Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/Sports
Sports

Pacman Jones Arrested; Says He Was Defending Himself

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: CommentsComments (0)

Adam (Pacman) Jones, the Cincinnati Bengals defensive back whose arrest record is long as his sleeve, tweeted Monday that he had been arrested again, this time for assault for striking a woman in the face outside a Cincinnati bar.

Jones, who has been arrested now at least nine times since joining the NFL, said he was “protecting” himself.

Jones’ agent, Peter Schaffer, told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Jones was approached by two intoxicated women who wanted to have their photos taken with the football player last Wednesday. When Jones refused, one of the women threw a beer bottle at him and Jones responded by slapping her.

Jones turned himself in Monday afternoon and was released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.

Jones had attended the Cincinnati Reds’ game that night with several teammates, according to Schaffer.

“Just got arrested for protecting myself, I will not let this break me or change what I have work so hard for,” Jones wrote Monday on Twitter.

Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan told ESPN, “We don’t feel it’s appropriate to comment on unresolved legal matters.”

The team begins a three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday and Jones is expected to participate.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told ESPN, “We’re aware of it and will review the facts at the appropriate time.”

Democracy needs journalism it can trust.

This election season, the stakes are higher than usual — and so is the pressure on newsrooms to soften their coverage, stay quiet, or just disappear. Independent reporting, the kind that answers to readers instead of advertisers or political pressure, matters more in a moment like this, not less.

For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed independent and reader-funded. We have no corporate owner and no shareholders telling us what to cover or how to cover it. That independence is also our biggest vulnerability: nothing protects it except readers choosing to fund it directly.

Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under in a moment like this, it's rarely the independent, reader-funded ones that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top