Published 5/7/2008
at FOXSports.com News for NFL
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.
"He denies that he was intoxicated," attorney Brian Carney said Monday. "He denies that he resisted arrest."
Benson is scheduled to appear in Travis County Court on May 19 to face charges stemming from an incident Saturday night.
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