Cedric Benson Arrested In Austin
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Cedric Benson Arrested In Austin
Former University of Texas star Cedric Benson had to be subdued with pepper spray on Lake Travis.
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(May 4, 2008)--Authorities say Chicago Bears running back Cedric
Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then
resisted arrest before being shot with pepper spray and dragged
ashore by officers on Lake Travis.

Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade says
Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting
arrest after an incident last night on Lake Travis.

Benson was released from jail early Sunday morning on a $14,500
bond. A call to Benson's agent was not immediately returned.

Benson was operating the boat with 15 passengers aboard when he was stopped by a Lower Colorado River Authority officer for a
random safety inspection.

The agency says in a statement that Benson failed a field sobriety test on the officer's boat and was uncooperative when the officer tried to take him ashore.

The river authority says Benson was sprayed with pepper spray,
then had to be dragged from the boat once it was on shore.

Benson, 25, had a monster college career but has done little
since the Bears took him with the fourth pick of the 2005 draft.

At the University of Texas he rushed for more than 5,500 yards
and 64 touchdowns. In three years with the Bears, Benson has rushed
for 1,593 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 3.8 yards a carry.
He's also missed 13 games.

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Posted by: Candice Location: Temple on May 13, 2008 at 10:58 AM

So next time, all the people who are on this comment page who are calling Cedric Benson a "thug" take a look in the mirror next time you are in public drinking, Be it in a club or at a party or your momma's house, cuz you're looking at a thug. No one said he wasn't stupid and he shouldn't be punished, but a thug?? NO. Thugs have drive bys and sell drugs and I didn't hink that was in the newscast.
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Posted by: brian Location: Iowa on May 11, 2008 at 09:35 PM

Racist, remember Rodney King...All cops aren't angels.
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Posted by: anonymous Location: Austin on May 6, 2008 at 04:07 PM

To Jimmy: I think you left the one from Belton off your list? Wasn't there one named Romance also who got in trouble?
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