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Dale Davis was charged with assault and disorderly conduct in an altercation with police that saw him shocked with a stun gun, but the Associated Press is reporting that Chubby Wells, Davis' agent, said he plans to sue over police treatment.
Davis was arrested Tuesday at a
Miami Beach hotel and was accused of threatening security guards and police and leveling profanities at them, a police report said.
Police were called to the hotel by the security workers and officers repeatedly asked Davis to leave, but he refused, the report said.
After giving officers his identification, Davis and the officers went outside, where the 6-foot-11 player accused the officers of targeting him because he is black, the report said.
Police said they asked Davis to remove his hands from his pockets for officer safety, and Davis complied after asking officers if they were going to shoot him.
Davis pulled out money, three cellular phones and credit cards, report said. He put the items back in his pockets and said he'd beat up the officers if they took off their badges and got rid of their guns, the report said.
The report said Davis then balled his fists and began walking toward officers in an aggressive manner, and he was warned that he would be hit with a Taser if he continued, police said.
He didn't stop, so an officer zapped Davis in the chest with the Taser, and he fell to the ground. He was taken into custody and charged with assault, assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence, the report said.
However, Wells said he was planning to file a lawsuit against
Miami Beach police for their treatment of the player.
"It was so ridiculous, it's unbelievable," he said. "We're going to take a stand."
