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[VaCatFan]

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Bengals Defensive Tackle Charged With Resisting Arrest

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Jul 23, 11:59 AM (ET)

CINCINNATI (AP) - Officers trying to arrest Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Matthias Askew after a parking violation used a Taser to subdue him and charged him with resisting arrest.

The 24-year-old Askew struggled with officers trying to handcuff him Saturday evening and broke away before he was shocked, police spokesman Lt. Tom Lanter said. Askew ignored an officer's warning to move his illegally parked car and then refused to give his identification, Lanter said.

Askew, also charged with obstructing official business, was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to appear in court Monday, a jail official said.

The 6-foot-5, 302-pound lineman was a fourth-round draft pick in 2004 from Michigan State. He played in five games as a rookie, but was active for only one game last season.

Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan said Sunday morning he could not confirm Askew's arrest and had no other information.

The arrest came about a week after Bengals owner Mike Brown issued a statement to reassure fans the team has standards for its players. Three other Bengals have been charged with criminal offenses in recent months.

"We want our fans to know that we share their concerns regarding the recent off-field conduct of several Bengals players," Brown said in the statement. "We expect our players to be good citizens, as most are, and we hold them accountable for their conduct under team and league rules."

Last month, second-year receiver Chris Henry pleaded not guilty in Covington, Ky., to charges that he provided alcohol to three underage females. He also faces a drunken driving charge in suburban Cincinnati, and is scheduled for trial Aug. 21 in Florida on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.

A.J. Nicholson, a fifth-round pick in April, was charged last month with burglarizing the apartment of a former Florida State teammate. He also faces grand theft and vandalism charges in Florida.

Also last month, defensive end Frostee Rucker was charged with two counts of spousal battery and vandalism in Los Angeles. The third-round pick has denied the allegations.

 

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Matthias Askew Bengals DT Arrested

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Officers trying to arrest Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Matthias Askew after a parking violation used a Taser to subdue him and charged him with resisting arrest. The 24-year-old Askew struggled with officers trying to handcuff him Saturday evening and broke away before he was shocked. Askew ignored an officer's warning to move his illegally parked car and then refused to give his identification. He was charged with obstructing official business, and was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to appear in court Monday

Submitted on Jul 23, 2:32 pm by Rik Danner

I lost count... how many is this now? Is Henry still in first place? I imagine he is, but who's in 2nd?

 

[Jiggyonthehut]

I lost count... how many threads are there on this topic?

On topic, :X

 

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Bengals DT Askew might sue, enters not guilty plea

GEOFF HOBSON

7/24/2006

After a hospital visit to check his heart following Saturday’s Tasing by Cincinnati police, Bengals defensive tackle Matthias Askew is mulling a lawsuit.

“It’s an option, but we’re looking to get the quickest court date possible,” said attorney Ken Lawson on Monday after he entered a plea of not guilty for obstruction of police business, resisting arrest and two parking violations for his client.

Lawson disputed a police report that said Askew threatened officers and tried to run away after illegally parking his car on a Cumminsville street in front of an outdoor booth selling CDs.

“When he was told police wanted him to move his car, he put down his CDs because he hadn’t bought them yet and got in his car and went forward to move it,” Lawson said. “Then they told him to get out of the car with his hands up. I would argue he no longer had a parking violation because he took the offer to move it.”

Lawson said police overreacted when they stunned the 6-6, 310-pound Askew at least three times because all he did was pull his wrist away when he was surprised that handcuffs were being used. He also said Askew was Tased while kneeling on the ground and handcuffed.

“He didn’t flee,” Lawson said.

Lawson said paramedics examined Askew and since his heart beat continued to race moments after he was Tased, he was transported to University Hospital.

“He was able to leave the hospital after getting checked and he didn’t feel much from it today,” Lawson said. “The big thing is his health because that’s how he makes his living.

“I know people are out there saying that the Bengals have bad guys, but they’re not all bad guys,” he said. “I think this is a case of overreaction. The first red flag is somebody getting Tased over a parking ticket.”

Askew became the fourth Bengal arrested in the offseason Saturday in an incident stemming from where he parked his car. The Associated Press reported that when officers tried to handcuff Askew after he refused to move his car, they Tasered him when he broke away. Askew, who was also charged with obstructing official business, didn’t identify himself when asked, according to the AP.

The Bengals don't comment on arrests.

Head coach Marvin Lewis has already said that wide receiver Chris Henry, facing a suspension with four arrests since Dec. 15, has a battle to make the team. Plus, since he missed all of the spring camp recovering from his knee injury, he could miss the first six games of the season if the club decides to put him on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. A suspension would cost him at least four more games.

Rookie linebacker A.J. Nicholson, facing grand theft and vandalism charges, also has to grind to make the team after the Bengals selected Virginia linebacker Ahmad Brooks in the third round of the supplemental draft.

Third-round pick Frostee Rucker, the defensive end from USC, is also looking at a vandalism charge as well as spousal battery.

Askew, who left Michigan State a year early for the 2004 draft, has never realized the potential the Bengals hoped to tap when they took him as a project in the fourth round. Because of injuries and not impressing the coaches in practice, Askew has played in only a handful of games. He played in only one last year, the regular-season finale that the Bengals didn’t have to win to make the playoffs.

Now with the signing of three-time Pro Bowler Sam Adams, the emergence of Shaun Smith, and the drafting of another Michigan State tackle in the fourth round (Domata Peko), Askew already has a tough road to make the club.

http://www.bengals.com

 

[BoltzNBrew]

When did they start arresting people for a parking violation?

 

[CalBear]

When did they start arresting people for a parking violation?

When they're black and driving a fancy car.

 

[Noahs Troopers]

When did they start arresting people for a parking violation?

When they're black and driving a fancy car.

Pretty much, I think also when they asked for his liscence/registration and he told the cop to go f*** a dog that this likely irritated the big bad white man.

 

[redman]

The real crime is that Marvin has Askew in a gap control offense when he should be in the one-gap as the up-tackle and break free into the backfield.