Mavericks’ Stevenson arrested for public intoxication

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The post-championship celebration of the Dallas Mavericks has led to one of the team’s players being arrested for public intoxication.

DeShawn Stevenson was arrested in Irving, Texas (not far outside Dallas), according to CBS 11 News in Dallas (via Sports By Brooks). He was taken into custody outside a residential complex in the city.

According to police, residents at the complex called authorities saying an intoxicated man was walking through the complex.

John Argumaniz, a spokesman for the Irving Police Department, told CBS 11 News that once at the complex officers found Stevenson and gave him a field sobriety test – he failed.

Stevenson was taken to the Irving Jail, booked on a Public Intoxication Charge and bonded out just before 6:00 Wednesday morning.

This happened without incident. It is unclear if Stevenson lived in the building while in Dallas (he listed a Florida address with the police), or where he was and who he was with while getting this drunk. He has since posted bond and been released.

This was not Stevenson’s first arrest, he has done community service in the past on a statutory rape charge back in Fresno. He has long had the reputation of a head case around the league.

Stevenson, who played well for the Mavericks in the finals hitting threes when left open and defending Dwyane Wade and LeBron James (not to mention the Game 6 shoving match with Udonis Haslem), will be a free agent at the end of the season. There were already questions about how hard Dallas was going to work to keep him in the fold.

PARTYYY!!!! lol

 

[RipCity32]

Lmao, classy.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

 

[Mooche]

He's such a damn boss.

 

[ZigZag]

Cops must be spurs fans. The dude won a championship can't you just give him a ride home?

 

[DJT]

Doesn't surprise me. lol. I wonder what kind of drunk he is. A funny drunk, or a pissed off drunk.

 

[Pugz]

hes gotta be a funny drunk. but the way he was arrested means he was a dumbass drunk. lol

 

[Mexi]

well this is pretty damn shocking.

 

[Elite]

Still a hoodlum

 

[Lake Louise]

Haha I have the feeling that he was probably doing some mumbling to himself too.

 

[SaintFan25]

Lol, dumbass Stevenson.

 

[BwareDWare94]

I'll take him on my team, though. He can defend and shoot when he spots up. He's a very good role player.