Former NFL player Adam 'Pacman' Jones shares arrest footage as agent slams 'overzealous' Kentucky police
Adam 'Pacman' Jones (via Getty Images)
Adam 'Pacman'
Jones
, the former NFL cornerback and West Virginia University standout, has released a video showing his recent arrest by police officers in Covington, Kentucky. The footage, captured outside a bar near Cincinnati, has sparked fresh controversy, with Adam Jones' agent calling the officers' actions an example of 'overzealous policing.
' Adam Jones was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public space, second-degree disorderly conduct, and third-degree assault of a police officer.
Video adds new layer to Adam Jones' arrest; agent claims rights were violated
In the newly released video, which surfaced through TMZ Sports, Adam Jones, who was involved in a disturbance in a local bar, is seen interacting tensely with two Covington officers before being restrained against a police vehicle.
The authorities alleged Adam Jones was drunk and acting in a disorderly manner. He was booked into the Kenton County Detention Center after his arrest. But things changed dramatically after Adam Jones released what seems like surveillance footage showing one officer roughly grabbing him, which has now led to a question about the use of force during the arrest.
Jones' representative, Peter Schaffer, issued a forceful statement after the incident, asserting that his client was simply exercising his constitutional right to ask why he was being held in custody.
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'Initially, officers claimed he was being arrested for assault and then shifted to public intoxication (which, in itself, is not a crime in many jurisdictions unless it leads to dangerous behavior), and finally settled on disorderly conduct, simply for asking why he was being detained,' Schaffer said in a statement.
Former WVU player Adam 'Pacman' Jones arrested outside of Cincinnati
This recent incident is at least the fourth arrest of Jones since 2021. He was previously arrested for the first time at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2023 and again following the Jake Paul vs.
Mike Tyson boxing bout in Las Vegas in November of 2024, both of which were also for offenses involving alcohol and public conduct.
Jones, who last played in the NFL in 2018, spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals after being drafted by the Tennessee Titans and playing briefly with the Dallas Cowboys. His post-NFL years have been marred by multiple run-ins with law enforcement, many of which have ended with charges that were later dropped or reduced.
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Adam 'Pacman' Jones arrested for assault on a police officer, alcohol intoxication, and disorderly conduct
Even as questions have swirled about the behavior of both Adam "Pacman" Jones and Covington police, debates over policing and citizen rights have persisted. The footage that came out may prove key to public opinion-and perhaps in legal proceedings themselves.
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