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Posted on 04/10/2008 4:25:14 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper
MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller was jailed Wednesday after allegedly fighting with police after being stopped for possible drunken driving.
Eller was held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, fleeing police and assaulting a police officer.
Police Inspector Mike Martin said officers in north Minneapolis saw an SUV speed through a stop sign and gave chase. The SUV reached speeds of up to 60 mph through city streets.
Martin said the SUV didn't stop until it pulled into Eller's garage about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Martin said the officers asked Eller to get out of the vehicle. He refused at first but got out and threatened and fought with officers, throwing one onto the hood of the SUV.
Police used a Taser, but Martin said it had no effect and called for backup. During the scuffle, officers put the 66-year-old Eller into a neck hold until help arrived, he said.
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How many gen-x pussies with guns did it take to put a chill on a 66-year old man?
There must be a few teams that could still use him as a starting DE.
I would love to see any footage taken by a cop-cam of this. He threw one on them on the hood of his SUV.
I believe Carl used to have a position with the NFL having to do with helping players with chemical dependency problems. Carl used to be a major coke freak in the 70s and is still apparently battling demons. 66 or not I sure wouldn't want to mess with a drunken purple people eater.
Wow, the same speed I would reach if Eller was chasing me.
I'm thinking the cops would have erased it themselves.
And he would still catch you! "Meet ya at the quarterback"
Otherwise it would end up being this morning's high-lite of the squad briefing. The arresting officers would never live it down.
[Martin said the SUV didn’t stop until it pulled into Eller’s garage]
Damn those Suv’s, they just keep getting the drivers in trouble.
When the officers tried to stop him, police say Eller attacked the officers with “superhuman” strength, and even a taser hit did not slow him down.
http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=507155
He’s a bad, tough guy. They could’ve shot him - as they were “in a fight for their lives”.
Carl is 6’ 7” & about 260, I met him. Wow.
I bet he’ll go to jail, could even be a felony.
4 to 5 minute altercation? Fighting for their lives?
Not the way I intend to spend my retirement...
University of Minnesota picture?
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6726/kensington/kenfaq.htm
If you’re in a tough fight, 4 to 5 minutes is a really long time. If someone is much stronger than you and is capable of disarming you, then I suppose it could be considered ‘fighting for their lives.’
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