Benson to fight charges of intoxication, resisting arrest

 
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson believes officers used excessive force against him and plans to fight charges he operated a boat while intoxicated and resisted arrest on a Texas lake over the weekend. [link]

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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.
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