Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Pacman Jones Facing Two Felony Chargers

The saga of Adam "Pacman" Jones continued today.

Jones, vying for the title of stupidest man to play professional football, will face two felony charges in a strip-club melee that preceded a triple shooting in February, Las Vegas police and the Clark County District Attorney's office said.

Two other people previously identified by police as friends of the troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback also will face felony charges in the fracas inside the Minxx club, police said in a statement.

Since Jones was drafted by the Titans in April 2005, police have interviewed him in 10 separate incidents. He has been arrested five times; he hasn't been convicted of any crimes.

Jones was being sought by police this week for questioning about a shooting early June 18 involving members of his entourage after a fight at an Atlanta strip club.

No one is named in the Las Vegas shooting that occurred later outside the club and left a bar employee paralyzed and two others with minor injuries, police Capt. James Dillon said.

Warrants were issued for the arrests of Jones, Robert Reid of Carson, Calif., and Sadia Morrison of New York, Dillon said.

Police said the Feb. 19 fracas broke out inside the club, Minxx, several blocks off the Las Vegas Strip when dancers on stage were showered with thousands of dollar bills near the end of NBA All-Star weekend.

Jones is also being sought by police for questioning about a shooting that occurred early Monday morning involving members of his entourage after a fight at an Atlanta strip club.

The Las Vegas allegations were the 10th time Jones had been questioned by police, which also included an incident in April 2006 when police identified him from surveillance video diving for cover after shots were fired at a Nashville gas station.

Jones has been arrested five times. Two arrests he did not report to either the Titans or the NFL, leading NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend Jones in April for one season. But Jones has not been convicted of any crimes since being drafted in 2005.

Jones has done little to help his case since being suspended.

The cornerback agreed last week not to appeal the suspension. The 23-year-old player could be reinstated after 10 games for good behavior if he adheres to conditions set by Goodell and is not arrested again. Missing the entire season would cost him his entire 2007 salary.

Note to Pacman: dump your entourage and stay the hell away from strip clubs!

It's really pretty simple, but obviously either Jones doesn't get it or he just doesn't care. Either way, he may have flushed his NFL career right down the toilet.

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