Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver arrested for DWI after ‘driving dangerously with open beer & a gun’
DEFENSIVE tackle Ed Oliver Jr. was arrested on Saturday night in Houston after police allegedly found the Bill’s player driving with an open beer between his legs, and unlawfully carrying a gun. The 22-year-old is facing DWI charges after he was pulled over by cops in a Ford pickup truck. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received […]
DEFENSIVE tackle Ed Oliver Jr. was arrested on Saturday night in Houston after police allegedly found the Bill’s player driving with an open beer between his legs, and unlawfully carrying a gun.
The 22-year-old is facing DWI charges after he was pulled over by cops in a Ford pickup truck.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a reckless driver in a construction zone on State Highway 242.
The report stated a white Ford Superduty pickup pulling a trailer was failing to maintain a lane and driving dangerously in a 45 mph construction zone, according to local news site Click2Houston.
When Oliver was pulled over, he was found to have an open beer can between his legs and a pistol was later found in his car, the NYPost reported.
A deputy performed a field sobriety test and found that Oliver was impaired.
The NFL player was transported to Kingswood Hospital for a mandatory blood draw before being taken to the Montgomery County Jail where charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon were filed.
Oliver bonded out of jail the following morning.
“We are aware of the situation and we are gathering more information. We will have no further comment at this point,” the Bills said in a statement.
Oliver is a Houston native who attended the University of Houston and was the number nine overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
He had 43 tackles and five sacks during his rookie season.
The arrest is the latest criminal charge against an NFL player.
On Sunday, NFL cornerbacks Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar have been released from jail on bond after allegedly robbing people at a BBQ in Florida last week.
The bail for Baker, of the New York Giants, was set at $200,000 and he was freed on Sunday morning — $25,000 for each of the eight counts he faces in connection with the incident on Wednesday night.
Dunbar, a 27-year-old who plays for the Seattle Seahawks, was let go on $100,000 bond, which was also set at $25,000 for each of the counts he faces.
The men surrendered to the Miramar Police Department on Saturday after warrants were issued for their arrests.
The two were attending a cookout at a home near Miami when a fight broke out, police said.
Baker allegedly pulled out a handgun before the NFL players, along with two other men, started to rob people at the party of watches, thousands of dollars in cash, and other valuable items, according to witnesses.
On Saturday, Washington Redskins receiver Cody Latimer has been arrested for assault after gun shots were heard inside a Colorado apartment.
The 27-year-old wide receiver was arrested by deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department who were called to the home just after midnight Saturday.
A witness said they heard arguing and what sounded like gunshots inside the apartment building in Douglas County, according to the sheriff’s department and as reported by ESPN.
One person was identified as having minor injuries but not related to the gun shot.
“On May 16, 2020, at around 12:11am deputies were called to the Zenith Meridian Apartments, located in unincorporated Douglas County, on a call of shots fired inside of an apartment,” a police statement issued Saturday read.
“While in route, deputies learned that the reporting party had heard arguing and what they believed to be gunshots inside of an apartment.
“On scene, deputies were able to gain entry into the apartment, where they contacted three individuals, who were all detained.”
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Ohio native Latimer, 27, was taken into custody and sent to the Douglas County Detention Facility.
The professional athlete has been booked on felony charges of assault in the second degree, menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm and misdemeanor charges of prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
Latimer has posted a $25,000 bond, according to the department.
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