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FIRST PHOTO OF BENSON SCENE
Published 5/8/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
On Tuesday, Elizabeth Cartwright told the Chicago Tribune that her fiance has cell-phone photos supporting the contention of Bears running back Cedrick Benson that he wasn’t boating while drunk and that the police used excessive force on him. Though such photographic evidence has yet to be produced, Cartwright has given the ...
Thursday roundup
Published 5/8/2008 by Rickhouse at Tremendous Upside Potential
... I kind of don’t want to do this and I’m sure it’s not a very popular stance, but we really have to hold off a second before we crucify Cedric Benson. I’m sure Benson was a little drunk on that boat (since he did refused the breathalyser), but as long as he wasn’t belligerent, there is no reason he should have been pepper sprayed, beaten, and nearly downed. One chick on the boat was so worried about him that she called her dad to say ...
S.S. Ced: Whoopi Goldberg And Random Bikini Chix
Published 5/8/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE follows up the Cedric Benson water-borne fiasco by breaking down all the police activity on Austin’s Lake Travis for it seems the last century - with lotsa mind-spinning stats (help me with this … who is going to read that?). ...
Ain’t No Party Like a Cedric Benson Boat Party
Published 5/8/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Looks like a fun time. The Chicago Tribune secured the first photo of the Benson bash that ended up with the Bears’ running back getting pepper sprayed and cuffed by the boys in blue. (Scoreboard: Trib 2, S-T 0). Benson’s fighting the charges. Now, back to his party … very nice work, Ced. ...
Another witness backs up Cedric Benson's side of the story
Published 5/9/2008 at Shutdown Corner
... on his boat has already come forward
to dispute
the police version of what happened aboard the Good Ship Benson. Today,
we've got another witness, and this one wasn't on Benson's boat, or partying
with him. ...
You Won't Want to Read This: NFL Players Doing Good in the World
Published 5/9/2008 by Stephanie Stradley at FanHouse
... , some do bad, and some get busted for being a smiling black guy who loves his mom on a boat full of white women in bikinis boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. ...
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BWI Isn't Just a Crappy Airport In Maryland [Ricky Never Got The Pepper Spray]
The Big Lead found this 5/4/2008 on deadspin.com
Cedric Benson, the oft-dmaligned running back of the Chicago Bears, was arrested last night by the Lower Colorado River Authority (the LAPD of southwest waterways) after being stopped for suspicion of boating while intoxicated. The 25 year-old was ...Bears RB Benson Arrested
BillJordaniv posted 5/5/2008 from bizoffootball.com
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson knew that he couldn’t drive a car while he was drunk, but apparently he thought it would be alright to pilot a boat. Benson was arrested on Saturday night and charged with boating while intoxicated, as reported by Yahoo! Sports : Benson failed a “float test” - an abbreviated version of a field sobriety test - and became combative with police ...Benson Boater: “My Black Friend is Getting Beaten Up”
Sportaphile found this 5/7/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com
Another day , another revelation about the tempest in a Texas lake. Today, we hear that one of Cedric Benson’s friends present on the boat over the weekend when he was arrested for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest will provide a ...Cedric Benson Boat Photo Raises Questions
With Leather found this 5/8/2008 on FanIQ.com
You may remember a few days ago that Cedric Benson was arrested by police for boating while intoxicated. We all got a good laugh out of it because Benson really did look drunk in his mug shot . We also laughed because Benson claimed he acted like ...Witness Calls Police Treatment of Bears' Cedric Benson 'Uncalled For ... Ludicrous'
FanIQ Blog found this 5/9/2008 on sports.aol.com
Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested last weekend for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, and he has said from the outset that he did nothing wrong and was mistreated by police. The friends and relatives who were on the boat with ...Cedric Benson Arrested, Release Coming Soon
blogdown posted 5/4/2008 from blogdowncb.wordpress.com
Cedric Benson arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest.Cedric Benson Mug Shot
Rover found this 5/5/2008 on FanIQ.com
If you're like me, and have no life and spend your weekends blogging, then you know Bears uber-flameout Cedric Benson was arrested in Texas on Saturday night for boating while intoxicated . Even better is that he was pepper sprayed for being a jackass. So how is Benson going to save face? By claiming police brutality, of course. Oh, and he's also saying he wasn't drunk . "There ...BENSON WAS PEPPER SPRAYED DURING ARREST
Goal-Line Stand found this 5/5/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com
Following up on the reports this morning that Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested in Texas, more details have now emerged. The Chicago Tribune reports that Benson failed a sobriety “float test,” which is similar to a field ...During Run-In With Police, Cedric Benson Yelled, 'Mom, Make Them Please Stop'
The Hazean found this 5/7/2008 on sports.aol.com
A friend of Bears running back Cedric Benson who was present Saturday night when Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated has offered a very different account of what happened than the police did. In an interview with David Haugh of the ...Ced Benson Got Drunk On A Boat, Pepper Sprayed
With Leather found this 5/5/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com
Bears RB Cedric Benson ran for 674 yards last season. Last night, Benson tried to run from an arrest and was pepper sprayed for his trouble. Benson was boating “ with about 12 or 15 others” near Austin, Texas when he failed an ...Cedric Benson Had A Tough Week
Fornelli posted 5/5/2008 from www.foulballs.net
What really happened to Cedric Benson on that boat.THE AFTER PARTY
on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture ... found this 5/6/2008 on www.epiccarnival.com
Report: Eight Belles vacationed with Jessica Simpson before the Derby. ( flatusyahu ) Cedric Benson's weekend to the lyrics of Gilligan's Island . ( Chicago Bull ) What really happened to Cedric Benson on that boat. ( Foul Balls ) Randy Moss drafts ...Passenger on Benson's Boat: 'I've Never Heard or Seen Cedric That Scared'
Fornelli posted 5/7/2008 from www.foulballs.net
Finally, a passenger on Cedric Benson's boat comes out supporting his version of last weeks' incident on Lake Travis.Witness in Boat Incident for Bears RB Benson Claims he Wasn't Drunk
BillJordaniv posted 5/8/2008 from bizoffootball.com
One of the passengers in Cedric Benson’s boat claimed the Chicago Bears running back did not seem intoxicated or resist arrest over the weekend. The passenger called the police on themselves, as reported by ESPN.com : Elizabeth Cartwright , 22, a senior at the University of Texas and a friend of Benson, said she called her father and asked him to call police about the way Benson ...CED BENSON PARTIED WITH MOM, WHITE GIRLS
NFLJuice.com found this 5/8/2008 on www.withleather.com
ChicagoSports.com published this photo from the boat party where Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested for BWI and tased . As noted in the original post, Benson and the LCRA -- water cops! -- had strikingly different stories, with ...Benson Enjoys Sun Chips, Snow Flakes
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, ... found this 5/9/2008 on misterirrelevant.com
This photo, taken by one of the female passengers on Cedric Benson’s boat on Saturday a couple hours before Ced was wrongfully pepper sprayed and beaten by cops, was submitted to the Chicago Sun-Times yesterday. Look at the incredible buzz ...ANOTHER WITNESS SUPPORTS BENSON
FanHouse found this 5/9/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com
The arrest of Bears running back Cedric Benson has developed into one of more gripping legal dramas that the NFL has seen since Mark Chmura decided to cavort with high-school girls. Police claim that Benson was operating his boat while under the ...Cedric Benson looks incredibly happy
Sport Hump...dry and harmless found this 5/9/2008 on www.wearethepostmen.com
It was something of a hectic day in non-Chicago-blogging-related pursuits, so I didn’t get to this earlier, but it’s fantastic stuff: Cedric Benson, on his boat, just a few hours before the Lower Colorado River’s finest decided ...Photo Of The Day
Posted 5/9/2008 on SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
Here is a picture of Cedric Benson on his boat before his arrest. Share This If you liked that, check these out...Can Lightning Strike Twice by bcourtney on August 9th, 2007The New Drug by bcourtney on July 10th, 2007Rider Arrested by bcourtney on March 31st, 2008It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp by bcourtney on November [...]Cedric gets punked
Posted 5/7/2008 on Hotdog & Friends
Hotdog Lately, the PTIs of the world have been abuzz with the Cedric Benson boating incident . Who to believe? Right now, I’m inclined to believe Benson’s story - apparently he gets pulled over every time he takes his boat out. What I take exception to is this: According to the police report, Sgt. Leonard Snyder, who sprayed and arrested Benson, said he believed ...Hey Lady, You’re Doing It Wrong.. [The Cedric Benson Boating Arrest]
Posted 5/7/2008 on Sportaphile
I won’t give a long explanation of what happened, but for those of you who don’t know the details, Cedric Benson was arrested for “boating while intoxicated” this weekend. His story of events vary wildly from his arresting officers who used pepper spray to subdue him. Benson said he was a victim of police brutality. A female passenger from Benson’s boat stepped ...Cedric Benson Wasn’t Drunk, And He Didn’t Resist Arrest, And He Wasn’t Even On A Boat Or At A Lake
Posted 5/5/2008 on Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Cedric Benson is disputing the claim that he resisted arrest, or that he was drunk all together. You’ll remember, Benson was arrested by police when they say he wouldn’t cooperate and take a field sobriety test (which we all know are biased). According to Cedric, none of it went down like that . “I was not intoxicated,” Benson told the Chicago Sun-Times. ...Cedric Benson Denies Wrongdoing and Accuses Police of Mistreating Him
Posted 5/5/2008 on FanHouse
According to the police officers who arrested him for boating while intoxicated , Cedric Benson was argumentative and threatening which led them to pepper spray him and add resisting arrest to his rap sheet. Benson is being disagreeable with the police, all right, and says that all the charges against him are completely bogus. He said that while there was alcohol on the boat, he wasn't ...Cedric Benson arrested!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 5/5/2008 on SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
What in the blue blazes is going on??????????? Cedric Benson arrested for DUI on a boat? Yea you heard me a FRIGGIN BOAT!!!!!!!!! Can we please get some of the mothers of these guys to get a belt or something? What more does Roger Goodell have to do to get it those thick skulls of [...]Bears’ Benson Vows To Fight Charges
Posted 5/5/2008 on Bears Gab
Cedric Benson will fight charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest stemming from a Saturday night incident in Texas. Officials near Austin arrested Benson on Lake Travis after a random safety inspection. Lower Colorado River Authority officials pepper-sprayed Benson after claiming he failed a sobriety test on a boat. But Benson told the “Chicago Tribune” he did ...Cedric Benson Likes Boating….While Smashed
Posted 5/5/2008 on NFLJuice.com
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson decided to take 15 of his closest friends aboard a 30-ft. boat. He was stopped by a Lower Colorado River Authority officer for a random safety inspection. Cedric failed a sobriety test. To prove his innocence, Ced reisted the officers and was pepper sprayed. Officials dragged him to shore and arrested him. Ced-B falls under our ...Bears’ Cedric Benson Arrested
Posted 5/5/2008 on Bear Goggles | A Blog For Chicago Bears Fans
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested yesterday for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Benson was operating a 30-foot boat with 15 people aboard in Austin, Texas when a random safety inspection found he was intoxicated. He failed a field sobriety test and was asked by the official to leave the boat and [...]Benson Arrested, Sprayed and Dragged After Failing Sobriety Test on a Boat
Posted 5/4/2008 on Bears Gab
It has not been the best of years for Bears RB Cedric Benson, and now things appear to be getting worse. The former first-round draft pick was arrested in Austin, TX after failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat. He then decided to resist arrest and had to be peppered spray, and then was dragged ashore by officers. The back now faces charges of boating while intoxicated ...Cedric Benson Likes Boats And Booze
Posted 5/4/2008 on The Big Lead
Via Unsilent over at Deadspin we learn that Cedric Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated last night. He was picked up by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Jimmy McNulty was not the arresting officer: A LCRA spokesperson said that Benson, who failed a sobriety “float test” (an abbreviated version of a field sobriety test) on the boat, argued over taking a follow-up ...Another Witness Comes Forward to Back Cedric Benson
Posted 5/9/2008 on Foul Balls
There's a new witness coming out in support of Cedric Benson's claims that it was the LCRA officers who were abusive of Benson, and not the other way around as they would have us believe. The witness is Toby Patch, and though he wasn't on Cedric's boat, he was at the nearby Emerald Point Marina. "As they were taking him up the dock, they stopped, he said, 'I am fine, I can continue walking,'Latest on Cedric Benson
Posted 5/8/2008 on Windy City Gridiron: Front Page Posts
So he got a strike earlier, but this latest update goes his way. A witness who was not on the boat, has spoken out in Cedric Benson's behalf. Toby Patch was at nearby Emerald Point Marina on Saturday night when he claims he saw police "manhandling" Benson after taking the running back off the boat and heading to a squad car. Patch was not one of the 15 people on the boat. "As ...Cedric Benson’s Magical Boat Ride
Posted 5/8/2008 on Intentional Foul
By now, most of the free-speaking world has seen the stories about the arrest of Cedric Benson , his boat, maritime police, public drunkenness and “black friends” getting beat up by the police . Now we have a picture from the event: Looks like a normal party to me, although, there were reports of the boating police cracking down on these types of aquatic celebrations in the ...Benson Parked Boat At Party Spot
Posted 5/8/2008 on Windy City Gridiron: Front Page Posts
We may never know how much truth there is to the police's side or Cedric Benson's side, but this is strike one against Benson's side of the story. Benson claims that he was being harassed by police and that they 'look' for him. A story is out that reports that Cedric Benson parked his boat on Lake Travis, in the lakes most popular party cove. Police have been attempting ...During Run-In With Police, Cedric Benson Yelled, 'Mom, Make Them Please Stop'
Posted 5/7/2008 on FanHouse
A friend of Bears running back Cedric Benson who was present Saturday night when Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated has offered a very different account of what happened than the police did. In an interview with David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune , Benson's friend, Elizabeth Cartwright , describes a scene in which several people, including Benson's mother, were enjoying ...During Run-In With Police, Cedric Benson Yelled, 'Mom, Make Them Please Stop'
Posted 5/7/2008 on FanHouse
A friend of Bears running back Cedric Benson who was present Saturday night when Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated has offered a very different account of what happened than the police did. In an interview with David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune , Benson's friend, Elizabeth Cartwright , describes a scene in which several people, including Benson's mother, were enjoying ...During Run-In With Police, Cedric Benson Yelled, 'Mom, Make Them Please Stop'
Posted 5/7/2008 on FanHouse
A friend of Bears running back Cedric Benson who was present Saturday night when Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated has offered a very different account of what happened than the police did. In an interview with David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune , Benson's friend, Elizabeth Cartwright , describes a scene in which several people, including Benson's mother, were enjoying ...Cedric Benson can’t be in two places at once
Posted 5/6/2008 on The NFL Source
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson has a May 19 court date in Austin, Texas, to answer charges of boating under the influence and disorderly charges arising from an incident Saturday evening aboard Benson’s 30 ft. boat. May 19 is the start of the Bears Organized Team Activity [OTA]. Benson, who says he was neither drunk nor resisted arrest , intends to fight the charges. Sgt. ...Cedric Benson Was Boating While Intoxicated.
Posted 5/6/2008 on ChicagoSportsBlogs : Non Compete : Bears
What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't end the night with a quick few words on our starting running back, Cedric Benson. You see, Ced was out getting his drink on this weekend in Austin, Texas. This dude is living large on a 37 foot yacht. That's not a boat mofo! That's a YACHT. You'd think that Cedric would be in the gym working on getting ready for the fight of his life after the ...Chicago RB Benson arrested on intoxicated boating charge
Published 5/4/2008 on Patriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com
AUSTIN, Texas - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and...Benson arrested on boating while intoxicated charge
Published 5/4/2008 on FOXSports.com News for NFL
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting ...Bears' Benson arrested on boating charge (AP)
Published 5/4/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and ...Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'
Published 5/4/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Bears running back Cedric Benson was pepper-sprayed and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas -- but he denies the charges, saying police roughed him up for no reason. Benson was arrested Saturday after he turned "combative" and ...Bull's-eye on Benson boat?
Published 5/10/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Bears running back Cedric Benson had been stopped ''several times'' aboard his boat in Texas before last weekend's arrest but never had been charged with a violation, his attorney said Friday.Bull’s-eye on Benson boat?
Published 5/10/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Bears running back Cedric Benson had been stopped ‘‘several times’’ aboard his boat in Texas before last weekend’s arrest but never had been charged with a violation, his attorney said Friday. Attorney Sam Bassett said he sent a letter to ...Drunk or victimized, Benson has no Bears future
Published 5/8/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Jay Mariotti: Who hasn't been there, on a boat with beer and bikinied beauties? But when Cedric Benson chose to throw a party on his new motorboat last weekend, at a lake in his native Texas, he had to know trouble could await him. Wasn't Lake ...Passenger on boat backs Benson's story
Published 5/7/2008 on 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," ...Police report: Benson 'cocky' and 'insulting'
Published 5/6/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Chicago Bear Cedric Benson appeared drunk when an officer stopped him while boating last weekend, with bloodshot eyes, a "strong" alcohol odor and slurred speech, a police report said. Sgt. Leonard Snyder, who pepper-sprayed and arrested Benson on ...Benson in denial
Published 5/6/2008 on Patriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com
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...Benson to fight charges of intoxication, resisting arrest
Published 5/6/2008 on Boston.com -- Football news
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.Benson: There was no resistance, I wasn't drunk
Published 5/5/2008 on FOXSports.com News for NFL
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting ...Benson's Arrest Creates New Headache for Bears
Published 5/5/2008 on Mark Maske's NFL Insider
Tailback Cedric Benson's status with the Chicago Bears already was being questioned by some within the league before he was arrested over the weekend in Texas and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. The questions undoubtedly ...Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'
Published 5/5/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Bears running back Cedric Benson was pepper-sprayed and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas -- but he denies the charges, saying police roughed him up for no reason. Benson was arrested Saturday after he turned "combative" and ...NFL Wire Notes | Bears' Benson faces charges in Texas
Published 5/5/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports
Running back Cedric Benson of the Chicago Bears was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, and resisting arrest...Cedric Benson up creek without a paddle
Published 5/5/2008 on NYDailyNews.com - Football
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers.Chicago RB Benson arrested on intoxicated boating charge
Published 5/4/2008 on Boston.com -- Football news
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson faces criminal charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest.Bears RB Benson arrested, pepper sprayed
Published 5/4/2008 on SportingNews.com NFL News and Exclusive Analysis
AUSTIN (AP) -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson faces criminal charges of boating while into...Cedric Benson arrested in Texas on boating charges
Published 5/4/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest near Austin, Texas, according to KVUE television in Austin. The incident occurred Saturday night, according to the station, and Benson reportedly is out ...Chicago RB Benson arrested on intoxicated boating charge
Published 5/4/2008 on USATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson faces criminal charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
