ATX Spur
03-05-2007, 08:01 PM
Last month Ron Artest was cited for neglecting dogs on his property, and now his troubles have escalated.
Artest
Authorities arrested the Sacramento Kings forward on Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted, Placer County sheriff's officials said.
Deputies responded to Artest's five-acre estate in the Sacramento suburb of Loomis about 9:30 a.m., where they found a woman who had suffered injuries, officials said. She declined medical attention.
Deputies arrested Artest on suspicion of domestic violence and using force or violence to prevent his victim from reporting a crime, sheriff's spokeswoman Dena Erwin said.
"He and the female were in the house and separated," Erwin said. "The deputies interviewed them and took Mr. Artest into custody."
Artest was booked into the Placer County Jail and released later on $50,000 bail.
Erwin said she could not disclose the woman's injuries or characterize her relationship to the player. She said Artest was cooperative when deputies arrived at his home.
The Kings responded swiftly.
"The Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation with the team due to his arrest today for domestic violence," said a statement from president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie. "The Kings will continue to accumulate reliable and official facts and information over the next several days before taking any further action."
This is just the latest in a string of incidents involving Artest.
He was at the center of the infamous brawl on Nov. 19, 2004, between Indiana Pacers players and Pistons fans at The Palace in Detroit. Just when a confrontation between players seemed to be over, Artest, lying on the scorer's table, was hit with a cup filled with an icy beverage. He bolted into the stands in a rage, followed by fist-swinging teammate Stephen Jackson. Artest and teammate Jermaine O'Neal later slugged fans on the court.
Two days later, Artest was suspended for the rest of the season -- 73 games, plus the playoffs -- in a move that cost him almost $5 million.
Artest and Jackson were sentenced to one year of probation and 60 hours of community service after pleading no contest to misdemeanor assault charges. In January, Artest was released from that probation.
In early February, it was revealed that Artest paid $1,942 in boarding and impound fees because some of his dogs had spent a total of 77 nights at the Placer County pound since July. Animal control officers had gone to Artest's five-acre estate seven times in that period in response to callers' complaints about dogs being loose or not being fed.
In 2004, Artest completed anger management for a domestic violence charge, and the mother of his children was charged with the same crime for hitting Artest in 2002.
Other Kings have had trouble, as well. Coach Eric Musselman pleaded no contest in January to driving under the influence of alcohol after an arrest in October. He was ordered to pay $580 in fines and penalties and spend 48 hours on a work project.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2788871
Artest
Authorities arrested the Sacramento Kings forward on Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted, Placer County sheriff's officials said.
Deputies responded to Artest's five-acre estate in the Sacramento suburb of Loomis about 9:30 a.m., where they found a woman who had suffered injuries, officials said. She declined medical attention.
Deputies arrested Artest on suspicion of domestic violence and using force or violence to prevent his victim from reporting a crime, sheriff's spokeswoman Dena Erwin said.
"He and the female were in the house and separated," Erwin said. "The deputies interviewed them and took Mr. Artest into custody."
Artest was booked into the Placer County Jail and released later on $50,000 bail.
Erwin said she could not disclose the woman's injuries or characterize her relationship to the player. She said Artest was cooperative when deputies arrived at his home.
The Kings responded swiftly.
"The Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation with the team due to his arrest today for domestic violence," said a statement from president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie. "The Kings will continue to accumulate reliable and official facts and information over the next several days before taking any further action."
This is just the latest in a string of incidents involving Artest.
He was at the center of the infamous brawl on Nov. 19, 2004, between Indiana Pacers players and Pistons fans at The Palace in Detroit. Just when a confrontation between players seemed to be over, Artest, lying on the scorer's table, was hit with a cup filled with an icy beverage. He bolted into the stands in a rage, followed by fist-swinging teammate Stephen Jackson. Artest and teammate Jermaine O'Neal later slugged fans on the court.
Two days later, Artest was suspended for the rest of the season -- 73 games, plus the playoffs -- in a move that cost him almost $5 million.
Artest and Jackson were sentenced to one year of probation and 60 hours of community service after pleading no contest to misdemeanor assault charges. In January, Artest was released from that probation.
In early February, it was revealed that Artest paid $1,942 in boarding and impound fees because some of his dogs had spent a total of 77 nights at the Placer County pound since July. Animal control officers had gone to Artest's five-acre estate seven times in that period in response to callers' complaints about dogs being loose or not being fed.
In 2004, Artest completed anger management for a domestic violence charge, and the mother of his children was charged with the same crime for hitting Artest in 2002.
Other Kings have had trouble, as well. Coach Eric Musselman pleaded no contest in January to driving under the influence of alcohol after an arrest in October. He was ordered to pay $580 in fines and penalties and spend 48 hours on a work project.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2788871