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Bears RB Benson Arrested
bizoffootball.com 5/5/2008 — 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'
suntimes.com 5/5/2008 — 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
blogdowncb.wordpress.com 5/5/2008 — 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
profootballtalk.com 5/5/2008 — 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
blogs.suntimes.com 5/5/2008 — 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 ...
Benson: There was no resistance, I wasn't drunkFOXSports.com News for NFL 5/5/2008
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting ...
Bears' Benson plans to fight chargesLatest Sporting News Articles for NFL 5/6/2008
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson believes officers used excessive force agai...
Benson to fight charges of intoxication, resisting arrestBoston.com -- Football news 5/6/2008
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.
Benson in denialPatriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com 5/6/2008
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...
NFL | Chicago's Cedric Benson to fight chargesThe Seattle Times: Sports 5/6/2008
Running back Cedric Benson of the Chicago Bears said he believes officers used excessive force against him and plans to fight charges he...