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Caracter was arrested for hitting woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:46 pm
by dockingsched
LINKDerrick Caracter, 22, was arrested about 1:18 a.m. Sunday at the IHOP in the 800 block of Canal Street, said New Orleans Police spokeswoman Shereese Harper.
Caracter, a 6-foot-9 forward who was in New Orleans for the playoffs series, was drunk and acting disorderly inside the restaurant, police said.
He "started grabbing and pulling" a pregnant waitress, prompting the manager to go outside and flag down a police officer, Harper said. The female officer tried to defuse the situation, Harper said, but Caracter remained obstinate. The officer arrested him.
He was handcuffed and taken to Orleans Parish jail and booked with one count of battery for hitting the waitress, as well as one count each of public intoxication and resisting arrest. Each charge is a municipal violation, police said.
Records show Caracter was released from jail, but it is unclear when his bond was posted.
The incident took place near the Lakers' hotel on a night in which there was no game.
It has been clarified by NOLA police that the woman was not preggers
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Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:53 pm
by The Skyhook
Hitting a women looks bad enough but hitting a pregnant woman is taking it to a whole different level.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:01 pm
by chefy
wow smh. he probably didn't know she was pregnant. but yea that's just wrong period
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:05 pm
by Gek
We had a football player at Pitt that did that, well actually threw his newly pregnant girlfriend down the stairs when he found out about it, but I say this is not good for Caracter's future as a Laker (he's a team option next season, right?). He needs to have actually shown improvement for the Lakers to keep him on.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:05 pm
by KB24TBOTB
Wth was he doing.... Drinking while being a pro athlete can't be good
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:12 pm
by Slava
Drinking in the middle of a playoff series is bad in itself and the other part is disgusting. I won' be surprised if they kick him out of the team or suspend/fine him for a long time.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:17 pm
by KB24TBOTB
SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Drinking in the middle of a playoff series is bad in itself and the other part is disgusting. I won' be surprised if they kick him out of the team or suspend/fine him for a long time.
A really stupid move on his part
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:20 pm
by Kilroy
They'll be a little more elbow-room on the bench now...
Send his ass home.
If you're a pro athlete, in the playoffs, on the road... Room service is your friend.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:20 pm
by dockingsched
with 4 2nd round picks coming up, my first reaction was that caracter's lakers days are done after this season.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:51 pm
by The Laker Kid
That's too bad, he's kinda good.. and has potential.
He's just Cousins 2.0
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:57 pm
by KB24TBOTB
The Laker Kid wrote:That's too bad, he's kinda good.. and has potential.
He's just Cousins 2.0
He's not good, and over top that he's overweight
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:58 pm
by Jetset
What an idiot. I actually thought he was gone after this season anyway, this pretty much seals the deal.
Seems as if those character issues he was supposedly working on during college and the Draft did little to no good.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:05 pm
by snaquille oatmeal
he'll be joining Javaris Crittenton in the D-league.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:08 pm
by slifersd
Let's draft Keith Benson in second round to take this guy's roster spot. This guy's an idiot. Then again, the whole team has been pretty laid back about the playoffs. Im not entirely sure Odom and Gasol weren't hung over for last night's game.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:21 pm
by Jetset
slifersd wrote:Let's draft Keith Benson in second round to take this guy's roster spot. This guy's an idiot. Then again, the whole team has been pretty laid back about the playoffs. Im not entirely sure Odom and Gasol weren't hung over for last night's game.
You are a smart man.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:34 pm
by Danny Darko
yeeeeesh. Late to Character. I say bring back the Mbenga taco machine!
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:36 pm
by dub81
Innocent until proven guilty. Let's wait until all the details come out please. I we hear is her word.
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:37 pm
by Gek
Kidnap him after the New Orleans series?
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:38 pm
by stunnar0b
the guy got alittle bit too rowdy but can you blame him... oh wait hes a professional basketball player and anyone of us would kill to be in his spot, i say throw the book at him, the only thing hes good at is giving PJ headaches
Re: Caracter was arrested for hitting pregnant woman
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:37 pm
by 96 Til Infiniti
Send him home.
Team should be focused on one thing and one thing only. Don't need any unnecessary distractions.
Also, thought the team was flying back to LA last night. What was he still doing in NO?