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Source: Artest's wife hit Hummer with frying pan
Published 3/6/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... At some point Monday morning, Sgt. Andrew Scott said, the argument spilled outside. Upon arriving, deputies found Ron Artest's Hummer SUV parked out front with a smashed windshield. A neighbor who is not being named by The Bee because she witnessed the incident described an emotional and violent scene. Artest was behind the wheel of his white Hummer when his wife ran from their house, brandishing what looked like a frying pan, the witness said. "He was in the car," the witness said. "The car was in reverse. He was attempting to get away from her." She started hitting the Hummer's windshield with the frying pan, according to the witness. Artest pulled over and the two went back into the house. Five minutes later, Placer County sheriff's deputies arrived. Sheriff's officials later confirmed the witness account of how the windshield had been smashed.

Artest suspended by Kings?
Published 3/6/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... The calm of a country morning -- and a Hummer's windshield -- were shattered in rural Loomis on Monday in a wild incident that ended with the arrest of Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest on a domestic violence charge. The allegation -- that Artest shoved a woman repeatedly to the floor and then used force to stop her from reporting the crime -- led to his being removed indefinitely from the team as the Kings fight for a spot in the National Basketball Association playoffs. He will continue to be paid his $7.15 million salary for this year. Artest was released on $50,000 bail after spending several hours in the Placer County jail in Auburn. He will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. March 22 in Placer Superior Court.

Ron Artest: Does That Make Me Crazy?
Published 3/6/2007 by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... that Ron Ron had been arrested and charged with domestic violence. Today more details are being reported, and some of it is pretty incredible stuff. Putting this together as best I can…