By Bridget Spencer, Joyce Lupiani and Alexandra Parker
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Atlanta Georgia (WANF) — An Atlanta Falcons follow squad member charged with assaulting a police officer made his first court docket look Monday morning.
The choose set bail for Cameron Batson at $95,000. Batson was in a position to get bail as a result of he has no felony file, however the choose stated that whereas this case is pending, Batson can not have weapons, medication or alcohol.
In keeping with Atlanta police, an officer noticed Batson’s truck velocity up and was unable to carry his line. The officer stopped the truck on I-75 North on the Northside Drive exit on suspicion of DUI. After a area sobriety take a look at, the officer tried to arrest Batson. Batson fought with the officer. The officer fired his gun, however nobody was damage. Batson bought again within the truck and tried to get away from him. He crashed close to Northside Drive and Echota Drive and continued to flee on foot.
The police have been in a position to monitor down Batson and take him into custody. The soccer participant now faces the next costs: aggravated assault on a legislation enforcement officer whereas on official responsibility, battery, fleeing or trying to elude a police officer, taking or trying to take a weapon from a public official, and extra.
Each Batson and the officer have been taken to the hospital to be checked out.
The Atlanta Falcons issued the next assertion:
“Now we have been made conscious of an in a single day incident involving Cameron Batson and we’re at the moment gathering data from legislation enforcement companies. We take this matter severely and haven’t any additional remark presently.”
The 27-year-old broad receiver spent the 2018, 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He has 22 profession receptions from him and two profession touchdowns from him in 27 video games. He missed the 2019 season resulting from harm.
He signed with the Falcons this offseason, however was launched and re-signed after remaining coaching camp roster cuts.
Batson spent his school profession at Texas Tech the place he made 157 passes for 1,499 yards and 14 touchdowns in 50 video games. He was a highschool valedictorian and a three-time All Large 12 Educational Workforce choice throughout his time with the Purple Raiders.
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