, even their own sordid peculiarities. As you will see, people do the craziest things when they are left to their own devices.
Here are the wackiest arrests that pertain to athletes.
Some of these will leave you stunned that you failed to realize you could be locked up for such a thing. Leave it to these individuals to think outside the box in their illegal vagaries.
The only thing that is certain is the world was much better when these folks were behind bars.
15. Randall Simon
1 of 15You have to love baseball players. They have a knack for getting injured in the most spectacularly stupid ways imaginable.
But the bizarre does not end with their injuries.
Randall Simon thought it would be funny to topple over one of the sausages that race in between innings for the Milwaukee Brewers are home.
Granted it was, but the cops did not think so.
Simon was detained and questioned for his actions. The female wearing the Italian sausage costume left the field with a scrape and a badly bruised ego.
14. Richard Seigler
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Pimping ain't easy. Just ask Richard Seigler.
He never tried it yet still got nabbed for it.
In May of 2007, Richard Seigler was arrested for pandering and prostitution in Las Vegas.
He was later found innocent but was already released from the Pittsburgh Steelers for his alleged involvement.
See folks. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas. It may also ruin your life. So just stay home and burn your money instead.
13. Tawny Kitaen
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Tawny Kitaen was married to Angels pitcher Chuck Finley. For a while there I was unsure if she was an actress or professional coke snorter.
In 2002, the actress was arrested for domestic abuse. She had beaten Chuck with her stiletto heel. Finley filed for divorce three days later.
She later went on a tirade that Finley was an avid steroid abuser.
She also claimed that he was addicted to marijuana and alcohol. When asked about the accusations, Finley quipped, "I can't believe she left out the cross-dressing."
Shame on her, only the entire American League was allowed to hit Chuck Finley.
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12. Plaxico Burress
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How can we not include the "shot hear around the club"? Plaxico is now serving a two year sentence for carrying concealed firearm.
The reason he was caught is that he shot himself in the leg while living it up at a club.
At least nobody with half a brain was injured that night.
I'll bet Plaxico wishes everyday that he just paid a security guard to watch his back instead of toting a pistol. This isn't the Wild West.
11. The Love Boat
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If you set sail on a cruise and the staff tells you to make yourself at home, don't start having sex everywhere there is an open area.
That is what took place in October of 2005. As you will see, having a bye week can prove disastrous.
17 Vikings players chose to spend their off weekend sailing on a charter boat on Lake Minnetonka.
The staff greeted them warmly but later found themselves face to face with a full on orgy. There were players having sex on couches and in open areas. It was utter chaos, but not the good kind of chaos, the messy kind.
The fallout was enormous.
Several players were fined for lascivious behavior and owner Zygi Wilf nearly exploded. Seriously.
10. Chris Carter
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Chris Carter narrowly trashed his shot at playing for Ohio State.
The Buckeye-recruit was arrested last week for allegedly fondling up to eight girls.
The arrest came as young women that were getting sized by Carter for ROTC uniforms complained that Carter forced them to take their clothes off.
The latest news is that these charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
I still would be quite uneasy being in a dark room with Carter, let alone changing in front of him. I am just too delicate a flower to be safe.
9. Jose "Chico" Lind
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Chico Lind has had his bouts with alcohol and drugs.
They all came to a head on November 21, 1997. Lind was pulled over when he failed to stop for an accident he was just involved in.
When the cops came to the door they noticed he was not only bombed but naked from the waist down. The cops found cocaine and seven beers in the car.
The officer must have been very excited to meet a real-live mediocre baseball player.
I imagine the conversation started with something like this, "Excuse me sir are you intoxicated? The only reason I ask is that I can see your penis."
8. Dion Rayford
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Dion Rayford loves Chalupas. This point needs to be noted if you ever come into contact with the former Kanasas Jayhawk football player.
Back in November of 1999, Rayford found himself at a Taco Bell drive-thru at two in the morning. When he was given his order, one thing was missing, his Chalupa.
Putting Bobby Knight to shame in the overreaction department, Dion charged the window.
He actually attempted to squeeze his body through the tiny drive-thru window but it broke under his weight. Rayford was left dangling while the workers locked themselves in a room.
They are better people than me.
I would have eaten 14 Chalupas in front of him while he was stuck until the cops came.
7. Eddy Curry
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There are two things that Eddy Curry loves. One is food, the other is his former limo driver David Kuchinsky.
That is if you buy into what his former limo driver is selling.
Back in 2009, Kuchinsky brought Curry to court with a bevy of complaints. He said he was owed damages and compensation for gifts that he purchased which were ordered by Curry.
Oh, I almost forgot. He stated that Curry sexually harassed Kuchinsky and made him do demeaning tasks like picking up "dirty" towels.
For once I am taking Curry's side in this one. Kuchinsky was a felon that was more than likely looking for a quick buck.
But the charges were rather interesting.
6. Baylor Football
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Willie Jefferson and Josh Gordon had a hankering for Taco Bell back in October of 2010.
The Baylor players were understandably famished as they allegedly finished getting ripped from the weed they had in their car.
It was easy for cops to track them down—they were passed out in the Taco Bell drive-thru lane. Please guys, you are doing it all wrong. First you eat, then you pass out.
Taco Bell is starting to get a bad rap as a destination for criminals and stoners.
5. Eddie Griffin
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The troubled NBA player had a problem with alcohol. It was what led to his death in 2007 when he struck a moving train.
But it also led to one of the most bizarre misdemeanor charge ever leveled.
Griffin hit a parked car in March of 2006. He then went into a local convenience store and told the people in the place that he was intoxicated.
He also shared the fact that he had been masturbating while driving and lost concentration—that would be the biggest understatement of the entire slideshow right there.
The amazing part is that the cops took him home and failed to report that he had been driving while intoxicated.
4. Joe Cullen
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And you thought we were done with all the nude driving. Well Joe Cullen does his best to round out all the best parts of our previous encounters.
In 2006, Cullen, then defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions, pulled into a Wendy's drive-thru.
The interesting part is that he was both drunk and completely naked. He was so bombed that he fell for the oldest trick in the book. The manager asked Cullen to pull ahead and wait for his order.
Cops showed up moments later.
The real travesty is that he never got his biggie fries nor cup of chilli. Damn, this list is making me hungry.
3. Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders
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From the files of, "damn that's actually kind of hot," two Panthers cheerleaders were arrested after they caused a ruckus at Banana Joe's in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Back in 2005, Angela Ellen Keathley and Renee Thomas were NFL cheerleaders for the Carolina Panthers.
That is until they got so drunk that they started having sex in the Banana Joe's bathroom. The drunken romp drew the ire of patrons who complained.
That is when Thomas socked a lady in the face. It sounds almost like a woman's prison movie only lamer, because they were employed by the Panthers.
2. Tyler Patrick Thomas
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Cocaine is a hell of a drug. So is alcohol or any other thing that Tyler Patrick Thomas must have been on in August of 2010.
The Oregon State football player was thrown off the team when he was arrested for the most bizarre encounter possible.
Thomas was found naked in a stranger's home when police found him.
When he awoke, he engaged in a three-point stance and charged at the officers. That is when the cops tased him and probably exclaimed, "What the hell was that all about?"
1. Najeh Davenport
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Najeh Davenport's NFL career did not start the best way imaginable.
Right before he entered the league, Davenport broke into a Barry University dorm room and defecated in a hamper.
The running back was arrested and charged with a felony second-degree burglary charge and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief. Those were later dropped in lieu of community service.
But his inability to resist dropping a deuce in another's hamper earns him a spot in immortality.
If someone tells you that all the ways to get arrested have been thought of, think again. It only takes a genius like Davenport to prove otherwise.
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