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“Pacman” Jones police reports being reviewed
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...iEWSD2bYF?slug=txpacmansaga&prov=st&type=lgns
DALLAS (TICKER) —The saga surrounding suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones took another turn late Wednesday.
A local television station, WFAA News Channel 8, reported that Dallas police are investigating an officer’s report from the now-infamous hotel fight that left the troubled cornerback suspended by the NFL yet again.
Jones, who was reinstated six weeks ago following a 17-month ban, was suspended on Monday for a minimum of four games after police were called to a fight at the Joule Hotel on October 7.
The 25-year-old Jones was attending a party hosted by the rapper Ludacris, and got into a scuffle in the bathroom with his team-appointed bodyguard. No charges were pressed.
Jones’ suspension appeared to close the case on the story, but now WFAA is reporting that the Dallas police believe officer Rodney Allen intentionally omitted key details in his report - including Jones’ name.
The station reported that Dallas police commanders are worried because - according to a memo to Chief David Kunkle - the “vagueness” of the report could “cast doubt on his (the officer) and the department’s credibility.”
Allen reportedly has a history of this type of behavior. The report stated that he has been written up numerous times since 2002 for failure to complete a report, spreading rumors, untruthfulness and improper investigation.
The report then described the discrepancies in Allen’s account of what took place. The station obtained a statement in which Rodney is asked to describe what happened that night in detail. He said he watched Adam Jones “exit the nice vehicle from the passenger side and enter the hotel.”
This contradicts the original police statement, which states that by the time officers arrived, the disturbance had ended. The station said it was unclear whether Allen was inside or outside the hotel, but he said in the report:
“As I admired the hotel designs, the hotel security advised me that something was going on in the restroom near the lobby.”
That is when he heard a call on his police radio about a fight at the Joule. Dallas police said Jones’ bodyguard told them the Cowboys player punched him in the head when they were in a hotel bathroom.
Officer Allen told News 8 he heard a crash in the bathroom - that is when he broke up the scuffle and everyone was escorted out. According to the report, a second officer, Miguel Jamaica, said he observed Jones sitting in a car, “getting upset as he cried.”
None of these details were mentioned in the original police report, which has caused the department to review the matter.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...iEWSD2bYF?slug=txpacmansaga&prov=st&type=lgns
DALLAS (TICKER) —The saga surrounding suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones took another turn late Wednesday.
A local television station, WFAA News Channel 8, reported that Dallas police are investigating an officer’s report from the now-infamous hotel fight that left the troubled cornerback suspended by the NFL yet again.
Jones, who was reinstated six weeks ago following a 17-month ban, was suspended on Monday for a minimum of four games after police were called to a fight at the Joule Hotel on October 7.
The 25-year-old Jones was attending a party hosted by the rapper Ludacris, and got into a scuffle in the bathroom with his team-appointed bodyguard. No charges were pressed.
Jones’ suspension appeared to close the case on the story, but now WFAA is reporting that the Dallas police believe officer Rodney Allen intentionally omitted key details in his report - including Jones’ name.
The station reported that Dallas police commanders are worried because - according to a memo to Chief David Kunkle - the “vagueness” of the report could “cast doubt on his (the officer) and the department’s credibility.”
Allen reportedly has a history of this type of behavior. The report stated that he has been written up numerous times since 2002 for failure to complete a report, spreading rumors, untruthfulness and improper investigation.
The report then described the discrepancies in Allen’s account of what took place. The station obtained a statement in which Rodney is asked to describe what happened that night in detail. He said he watched Adam Jones “exit the nice vehicle from the passenger side and enter the hotel.”
This contradicts the original police statement, which states that by the time officers arrived, the disturbance had ended. The station said it was unclear whether Allen was inside or outside the hotel, but he said in the report:
“As I admired the hotel designs, the hotel security advised me that something was going on in the restroom near the lobby.”
That is when he heard a call on his police radio about a fight at the Joule. Dallas police said Jones’ bodyguard told them the Cowboys player punched him in the head when they were in a hotel bathroom.
Officer Allen told News 8 he heard a crash in the bathroom - that is when he broke up the scuffle and everyone was escorted out. According to the report, a second officer, Miguel Jamaica, said he observed Jones sitting in a car, “getting upset as he cried.”
None of these details were mentioned in the original police report, which has caused the department to review the matter.
