Back to Artest.
Apparently, the police have been called to the Artest house six times prior to the latest incident, since last August. Several did not amount to anything - Ron made several of the calls and after one, he told police he was trying to dial 411, misdialed 911, so immediately hung up. Of course, by hanging up, that triggered an immediate response by police, who found an agitated women in front of the house who did not want to press charges about anything, so the deputies left. On another call Ron made, it was regarding "an ill women" at the house, but no other details came out of that one.
Then there was the "Ron is vandalizing the house" call made by his wife, who refused to press charges, but just wanted the incident "to be documented". One of the 911 calls was in reference to a "verbal disturbance", which the police mediated on site and referred the couple to counseling and left.
The most interesting prior call was made by a neighbor after midnight on Christmas night. They reported a problem at the house. Deputies arrived to find a BMW had crashed into bushes on the Artest property with the front end crushed. That matter was listed as a private property automobile accident and no report was taken. Interestingly, Ron Artest was apparently out of town that day; not playing a game, as the Kings were off from the 22nd to the 27th of December.
In the latest incident, Ron was leaving the house in his wife's car, according to a particularly nosey neighbor who witnessed this part of the confrontation, when Ron's wife came running after him as he was backing out, whaling on the car with a frying pan until she broke the windshield. At this point, Ron and the women went back into the house. Then the woman called 911, claiming Ron had pushed her down and she was bleeding from a cut on her finger (no doubt caused by glass when she was attacking the car with Ron in it, but that has to be determined yet. The reason I think it was glass is because she said the cut would not stop bleeding and anyone who has ever been cut by glass knows those suckers bleed forever.) Anyway, one of the most significant charges laid at Ron's feet was that he prevented someone from calling 911.
In January, Artest was cited for abusing (not properly feeding) his Great Dane, which was taken away from the house. He could face either misdemeanor or felony charges on that one, and a fine of up to $20,000.
Sooooo.......anyone looking for a defensive-minded, otherwise mindless, small forward with a penchant for abusing animals and women, sings offensively bad rap tunes that soon will remind us of bad Country and Western songs (I lost my job, I lost my wife, and my dog left me - kil ma lan'lord!!). You can have him for the price of a good therapist.
