Latest on Cedric Benson

by Adam T on May 8, 2008 2:23 PM CDT

So he got a strike earlier, but this latest update goes his way. A witness who was not on the boat, has spoken out in Cedric Benson's behalf.

Toby Patch was at nearby Emerald Point Marina on Saturday night when he claims he saw police "manhandling" Benson after taking the running back off the boat and heading to a squad car. Patch was not one of the 15 people on the boat.

"As they were taking him up the dock, they stopped, he said, 'I am fine, I can continue walking,' and they put their legs behind his knees and knocked him over his knees and started hog-carrying him," Patch told KXAN-TV in Austin.

Near the parking area, Patch says the treatment of Benson worsened.

"They ended up--I don't know why--but laid him on his back, I heard him say, 'Please don't pepper spray me, please don't pepper spray me,'" Patch said. "It was uncalled for, it was ludicrous, no point for it."

I will stop trying to figure this out now. Every witness or police account can be seen from both sides. Instead I'll just keep you updated on the latest and let you scratch your heads over it if you want.

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I posted this on another thread

but it’s possible that these cops saw a boat full of young attractive white girls with a couple of black dudes and didn’t like that one bit. Just sayin.

So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!

by McRipper on May 8, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

"Don't pepper spray me, Bro!"

I’m making that shirt.

by tempchad on May 8, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions

Having

a witness not on the boat saying it was malicious and unwarrented definatly helps his side of the story.

by SuperBowlXX on May 8, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions

exactly

this is the biggest issue i had with ced’s story from jump…it was him and his friends words vs the cops…obviously any judge will side with the cops. if there is an outsider or two who have nothing to do with ced that come forward on his behalf then he has a bit of a better shot. although they’ll just question the witnesses as to wether or not they were drinking and wether or not they heard everything that went down and say they missed something that led to ced being manhandled.

it is pretty damn impossible to beat the cops, that is why i do my best to just avoid em.

by lopey986 on May 9, 2008 1:54 AM CDT up reply actions