Tyson arrested on DUI, cocaine possession charges

[monk3y]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2713735

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Mike Tyson was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after police stopped him leaving a Scottsdale nightclub early Friday.

Sgt. Larry Hall said the heavyweight boxer was stopped after his car almost struck a sheriff's vehicle while leaving the club at about 1:45 a.m.

"He showed signs of impairment, and voluntarily submitted to field sobriety tests," said Hall, a member of the Buckeye Police Department who was working in the area as part of a holiday DUI task force.

Hall said Tyson was placed under arrest after "showing more signs of impairment" during the field sobriety tests.

Police subsequently searched Tyson and found cocaine on him and in his car.

No one else was with Tyson at the time, Hall said.

Tyson was booked at a Maricopa County sheriff's jail, and he was expected to have an initial appearance before a judge later Friday to determine bail, Hall said.

 

[krunchykrome]

Read about that this morning. He's been a wreck since ths 90's.

 

[jemcam]

Too bad. When is this guy going to straighten out his life?

Some people never quit living like animals.

 

[bignateyk]

I think he has straightened out his life.. the old mike would have put up a fight and tried to bite the cops ear off.

 

[moshquerade]

he's been a lost soul for a long time.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Wow. Who woulda thunk it? Mikey's in trouble again. 😛

 

[j00fek]

cocaine is a hell of a drug

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: j00fek
cocaine is a hell of a drug

Yup.....most people one hit of the stuff and they are addicted.

 

[krunchykrome]

He was one hell of a boxer though in his prime.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Yet its more adundant today than ever, makes you wonder...

 

[Mucho]

Well, at least he did not KO the cops.

 

[ForumMaster]

really? that's surprising! [/sarcasm] that guy was a great boxer back in the day. but ever since he stopped, he just a asking to be taken into prison.

 

[Hammerhead]

He was framed! Iron Mike wouldn't do that!

 

[bennylong]

At least he didn't eat the children

 

[Ausm]

I'm Shocked!



AUsm

 

[AaronB]

He's probably going to be meeting this guy in the very near future.

 

[her209]

I don't know who is more screwed up? Tyson or Whitney?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Guess the man-whore thing isn't panning out like he thought it would...

 

[purbeast0]

lol a buddy of mine who was living in california for a while used to hang out with tyson and smoke weed with him. he said that tyson used to smoke weed with him all the time, but tyson would do coke while my friend wasn't into that stuff.

 

[FoBoT]

he needs to move to another state, maybe he can room with OJ in florida

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: AaronB
He's probably going to be meeting this guy in the very near future.

..mabe. he'll be out in the desert doing landscape labor. Dressed in orange.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
He was one hell of a fighter though in his prime.

fixed

 

[mrrman]

guy is a loser