Tank Johnson: The Real
Nation Of Islam Sportsblog —
... More information about the events the night (early morning) of the stop have come out. And the situation certainly is shining a light on how the police handled a cooperative, concerned and repentant Tank Johnson. ...
Tank Johnson Lied to Police About Drinking, Failed Field Sobriety Test
FanHouse —
... Greg Couch of the Chicago Sun-Times has a great column today in which he examines the police report filed by officer Andrew Bates of the Gilbert, Ariz., police department -- the officer who stopped ...
Tank Johnson Pleaded With The Cops
Foul Balls —
More news has come out regarding Tank Johnson being pulled over in Arizona a few weeks ago. The same incident that was the final straw for the Chicago Bears before they washed their hands of him. It turns out that Tank may not have been legally drunk, but he couldn't pass any field sobriety tests either. He failed the fingers-to-nose test because he couldn't touch his nose, and he couldn't stand with his feet together. All of which led Tank to inform the officer Andrew Bates who he was and ask them for some help . "Terry was very concerned about the effect of his arrest on his career,'' Bates said in the report. ''After the fingerprinting, Terry asked for an opportunity to meet with Police Chief Tim Dorn to discuss the case. ''I provided him with contact information and advised that the Chief typically worked regular business hours. Terry pointed to the blood sample and requested, 'Don't do anything wi ...
Wednesday Afternoon (Half-baked) Hash
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... More details emerge from Tank Johnson's early morning drive in Arizona last month. ...
Updates on Brian Urlacher and Tank Johnson
Windy City Gridiron —
... Yesterday, I harped on Carol Slezak about her stance on Tank Johnson. I wonder what her next article will be now that the police reports he failed his field sobriety test and lied about whether he was drinking.
Headlines Cliffs Notes….
Fanster.com —
... stand with his feet together. ”I observed his eyes were red, bloodshot and watery,” Bates wrote in the incident/investigation report. ”He had a moderate odor of alcohol on his breath. He swayed in a circular motion approximately 1-2 inches while he stood in front of me.” We already know that Johnson was pulled over shortly after 3 a.m. on June 22. More than an hour later, he agreed to a blood test. He came in barely under the legal limit for blood-alcohol content while driving. We found that out, though, after the Bears had cut him. But we hadn’t seen the report, the details, the officer’s observations and Johnson’s little weaseling act. The report shows Johnson was fully aware of the trouble he was in. He told police several times that he hadn’t had any alcohol, though the blood test suggested otherwise. He said that within 24 hours of being pulled over, he had taken two Valium to help him sleep on a flight to Arizona. — ...
