Not surprised. I never cared for him. PHOENIX (AP) - Former NFL lineman and Hall of Famer Warren Sapp was arrested Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and allegedly assaulting two women, Phoenix police said. Sapp was taken into custody at a downtown Phoenix hotel and booked into jail, police said. It wasn't immediately clear if he has an attorney. Sapp, 42, was in Arizona for Sunday's Super Bowl in suburban Glendale and is a broadcaster for the NFL Network. "Warren Sapp has been suspended indefinitely without pay from NFL Network pending the outcome of ongoing police investigation," Alex Riethmiller, a spokesman for the network, said in a statement Monday. Sapp, a tackle and defensive end, played in the NFL from 1995-2007 for Tampa Bay and Oakland. He was a vital contributor for the Buccaneers as they went from also-ran to Super Bowl champion after the 2002 season and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. However, Sapp has had a history with legal troubles around the Super Bowl. He was arrested the day before the Super Bowl in 2010 on a domestic battery charge, but prosecutors later dropped the case because of inconsistences between the victim's statements and evidence, including surveillance video. Despite making millions in his playing career, Sapp filed for bankruptcy in 2012 in Florida after owing more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony. In Monday's incident, Phoenix police officers working security at a downtown hotel were investigating a noise disturbance about 2:30 a.m. when they were contacted by a woman alleging she had been assaulted. "The incident was alleged to have occurred in a guest room, after meeting in the lobby while she and another female were there as escorts," said Sgt. Trent Crump, a police spokesman. "During a meeting in the room, an argument ensued, allegedly over money and the altercation turned physical, spilling out into the hallway. During the investigation, detectives were able to establish that an act of prostitution occurred in the room by at least one of the females." Crump said Sapp was taken to police headquarters and questioned "and admitted involvement in the act of prostitution, but denied assaulting the females. Minor injuries consistent with a struggle were observed by investigators on both females." Police said Sapp was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on suspicion of soliciting prostitution and two counts of assault, both misdemeanor offenses. They said one woman was cited for prostitution and released. The other woman was later located at a hotel in nearby Peoria and cited for a violation of the city's escort permit requirements and released. Their names weren't immediately released.
These guys do not value their wonderful lives.....seriously, making hundreds of thousands talking about football and cannot respect ones self. What a damn fool.
About a week ago flipped on a show with just Warren Sapp and Michael Irving, made it through about 15 seconds. Talk about brutal.
Ridiculous! Seems like they are constantly drawing the wrong type of attention to themselves. My wife says it all the time, Most People ARE the Cause Of Their Own Suffering!
I heard this morning that he is not denying the fact that he solicited prostitutes, he is denying that he assaulted them. Cause apparently in his mind that makes it ok. Maybe if he had a little more respect for himself and his family he never would have been in that situation. -Andrew
Probably went down like this...Warren wants a prostitute and gets a couple. They come and start some shady stuff and try to take his money/drugs/whatever and he stops them. Now they claim assault. BUT that is the price one pays for seeking a prostitute as they are more times than not rotten people.
