Posted on 09/03/2006 4:16:54 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(AP) SAN DIEGO -- Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was shot by an off-duty policeman in front of his suburban home Sunday. Coach Marty Schottenheimer said the wounds were not life-threatening.
"All we're worried about is that he's OK," Schottenheimer told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
The early morning shooting occurred after the officer reported seeing a suspected drunken driver weaving in and out of traffic on an area highway and attempting to pull him over, said sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos.
"My understanding is he was shot three times in front of his house by an off-duty officer and that he's in surgery," Foley's agent, David Levine, told The Associated Press.
Paramedics were called to the suburban San Diego neighborhood at 3:47 a.m. and transferred a trauma victim to Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to a fire department dispatcher.
Hospital spokeswoman Kathy Gambito said she did not have any information on a patient named Steve Foley.
"We have confirmed that linebacker Steve Foley was shot early this morning," team spokesman Bill Johnston said in a statement. "We'll try to provide more information as it becomes available. Right now all of our thoughts are with Steve."
Foley has played eight seasons in the NFL, for Cincinnati, Houston and San Diego.
The shooting came eight days before the Chargers were scheduled to open the season at Oakland, and was the second time in four months that Foley has been involved in an incident with police.
Foley was arrested April 21 on charges of resisting arrest after police said he scuffled with officers. Foley also was booked on charges of battery on a police officer and public drunkenness.
The district attorney's office said recently it was not pursuing charges against Foley in that incident.
Have you seen this one of the DUI being booked?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2V2U0m1eLw
Did he ask the policeman if he was Jewish?
This guy is really big. They must have been using 9mm.
"Mongo only pawn in game of life."
There goes my fantasy football draft.
They should have come down on him hard the first time.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20060829-9999-1s29foley.html
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 265 Born: Sep 11, 1975 - Little Rock, AR College: Louisiana-Monroe Draft: 1998 - 3rd round (14th pick) by the Cincinnati Bengals He's big even for a Linebacker. |
Mongo love candy!
Seal plays football (and gets Heidi Klum)? Damn.
If a car tried to run me down and I saw that. I would shoot also. I would wish for at least a 45 or a 44 mag.
That's probably against the law and not what the police are trained to do. This guy sounds like a bad cop and shouldn't be on the force.
If you haven't already done so, reply #5 gives more details. The officer didn't shoot a large, uncooperative and aggressive drunk for the fun of it.
Hate to say it, but the off duty officer wasnt following procedure on this one. You cant use unmarked cars in traffic enforcement in CA....and even a drunk motorist doesnt have to pull over for someone showing just a badge.
blue and red lights, it is in the vehicle code.
Somehow I'm less than saddened about it.
He does have quite a bit of explaining to do in this instance. It'll be interesting ...
He got away with it the first time. He thought he could get away with it again.
If I were the prosecutor, he'd be facing felony charges arising out of both incidents as soon as he was up and on his feet again. His companion driving the car would be facing attempted murder charges. It's sometmes easy to sow reasonable doubt if one incident is charged. But if two similar incidents are charged involving different police officers on different dates, reasonable doubt starts to dry up and blow away.
A reference to San Diego sports talk show host (and former Chargers announcer) Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, as the So. Cal. clones will know.
"Reaction!"
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