Olsen charged with DUI, resisting arrest

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Five Strikes and You're Out?
Published 7/22/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Police arrested Scott Olsen of the Marlins early Saturday morning , and Scott resisted: Bentolila said Olsen was arrested in the Miami suburb of Aventura, where an officer clocked him driving 48 mph in a 35 mph zone and attempted to pull him over at about 3:40 a.m. Olsen continued to drive about one mile, running a stop sign before stopping at his Aventura home, Bentolila said. The pitcher got out of his car and sat down on a plastic chair in front of his home. When backup officers arrived and tried to arrest him, Bentolila said Olsen kicked at the officers, who used a stun gun on the 6-foot-5 pitcher. Olsen then failed a field sobriety test and refused an alcohol breath test, Bentolila said. A booking photo showed Olsen had two scrapes on his forehead over his right eye. Olsen just came off suspension for a run in with Serigo Mitre, the third scrape he's had with a teammate since he's been with the Marlins. He's also gotten int ...