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Report details Allen Iverson's tirade after Atlanta traffic stop
By Yahoo! Local yahoo! Local â€" Fri Apr 8, 1:35 pm ET
Mike Benzie, Yahoo Atlanta Editor
There are some things better left unsaid, especially if those things will someday be in a police report (and a matter of public record). Longtime Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson tested that sentiment in Atlanta two weeks ago after his Lamborghini was pulled over for an improper lane change on March 30. (This was the same night, coincidentally, that another one-time NBA highlight reel got into a high profile Atlanta incident: Former Hawks star Dominique Wilkins was in a widely reported confrontation courtside at Philips arena.)
Here is a quick look at the timeline and details outlined in the offense report, provided by the Atlanta Police Department:
* Officer S.J. Durham observed a grey 2007 Lamborghini making an improper lane change, and initiated the stop on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Iverson was a passenger in his car, driven by Antwaun Clisby.
* Clibsy told the officer early in the stop that Iverson needed to go inside and eat. When the officer said everyone needed to stay in the car, Iverson used an expletive and essentially said he was just the passenger. At this point, with the driver and Iverson "becoming irate," according to the report, backup was requested.
* Iverson was informed his vehicle would be towed because its tags expired two years ago. From the report: "Mr. Iverson stated, 'Take the vehicle, I gots 10 more.'
* At this point, Iverson said, according to the report: "Do you know who I am?!!"
* The officer then wrote: "For the next 20 minutes, Mr. Iverson went on and on about who he was." Iverson also said he made more money than the officer will in 10 years.
* When the officer mentioned that Iverson tried to conceal the fact that he hadn't paid for his tags in two years, the driver Clisby said, "Would you want to pay $10,000 for a tag?" The officer listed $10,000 in the report as "value stolen."
* The car was then towed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localatl/20110408/ts_yblog_localatl/report-details-allen-iversons-tirade-after-atlanta-traffic-stop
By Yahoo! Local yahoo! Local â€" Fri Apr 8, 1:35 pm ET
Mike Benzie, Yahoo Atlanta Editor
There are some things better left unsaid, especially if those things will someday be in a police report (and a matter of public record). Longtime Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson tested that sentiment in Atlanta two weeks ago after his Lamborghini was pulled over for an improper lane change on March 30. (This was the same night, coincidentally, that another one-time NBA highlight reel got into a high profile Atlanta incident: Former Hawks star Dominique Wilkins was in a widely reported confrontation courtside at Philips arena.)
Here is a quick look at the timeline and details outlined in the offense report, provided by the Atlanta Police Department:
* Officer S.J. Durham observed a grey 2007 Lamborghini making an improper lane change, and initiated the stop on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Iverson was a passenger in his car, driven by Antwaun Clisby.
* Clibsy told the officer early in the stop that Iverson needed to go inside and eat. When the officer said everyone needed to stay in the car, Iverson used an expletive and essentially said he was just the passenger. At this point, with the driver and Iverson "becoming irate," according to the report, backup was requested.
* Iverson was informed his vehicle would be towed because its tags expired two years ago. From the report: "Mr. Iverson stated, 'Take the vehicle, I gots 10 more.'
* At this point, Iverson said, according to the report: "Do you know who I am?!!"
* The officer then wrote: "For the next 20 minutes, Mr. Iverson went on and on about who he was." Iverson also said he made more money than the officer will in 10 years.
* When the officer mentioned that Iverson tried to conceal the fact that he hadn't paid for his tags in two years, the driver Clisby said, "Would you want to pay $10,000 for a tag?" The officer listed $10,000 in the report as "value stolen."
* The car was then towed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localatl/20110408/ts_yblog_localatl/report-details-allen-iversons-tirade-after-atlanta-traffic-stop