MIAMI, Fla. – Miami Heat guard Carlos Arroyo was arrested on February 26, 2010 after police complained he did not
comply with their requests after pulling him over on his way to practice,
According to The Miami Herald newspaper, Arroyo was arrested in Coral Gables and faces charges for a traffic violation and resisting arrest without violence.
According to police, Arroyo was driving slowly and impeding traffic then did not pull over as a motorcycle cop made several attempts for him to do so.
The police documents stated a few extra units were called and after the NBA player pulled over, he “attempted to resist” being cuffed.
Arroyo was also accused of being confrontational and by the looks of his mugshot (pictured here) that reveals a bunch of nicks and scratches on Carlos’ face and neck, it may have been the cops who were a little overzealous.
After going down to the precinct to cheese for a mugshot, Arroyo was allowed to leave after he promised to appear in court.
Heat president Pat Riley released a comment saying he had no comment: “We are aware of the traffic stop involving Carlos Arroyo this morning . . . and we will have no comment at this time.”
Carlos also made a statement:
“I was in my car on the way to practice this morning when I was stopped by the police. This incident led to me being arrested for the very first time in my life”
“I sincerely apologize to my fans, family, the Miami Heat and the entire South Florida community for the negative publicity that has arisen from this morning’s events. I am confident that once all of the facts come out in a court of law, this matter will be resolved in my favor.”
Now we’re not legal experts here at Sports Climax but we did stay at a Holiday Inn once and this whole ordeal looks and sounds a little out of whack.
A Hispanic male driving down the road too slow.
The Hispanic gets pulled over.
A bunch of cops are summoned and rush to the scene.
The Hispanic dude gets cuffed, dragged down to precinct and the mugshot portrays a few subtle Rodney King-like similarities.
Stay tuned to Jocks Behind Bars for any further updates.
Copyright ©2010 Sports Climax™