OT: Cleveland Browns player Malik McDowell arrested on charges of attacking an officer, public exposure

[Brian in Mesa]

Cleveland Browns player Malik McDowell arrested on charges of attacking an officer, public exposure​

Cleveland Browns player Malik McDowell arrested on charges of attacking an officer, public exposure

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of public exposure, battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice with violence for resisting arrest, according to an incident report.

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Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of public exposure, battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice with violence for resisting arrest, according to an incident report.

A Broward County sheriff's deputy responded to a report of a naked man walking near a school in Deerfield Beach, according to the report. After McDowell looked up at the deputy and yelled an expletive, "the defendant then charged at me with at full speed (sic) with closed fist," the report said.

The officer said that due to proximity he was unable to avoid the attack or to use de-escalation tactics or a nonlethal weapon.

"The defendant intentionally rammed his body into me and began swinging closed fist punches at me," the officer said, according to the report. "The punches were swung with extreme aggression with at least one strike hitting me on my right eye/temple area of my eye."

The officer said he was dazed and felt extreme pain where he was struck, and that the NFL player continued the "violent attack" by landing strikes to the top of his head.

McDowell then fled and after a foot pursuit, a Taser was deployed. McDowell was handcuffed and taken into custody, according to the report.

In addition to the aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice with violence charges, McDowell is also charged with exposure "due to the defendant walking around the street naked exposing his sexual organs in view of the public -- to include a school that contained children."

 

[Brian in Mesa]

What the actual heck?

 

[juza76]

Just saw the video the police man is a tough dude not falling down
I guess was intoxicated, hope he stays in jail for a long time, is a threat outside

 

[Dayman]

This is the second time he has been arrested for assaulting a police officer. He also had a bunch of other charges in college.

The guy clearly has some pretty serious mental issues, but teams don't seem to care much about those types of things these days.