(Breaking Update!) Alleged Panthers Cheerleader Brawl Sparks Mystery (Woman pretended cheerleader)

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[Rodney King]

Nov. 7, 2005 — A weekend bar brawl involving a cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers has sparked charges and questions over an apparent mistaken identity.

Panther cheerleader Angela Keathley, 26, and another woman whose identity remains a mystery to police face charges for a bar brawl at Banana Joe's in Tampa, Fla., early Sunday. Police arrested Keathley and another woman who identified herself as fellow cheerleader Kristen Owen after authorities said they got into an argument in the bathroom at the bar.

Police said the woman who identified herself as Owen gave the authorities the cheerleader's address. But according to her parents, Owen — a first-year cheerleader and recent college graduate —was not even in Florida at the time of the altercation.

"She was out of town in Columbia, South Carolina, at a wedding," Renee Owen, Kristen's mother, told ABC News affiliate WFTS in Tampa. "She did not go to Tampa this weekend."

Complaints About Alleged Bathroom Sex

The events that led to the arrests began when bar patrons complained that two women were engaging in sex and tying up a bathroom stall. Police said "Owen" punched Keathley in the face and was charged with battery. Keathly was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

"There had been a physical altercation between one lady and another bar patron, all over the use of a stall or something that happened in the bathroom," said Tampa Police Lt. John Newman. "According to the report, there was quote, unquote some sort of sexual activity going on in the stall."

Authorities first learned that the woman was not really Owen after she posted bond. Police said they will try to identify the mystery woman with fingerprints and help from the NFL today.

Meanwhile, the Owen family says they may file a defamation lawsuit against the unidentified woman.

[Rodney King]

OK, clearly the cheerleader with the big schnoz is the one that was there. It was her friend that must have pretended to be the blonde cheerleader. I'll bet bignose cheerleader has a cat-fight rivalry with the blonde cheerleader, and told her friend to pretend to be her.

[theDentist]

Maybe it was a him.

[massgopguy]

I strongly suspect that this was a case of bathroom cocaine use and not a sex think. Hey, she's got nose like a Hoover vacuum cleaner.

[jveritas]

That is earth shattering news Rodney. I think FR should have a section more important than breaking news and call it Earth Shattering News :)

[BostonianRightist]

Pictures?

[mlc9852]

I doubt they would have both gone into the same stall to snort coke since it would be more likely (obviously it did) to attract attention. Just my guess, though.

[sam_paine]

Was there some other breaking news I heard somethng about France or Libby or flu or something? Probably not as important as this I guess.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You may be right. I have seen it in clubs. They go in a stall together and the one cuts out the lines, and they get high.

[steveo]

[Dashing Dasher]

Panther cheerleader Angela Keathley, 26, and another woman whose identity remains a mystery to police face charges for a bar brawl at Banana Joe's in Tampa, Fla., early Sunday. Police arrested Keathley and another woman who identified herself as fellow cheerleader Kristen Owen after authorities said they got into an argument in the bathroom at the bar.

That's darn good police work there!

The arrested her and don't even know what her name is?

[pissant]

Hmmmm. Imposter cheerleaders and catfight violence. I think McCain needs to propose legislation

[I see my hands]

To: catfight

!! WRRRERR !!

[End Times Sentinel]

Wow, now I feel bad about posting Kristen Owen's picture all over the internet... and e mailing it to everybody I know... and calling guys over to my desk to look at her.  And some of those comments... oh, the comments I made.

Well, I should probably feel worse than I do.  I blame society, for my behavior, I'm a good person, look what they made me do.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[PaulaB]

"She was out of town in Columbia, South Carolina, at a wedding,"

Cheerleader-Mom I'm headed to the wedding
Mom-Ok dear..have a great time
Cheerleader to friend-Lets go..Florida and the bathroom are waiting

[End Times Sentinel]

These images are cached on my P.C. so if they show up as little boxes with red x's, the host site took 'em down.  Sorry.

Kinda hard to tell (The Blonde is in question)

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[pissant]

I'm liking the lezbo aspect of this story! ;o)

[stacytec]

The events that led to the arrests began when bar patrons complained that two women were engaging in sex and tying up a bathroom stall. Complained?? COMPLAINED???? The real injustice done here was by the dillholes that outed two NFL cheerleaders going to town on each other. Put there names in the paper so I can throw stones. How come these things don't happen when I'm at the bar?

[EX52D]

Why does that not surprise me?

[wallcrawlr]

This is the first news article that I dont mind has been posted 80 times already.

[pissant]

Because I'm male? LOL