Losing Their Cool: Sports Stars Tangled in Assault Cases
Assault arrests are all too common in the sports world.
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Carlos Hyde - In recent months, a number of sports stars have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. — Britt Middleton Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde was suspended from the team this week after police named him as a person of interest in the case of a woman who claimed she was assaulted at a Columbus, Ohio, bar over the weekend. Ohio State said Hyde would be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. (Photo: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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Bradley Roby - Separately, Hyde's teammate, cornerback Bradley Roby, was arrested early Sunday morning in Bloomington, Indiana, on charges of battery resulting in bodily injuries after allegedly striking a security guard at a bar. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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Kaluka Maiava - Oakland Raiders linebacker Kaluka Maiava, 27, and his 30-year-old brother, Ilima, were both charged with third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal property damage following a fight at a Maui, Hawaii, bar on March 17. Both men face possible jail time and fines. (Photo: NFL via Getty Images)
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Ahmad Brooks - In July, prosecutors announced that San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks wouldn't be charged in a June 8 incident where he allegedly assaulted teammate Lamar Divens. In the official dismal, assistant district attorney Karyn Sinunu-Towery said Divens could have been motivated by financial gain from the incident and that Brooks "has a viable self-defense assertion" because of a previous unreported run-in, NFL.com reported. (Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
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Scottie Pippen - NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen claimed self-defense following an alleged beating of a fan who asked for Pippen's autograph outside a Malibu, California, restaurant. The alleged victim, Camran Shafighi, was reportedly hospitalized with a head injury following the June 23 incident. The former Chicago Bulls star says Shafighi spit at him and called him the N-word after he declined to give him an autograph. Shafighi has filed a $4 million lawsuit against the ex-NBA player. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Nick Young - In May, a woman sued Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Nick Young, accusing him of drugging and raping her after the two met at a Los Angeles night club in 2011. According to TMZ, the woman claimed she woke in up Young's bed bleeding from her vagina and rectum. After visiting a hospital, she said a rape kit confirmed she had the date rape drug gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in her system and that her injuries were consistent with rape, according to the filing. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Maurice Jones-Drew - In June, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew escaped assault charges stemming from an incident at a St. Augustine, Florida, restaurant. He was accused for assaulting a security guard who put his friend in a headlock. (Photo: Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
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LeSean McCoy - A woman sued Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy in May, claiming he assaulted her and then kicked her off a party bus on Dec. 18. The woman said that after she objected to being sprayed with water, McCoy and possibly his body guard both struck her in the face. She claims she was then held down and had a beverage poured over her hair, clothes and body before being dropped off at a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike. (Photo: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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Adam Jones - Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones pleaded not guilty to an assault charge in June. One day before, Jones was arrested for allegedly slapping a woman across the face while outside a Cincinnati bar. In a security video, the woman can be seen hitting Jones with a beer bottle before the alleged assault. Jones claims the attack was prompted after he refused to give two women autographs. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)