UPDATE: Of course, the footage (above) surfaces (from TMZ). And it ain’t good.
Pacman insists he was merely “protecting himself” during the Wednesday night altercation outside of a Cincinnati nightclub … and judging from the video, it seems the woman made the first aggressive move.
The footage (around the 1:55 mark) shows a woman reaching over to Pacman with what appears to be a drink in her hand. It seems the woman poured her drink on Jones … and he reacted by unleashing a punch to her head.
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Just got arrestedfor protecting myself, I will not let this break me or change what I have work so hard for ....
— ADAm Pacman Jones (@REALPACMAN24) June 10, 2013
From USA Today:
Prosecutor Charlie Rubenstein confirmed Monday that Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested on one count of assault for punching a female patron outside of a bar.
Earlier Monday, Jones announced on Twitter he had been arrested, probably in an attempt to provide his account before the Cincinnati Police or possible witnesses provide their versions.
Jones claimed he was acting in self-defense, an account his agent, Peter Schaffer, also provided to USA TODAY Sports by claiming Jones hit a woman in the face after she might have thrown a beer bottle at his head.
“Just got arrested for protecting myself,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “I will not let this break me or change what I have work so hard for …”
Schaffer said Jones was to turn himself in to police Monday.
Schaffer said Jones was standing outside of a bar on Wednesday night after the Cincinnati Reds’ game against the Colorado Rockies when he was approached by two women who wanted to take a picture with him. Schaffer said Jones told them no “because he’s married and the last thing he wants is a picture with two women showing up on Twitter or something.”
Schaffer said Jones told him he was then hit in the head with a bottle from only a few feet away.
“He turns around and immediately slaps the person. He has no idea what’s going on or who threw the bottle,” Schaffer said. “His teammates have enough of this and they walk out.”
Schaffer said he’s spoken to witnesses who have corroborated Jones’ story and that he’s hoping to get a copy of the bar’s security video.
Police have yet to issue a report on Jones’ arrest.
This is the third time since October 2010 that Jones has been involved in an off-field incident in Cincinnati.
