former wwe star shad arrested

ormer WWE star Shad Gaspard was apparently arrested over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio for what his wife calls "crossing the street."

Shad's wife wrote the following on Twitter last night:

"This is Shad's wife everyone. I want to address the rumors that are going on around the Internet right now about Shad's arrest. He was indeed arrested today, in Columbus. No use denying it. But Shad did nothing wrong, he was trying to attend the Arnold Classic, and can you guys believe that the Columbus police department has nothing better to do than arrest him for crossing the street????!! That's what they got him for "pedestrian in roadway" I think we should all stand up and be heard! Too many cops abusing their authority!! Apparently they even decided that it was necessary to tackle him.... I am very disappointed in those who "serve and protect" right now."

She then went on to note that Shad's bail had been posted and they have hired a lawyer. She also said that footage of the incident was available and that it was being released to TMZ and other media outlets.


most ridiculous thing ive heard for someone being arrested.

To be fair, it is illegal to cross the road where there isn't a proper crossing in the USA. Or something like that.

J walking - walking on the side of the road and not on the pavement is a criminal offence in the US!

I'm going to be contraversal and say it is because he is black! Haha

Also known as "J-Walking"

EDIT - Beaten to it !!!

AberdeenSteve wrote:J walking - walking on the side of the road and not on the pavement is a criminal offence in the US!

I'm going to be contraversal and say it is because he is black! Haha

Not that controversial, that's what his wife is stating is the reason!
To be fair though, he was in a tagteam called Cryme Tyme!

You sure he didnt have a 'swag bag' over his shoulder?

AberdeenSteve wrote:J walking - walking on the side of the road and not on the pavement is a criminal offence in the US!

I'm going to be contraversal and say it is because he is black! Haha

Are you sure ts not JTG Walking

I wil get my coat :run2:

Nay Bother wrote: I wil get my coat

Please do

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/tmz-coverage-of-gaspard-arrest-former-ufc-champ-speaks-125397

Former WWE tag team champion Shad Gaspard was arrested yesterday in Columbus, OH after what his wife claims was a jaywalking incident that turned into a case of racial profiling.

Shad's wife Siliana tells TMZ her husband did not resist when a cop tried to bust him for jaywalking as he made his way to the Arnold Fitness EXPO. She says Shad got into a kneeling position to show he was not resisting ... but the cops shoved his face into the dirt anyway.

Siliana tells us Shad told her he felt like he was "being profiled" and "treated like a n****r."

Former UFC champ Josh Barnett, who was with Gaspard at the time, seemed to back up Shad's version of events on his Twitter page, posting last night, "Shad Gaspard arrested because a Columbus officer abuses his authority. False jaywalking charge + attitude turns to handcuffs and tackling."

According to law enforcement, Gaspard -- who as part of the tag team Cryme Tyme once held the tag team title -- was arrested for resisting arrest and obstructing official business.

Calls to the Columbus PD were not returned.

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Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard & Josh Barnett - What a tag team.

Well, if they watched those Raw vignettes around 2006 they would know he is a serial offender. Maybe they didn't want to take any chances.

J-Walking does sound like it could have been a member of Cryme Tyme...

from ewrestlingnews:

As we've been reporting here on eWrestlingNews.com, former WWE star Shad Gaspard was arrested for resisting arrest and obstructing official business on Sunday while in Columbus, OH for the Arnold Fitness EXPO. Gaspard's wife originally claimed it was a jaywalking incident that turned into a case of racial profiling.

TMZ has posted video of Shad Gaspard's arrest. MMA fighter Josh Barnett shot the footage, which begins just after Gaspard was taken to the ground. Shad can be heard saying, "Why am I being arrested? Because I'm big and I'm black?" One of the officers claims that he was resisting arrest. Shad feels that he is the victim of racial profiling, and that he will fight this.

In an update on this, "David Mitchell" noted earlier that Sgt. Rich Weiner of the Columbus Police Department told TMZ that Gaspard was spotted by an officer standing in the road and in the way of oncoming traffic. He told TMZ that Gaspard was belligerent and ignored requests from the officer to move out of the street and also refused to show his ID when asked numerous times.

Mitchell also noted that Sgt. Weiner said that when the officer tried to arrest Shad, he "broke free from the officers as they attempted to take him into custody." Wiener then says the video that is posted online doesn't show the events leading up to him being thrown to the ground and then placed in handcuffs. Several onlookers tried to tell police that he did nothing wrong but cops were not having any of it and continued on with the arrest.

Shad on the other hand feels differently. In an exclusive update, I spoke to them this morning and his version of the events is as follows. Gaspard claims one of his friends was nearly hit by a car. His friends started yelling at the driver while Shad stood on the sidewalk. He says that's when an officer approached and told his friends to quit the yelling. Shad came over and tried to explain to the responding officer that he had just witnessed a near hit-and-run. This is where things took a turn for the worse. Shad was already ticked off at what he had witnessed and was asked by the officer on-scene for his ID. Gaspard questioned why as he didn't do anything wrong and was just looking out for another person. When he refused to show ID, he was asked to put his hands behind his back. Shad claims he then squatted down as to not intimidate the cop due to his stature and the cop tackled him anyway. As noted above, Shad feels he was treated unfairly and claims he's not going to stand by while cops disrespect him. He says you can expect a lawsuit shortly and they have spoken to an attorney today.

Shad is also telling TMZ he feels he's the victim of racial profiling -- and claims during his ride to the police station, he heard the arresting officer saying, "He's just one more ..." Shad added, "I don't know exactly what to do yet, but I will fight this as much as possible. I'm not doing it for the money, I have the means, I'm doing this so cops don't think they can do this to someone else ... it's not right."

I am working on getting Shad live on eWrestlingNews.com's WZR Radio in the near future. I tried for this week but due to the legal nature and sensitivity of this, we'll likely have to wait until next week. I also expect to hear more from Shad at some point tonight. Once I do, I'll post it here. Stay tuned for that.

Sgt. Rich Weiner!