Cleveland Browns lineman arrested for drunk driving

From the Royalton Post:

A Cleveland Browns offensive lineman was arrested for OVI and other counts after being stopped by police while in a Cleveland Metroparks parking lot around 1 a.m. Sept. 26.

According to a North Royalton Police report, an officer saw Alvin Bailey Jr., 25, a city resident, speeding northbound on West 130th Street at 12:57 a.m. in his lifted pick-up truck. The vehicle then turned onto Valley Parkway and into the Paw Paw Picnic Area just off of West 130th.

An officer allegedly saw Bailey exiting the vehicle and reportedly ignored commands to go back inside, with Bailey instead bending down under the tailgate. Bailey then stood up, seeming surprised at the officer’s presence, according to the report. He stated he stopped due to a vehicle warning of high air pressure and was releasing air.

Bailey reportedly told officers he was driving home after spending several hours at a Pearl Road business in Strongsville. He said he went there after arriving back in Cleveland from Miami, where the 0-3 Browns had played the previous afternoon and lost to the Dolphins 30-24. Bailey was a new addition to the starting lineup in that game after center Cameron Erving was injured earlier this season.

Bailey – who the Browns list at 6-foot-3-inches and 320 pounds – reportedly admitted to drinking while at the business and consuming several whiskeys on the plane from Miami before that. He was arrested for OVI after performing poorly on sobriety tests and testing over the legal limit on a portable breath test.

During a search of the vehicle, officers allegedly saw green flakes believed to be marijuana inside the center console, including in an unlocked lock box. Bailey was cited for failure to comply, drug abuse, drug paraphernalia, speed and unsafe vehicle (cracked windshield). He had a Sept. 29 court date.

Update: Seferian-Jenkins DUI video released

Since my previous post, NFL tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and picked up by the New York Jets.

Now an edited version of his DUI arrest video has hit the internet.  He was about to get off with a warning, but he kept on talking and ultimately said enough to get the officer to ask him to do field sobriety tests.

The field tests are not part of the edited dash cam video.  Whoever edited this made sure to keep in the part where Seferian-Jenkins tells the officer that he has to take a “huge shit.”

Tampa Bay TE Seferian-Jenkins arrested for second DUI

From the Tampa Bay-Times:

Two days before the Bucs’ home opener, tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was arrested early Friday morning and was charged with two misdemeanor counts, including driving under the influence.

Seferian-Jenkins, 23, was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrol at 3:42 a.m. Friday and was booked at the Orient Road Jail at 6:24 a.m., charged with misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and violating a court-ordered Ignition Interlock Device restriction from a previous arrest for DUI in Washington in 2013.

He was released from jail at 12:13 p.m. on $750 bond…

According to the FHP, Seferian-Jenkins was driving at 75-80 mph in a 55 mph zone as he entered southbound I-275 near State Road 60. He made an improper lane change, cutting off an FHP trooper and “weaving back and forth.”

The arrest report states that Seferian-Jenkins was observed to have glassy eyes and the smell of alcohol and was “agitated,” with slurred speech and leaning on objects for balance. He “performed poorly” on field sobriety tests and declined to provide a breath sample to measure his blood-alcohol level.

Seferian-Jenkins pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in 2013 while he was in college at the University of Washington. He was arrested in March 2013 and was a second-round draft pick of the Bucs in 2014.

Rams Safety T.J. McDonald arrested for DUI after crash

From Patch.com:

Los Angeles Rams safety T.J. McDonald was charged today with a misdemeanor DUI charge stemming from his arrest in May following a collision with a parked car in Woodland Hills.

McDonald, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 7 in a Van Nuys courtroom on one count of driving under the influence of drugs, according to Frank Mateljan of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.

McDonald was arrested about 8:30 a.m. May 10 by Los Angeles police after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a parked car in the 22900 block of Gershwin Drive, Los Angeles police said.

Cleveland Cavalier Shumpert arrested for Marijuana DUI

From TMZ:

Cleveland Cavs star Iman Shumpert was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana back in August … TMZ Sports has learned.

According to the police report, Shumpert was pulled over outside of Atlanta on August 10th around 11:37 PM for a lane change violation and because his taillights weren’t on in his rented Audi A3.

During the stop, the officer says Shumpert reeked of weed — and his eyes were bloodshot.

Shumpert told the cop he had just come from his “homegirl’s house” and was going to pick up his father from the airport.

The cop administered a field sobriety test and determined Shumpert was high. Shumpert also admitted he had smoked weed before leaving his friend’s house.

Cops searched the car and found a mason jar with marijuana.

Cops wanted to perform a blood test on Shumpert but he refused — claiming, “people would recognize him and it would cause a scene.”

Shumpert was handcuffed and arrested for DUI marijuana and possession of weed (less than an ounce). He was also cited for failure to maintain his lane.

The Cavs issued a statement saying they have discussed the situation with Iman and “will monitor the progression of the pending case.”

 

Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor arrested for DUI

From CBS Sports:

Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested in Palm Beach County on Friday for suspicion of DUI, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed to WPTV.

According to police, Taylor was driving his Bentley on the highway around 5:20 p.m. when he hit a motorhome and sideswiped a police car. Damage to the police car was minimal, however, Taylor did take out one of the vehicle’s side mirrors with his Bentley.

Police also added that no one was injured during the accident.

The former Giants linebacker was then taken to the Palm Beach County jail after performing “poorly” on a roadside sobriety test. While he was being processed, the 1986 NFL MVP admitted that he probably had “too much” to drink before he decided to drive.

The DUI charge is just the latest legal woe for the long-time NFL linebacker, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Taylor, who spent 13 seasons with the Giants and won two Super Bowls, pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute in 2011.

In that case, the 57-year-old was sentenced to six years of probation.

Former Space Shuttle Commander charged in alcohol related fatal crash

Former Space Shuttle Commander James Halsell, Jr. has been indicted on charges of reckless murder in the (allegedly) alcohol related fatal crash that caused the death of two children, Jayla Parler, age 12 and Niomi James, age 11.

The incident occurred on June 6, 2016 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Here is a link to the police report.  Halsell’s vehicle allegedly was traveling at a very high rate of speed and rear-ended and crushed the other vehicle.  The investigating officer wrote that Halsell admitted drinking wine at a motel, but did not remember leaving the motel.  He had slurred speech, dilated pupils, disheveled clothes, smelled of alcohol, appeared confused and had unstable balance. A search of his motel room found an empty wine bottle and an empty sleeping pill bottle. The reports do not indicate if a blood alcohol test was taken.

A civil lawsuit has been filed by the parents of the victims.