Police: Benson appeared drunk, was 'combative'

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Cedric Benson had bloodshot eyes, a "strong" alcohol odor and slurred speech when stopped by authorities while boating last weekend on Lake Travis near Austin, Texas, according to a police report. [link]

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Cedric Benson can’t be in two places at once
Published 5/6/2008 by Anthony Brown at The NFL Source
... Benson, who says he was neither drunk nor resisted arrest, intends to fight the charges. Sgt. Leonard Snyder of the Lower Colorado River Authority called Benson “combative” and said he failed a field sobriety test and resisted going ashore for further tests. ...

Benson Was Drunk And Combative. . . We’re Getting To The Bottom Of This
Published 5/6/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... In the daily “He was drunk,” “No I wasn’t,” “Yes you were,” the police are refuting Cedric’s earlier comments that he wasn’t drunk, and say that not only was he drunk, but he was combative. ...

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