Rumor: Alston arrested for PI and Assault (CONFIRMED)

So you are saying that's what happened:
1. Rafer parked his car in the parking lot and didn't pay the guy the parking fee of $10 bucks. And was told to pay, and he didn't.
2. (they tow his car) Rafer came out and started the argument with the attendant who was trying to get payment in which Rafer proceeded to spit in the guy's face.

Good enough. Thank you.

 

Lol I can't believe rafer is so cheap that he can't pay $10 or worse yet he doesn't feel like he needs to pay $10 to park like everyone else.

 

Rockets guard Alston arrested in Houston
Rockets guard Alston arrested in Houston

August 6, 2007

HOUSTON (AP) -- Rockets guard Rafer Alston said Monday he was innocent of misdemeanor assault and public intoxication charges filed against him a day earlier.

Alston was accused of grabbing a parking attendant's arm, shaking him and spitting on him after Alston's vehicle was towed from a lot early Sunday. The attendant said Alston parked illegally and did not pay.

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Alston told Houston television station KRIV that he didn't do anything to the attendant.

"We got into a shouting match. My car was towed and I was basically asking the parking attendant where he had my car towed to," Alston said in a story on KRIV's Web site. "There were no hits, nothing transpired. The guy runs off and yells down the street, like, he needed an officer over here. Before you know it, the officer puts me in cuffs and takes me downtown."

"I asked the guy what was I being charged with and he said public intoxication and assaulting someone, and I said, 'I am neither of those,"' Alston said.

Both charges against Alston are misdemeanors, said Victor Senties, a Houston police spokesman.

"We are aware of the situation and are attempting to get more details about the incident," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said in a statement. "While we do not have all the facts yet, it is nevertheless very disappointing to have one of our players involved with any police activity. We will continue working with the authorities in order to get to the bottom of the situation."

The 6-foot-2 player out of Fresno State joined the NBA during the 1999-2000 season with Milwaukee. Alston signed with the Rockets in 2004 and averaged 13.3 points last season.


Link:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...g=ap-rockets-alstonarrested&prov=ap&type=lgns


didnt see this posted anywhere so just wanted to let you all know what his side of the story is

 

Already been posted in this thread.

 

my bad bout the re-post

 

You conveintly ommitted that Stack said it was basically what I said. At no point in this whole thread have I condoned Rafer's actions. In fact, numerous times I said he was wrong.

There are two sides to this story.

The only differences in this thread is if you choose to believe Rafer spit in the guy's face and grabbed his arm. i have stated that I don't understand that to be the case. BEFORE all the stuff was coming out I was talking about what happened already. Stack has acknowledged that and he is a Club owner downtown. So far, I have been right.

Everything else is pure speculation. It's a matter of who you choose to believe. I have already stated my stance on this. So far the facts that everyone knows as the truth I reported, Stack heard, and in the media have all been correct. So you have nothing here. You are assuming he grabbed the guy and spit in his face. That is not factual evidence at all. it's what you choose to believe. So on facts alone, I have been right in this thread. You can't say anything different. I'll run them down:

1) I said Rafer was with friends drinking (people asked how I knew that, ect...) that has now been confirmed. Fact
2) I said they towed his Bentley. I'll even get more specific that it was his red Bentley Gt he was driving (they have just said his car but whatever) Fact
3) I said Rafer had been drinking and was equally responsible for his actions. I also said the parking attendant was involved in a heated verbal argument with rafer (fact)
4) I said the parking attendant flagged down the police after this (fact)
5) I said rafer cooperated with the police and didn't put up a struggle (fact)
6) I said Rafer was with people (not reported anywhere until Stack just did now) fact

So far that's 100% no matter what you go by.

Now, this is where you choose to believe myself, Rafer, or the parking attendant (I have always maintained the police just did their job).

The parking lot attendant said Rafer grabbed him and spit at him. Rafer says he didn't. After that i said that that I sided with rafer's version on the incident and left it at that. i didn't say why, how I knew things, ect..No matter what, at this point you can't say anything because it's complete hearsay. However, you called me a liar and said I was making things up. Now someone else who owns a club downtown said it was pretty much what I reported. In your response you choose to ommit that comment, only acknowledge the hearsay and say "good enough for me." Is that the treatment you would want for yourself or one of you children, family menbers,ect.....if they got into an unfortunate incident? I have said let's let the facts come out and then we'll come back in here and talk. All those bold letters are simply annoying. They don't prove a point because you have no point to prove. The only thing you can say right now is that Rafer was definitely in the wrong which i already said myself numerous times. That doesn't mean he was the only person in the wrong.

 

Thanks Stack. Here is what Stack's complete post was (just to have it under mine) just to show you chose to ommit his last comment to fit your side of the debate.

 

Hmph Rafer looks like a such a nice guy but...After all 10 bucks isn't worth this incident

 

And this was Clyde's sleeper pick for the All Star Team? Man how the mighty have fallen.

 

Nobody ever argued Skip was an All-Star. You know that. I just feel he contributed more to the team then a lot of people did in leadership and floor genaralship (kind of like ring generalship for a boxer).

The PG position was drying up. You know as well as anyone that the Heat were looking to trade for Rafer before going after Mo Williams or Smush Parker ever entered the picture. The fact is the Heat got tired of waiting on us. There was the Haslem proposal and as you mentioned the Doleac deal. We didn't jump on any of those (I still don't get Haslem) but they finally were going to move on to another option. Brevin Knight is a solid pg to me. Again, we just didn't move on a deal. I don't know why they are holding Alston.

Rafer wasn't going to start on Miami or LA (Sam and JWill). Hopefully we won't hesitate anymore and get a deal done for him.

 

I disagree. We have to consider that the front office would have made a move to find another quality point guard if JVG correctly assessed the team's PG situation. With his powerful "backer" rafer was able to keep his starting job and play without any accountability. he was virtually untouchable in that lineup.

We actually played without rafer when we had Mike James, and Sura alternating at the position and we didn't do too bad.

 

Clyde Drexler actually did.

 

I think some of the people in this thread need a night in the slammer to cool off their emotions. Someone charge them with PI!

 

He was great for our teams but he has been terrible at everything basketball related since his retirement.

 

don't have to be an all star to be a starter. teams not wanting him for that role speaks volumes.

 

We don't want him either. I don't care who defends him, he's not a good ball player. It's not that he's hated, he just SUCKS.

If this team wants to win, they NEED to consider better options than old friends and teammates of Helicopter and Super Tank.

 

FREE SKIP! I'm sick of cops arresting the innocent. And yes, he's innocent until proven otherwise.

 

So Whats Next...? Did they release him on bail or what?

 

I have said it all long that Heat would not trade Haslem for Rafer plus Head or someone. If the deal is there, I think Morey will take it. Morey is not CD, he is smart. The Doleac deal is not good for us, so I do not like it.

The fact is the Heat got tired of waiting on us. There was the Haslem proposal and as you mentioned the Doleac deal. We didn't jump on any of those (I still don't get Haslem) but they finally were going to move on to another option. Brevin Knight is a solid pg to me. Again, we just didn't move on a deal. I don't know why they are holding Alston.

Rafer wasn't going to start on Miami or LA (Sam and JWill). Hopefully we won't hesitate anymore and get a deal done for him.[/QUOTE]