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Toni Battie Arrested For Assaulting A Police Officer
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[Boston Globe Online / Sports]
Battie is arrested for assault
By Daniel Vasquez, Globe Staff, 04/19/99
Tony Battie of the Celtics was
arrested at gunpoint over the
weekend in front of a Boston nightclub for
allegedly assaulting an officer who wanted
Battie to move his new Lincoln Navigator,
police said.
The incident occurred about 2:20 a.m.
Saturday on Canal Street in front of the
Cosmopolitan Club, said Boston Police
spokeswoman Sgt. Detective Margot Hill.
Hill said Battie was asked several times
by Officer Ray D'Oyley to move his car but
refused. Battie allegedly broke a state
law by refusing D'Oyley's request for
proper identification and tried to drive
off when the officer attempted to arrest
him.
The officer's arm was caught in the
driver's window, Hill said, and D'Oyley
was forced to pull out his service
revolver before Battie stopped the car.
Battie was charged with assault and
battery with a dangerous weapon (car) and
for refusing to identify himself to an
officer, police said.
Celtics general manager Chris Wallace
would not comment on the incident.
Peter May of the Globe Staff contributed
to this report.
This story ran on page D07 of the Boston
Globe on 04/19/99.
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