Bears' Benson plans to fight charges

Bears RB Benson Arrested

BillJordaniv posted 5/5/2008 from bizoffootball.com

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson knew that he couldn’t drive a car while he was drunk, but apparently he thought it would be alright to pilot a boat. Benson was arrested on Saturday night and charged with boating while intoxicated, as reported by Yahoo! Sports : Benson failed a “float test” - an abbreviated version of a field sobriety test - and became combative with police ...

The police report: Benson was 'cocky' and 'insulting'

Blog Down, Chicago Bears - Chicago Bears rumors, ... found this 5/5/2008 on www.suntimes.com

Police documents say Bears running back Cedric Benson had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech when approached by an officer in Texas over the weekend in an incident resulting in him being charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest.

Benson won’t be released, could face suspension

blogdown posted 5/5/2008 from blogdowncb.wordpress.com

Amid conflicting reports of what happened Saturday night – Benson says he was roughed up, police say he was cocky and insulting – the Bears will assuredly be weighing their options of what to do with him.

BENSON WAS PEPPER SPRAYED DURING ARREST

Goal-Line Stand found this 5/5/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com

Following up on the reports this morning that Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested in Texas, more details have now emerged. The Chicago Tribune reports that Benson failed a sobriety “float test,” which is similar to a field ...

Cutting Benson would create no savings for Bears

Blog Down, Chicago Bears - Chicago Bears rumors, ... found this 5/5/2008 on blogs.suntimes.com

Surely, the Bears are still in an information-gathering mode when it comes to Cedric Benson . Two days after his arrest on Lake Travis near Austin, Texas, there are vastly different stories being told by the running back and the Lower Colorado ...