Puddy Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 That's BC's neck of the woods. Jackson arrested after police chase By Kevin Iole and Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports 2 hours, 40 minutes ago Buzz Up PrintFormer UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was arrested and held on $25,000 bail following a traffic accident Tuesday afternoon in Costa Mesa, Calif. According to Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Dondero, an officer observed the 30-year old Jackson driving with a flat tire on his 2008 Ford F-350 pickup truck and talking on his cell phone (which recently became illegal while driving in Calif.) and attempted to pull him over. Dondero said Jackson, a resident of Irvine, Calif., ignored the officer and continued driving with the officer in pursuit. Police had received a report of a vehicle involved in a collision on the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa, which struck other vehicles and fled the scene, Dondero said. The chase continued with the vehicle weaving in and out of traffic, including at one point driving on the wrong side of the road and even on a sidewalk, scaring pedestrians. Dondero said Jackson hit two cars at 19th Street and Newport Boulevard at 1:13 p.m., but failed to stop. He said a Costa Mesa police officer saw the truck near 17th Street and attempted to pull it over. Jackson fled and hit at least one more car before the five-minute chase ended with his arrest, the lieutenant said. The officer saw the vehicle in a second collision. It is believed nobody was injured. The car continued to Newport Beach, where the tire blew out and came off the rim and he was taken into the Orange County Central jail, where he is being held on $25,000 bail. The fighter was charged with hit-and-run driving, felony evading and reckless driving. UFC president Dana White flew to Orange County upon learning of the arrest and said he was driving to the county jail to post bail for Jackson. The story was initially reported by the website TMZ.com, which has photos of Jackson lying face down on the street behind his truck, a 2008 Ford F-350 turbo diesel, as a police officer has his gun drawn and is pointing it at him. Jackson won the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007. After a successful defense against Dan Henderson on Sept. 5, Jackson lost the belt to Forrest Griffin on a controversial decision at UFC 86 on July 5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Jackson’s manager/trainer, Juanito Ibarra, did not immediately return phone calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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budlitebrad Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Note to self... put huge decal of yourself shirtless on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I actually didn't believe this was legit when the story broke on Sherdog earlier tonight... The whole story is absolutely crazy. I also want to applaud this genius for getting another tattoo supposedly praising god over the weekend, then leading police on a chase just a few days later. Kuddos to you sir. I wonder what Dana White will do as far as potential suspensions go... Guys have been suspended/kicked out or the organization for a lot less... Maybe he went on a rampage because Dana told him his next fight was Wand, which he clearly wants no part of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I wonder if Juanito will dispute those charges as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 I actually didn't believe this was legit when the story broke on Sherdog earlier tonight... The whole story is absolutely crazy. I also want to applaud this genius for getting another tattoo supposedly praising god over the weekend, then leading police on a chase just a few days later. Kuddos to you sir. I wonder what Dana White will do as far as potential suspensions go... Guys have been suspended/kicked out or the organization for a lot less...Maybe he went on a rampage because Dana told him his next fight was Wand, which he clearly wants no part of... Well considering White jumped on a plane to bail him out, I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 very surprising as Rampage is such a gentle man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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