Another year, another Rodman arrest
Paul Clinton
Dennis Rodman started out 2002 as if it were still 2001 -- with an
arrest.
The latest incident in his ongoing troubles with Newport Beach police
occurred at 3:15 a.m. Saturday morning, when Rodman was arrested at his
Mariner’s Mile restaurant for obstructing an investigation.
After noticing a group of cars in the parking lot outside Josh
Slocums, which the former NBA star co-owns, police suspected that alcohol
was being illegally served after 2 a.m., Lt. John Klein said.
The arrest came after Rodman appeared at the door of the restaurant
and barred police from entering for about 35 minutes.
“Dennis Rodman was at the door,” Klein said. “He was arrested for
delaying the officers in the investigation.”
Calls to Josh Slocums seeking comment from Rodman or a restaurant
manager were not returned.
Rodman’s predawn blockade cost him a trip to the city lockup. The
former Laker was then transferred to Orange County jail in Santa Ana,
where he was booked for obstructing and delaying a police officer, Klein
said.
Bail was set at $500, which Rodman paid. He was then released.
Police will submit the charges to the district attorney for possible
filing.
If the district attorney’s office moves forward on the misdemeanor, it
would be added to a growing list of infractions against the West Newport
resident.
On Oct. 25, Rodman pleaded guilty to three complaints stemming from
noise violations at a 40th birthday bash that police in riot gear broke
up in front of Rodman’s Seashore Drive home. The former Laker had arrived
in a helicopter.
The episode cost him $1,500 in fines for disturbing the peace.
In August, Rodman was cited for speeding in Newport Harbor with his
powerboat “Sexual Chocolate.” That ticket cost him $1,080.
In 2000, Rodman was arrested for driving under the influence of
alcohol and driving without a valid license.
Newport Beach police wrote Rodman 14 citations between 1999 and 2000.
Officers went to his home on more than 50 occasions and, during that
period, Rodman paid about $8,500 in fines for noise code violations.
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