Odell Beckham Jr. arrest warrant: officer slapped wanted to retaliate, press charges

NOLA.com ^ | January 16, 2020 | Ramon Antonio Vargas

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Saying it was against building policy, a Mercedes-Benz Superdome police officer was telling LSU football players to extinguish their victory cigars Monday night in the jubilant locker room minutes after winning the national championship when he felt LSU alum and NFL pro Odell Beckham Jr. slap him on the backside.

The 48-year-old lieutenant suppressed the urge to punch Beckham in retaliation, called the New Orleans Police Department a little more than a day later and told investigators he wanted to press charges, according to court records.

Police by Thursday morning had obtained a warrant to arrest Beckham, 27, on a count of simple battery, thrusting the mercurial wide receiver into another controversy stemming from his actions during Monday’s title game.

A sworn New Orleans police statement filed in Criminal District Court recounts how the stadium security lieutenant had been ordered to enforce the Superdome’s no-smoking policy when he confronted some LSU players in their locker room and asked them to put out their cigars.

The security officer told New Orleans police that one unspecified team member was “argumentative” at first but ultimately complied with the request. Right as that happened, the officer felt his buttocks get struck by the open hand of someone from behind.

According to police, the lieutenant momentarily “wanted to retaliate by punching the offender” — later identified as Beckham — but didn’t. That description appears to have been included to illustrate that the contact on the officer was unwanted.

The officer also considered arresting Beckham but decided against it “due to the jovial atmosphere of the locker room.”

[terycarl]

Someone needs to work on their sense of humor!!!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Not this time, apparently.