We know have some details on why Dolphins Derrick Shelby was beat up so badly by the police outside of a Fort Lauderdale nightclub.
Here is what the cops say happened according to Palm Beach Post.
Police allege that Shelby was “touching females” without their permission at Cyn Nightclub.
When an officer asked Shelby to leave he allegedly asked them “what are you going to do?” and began “photographing and taping” the officer while refusing to leave the club.
Police say he appeared intoxicated.
When police told Shelby he was under arrest he “began pushing away from officers and took an aggressive fighting stance.”
Police allege Shelby was placed on the ground where he was “actively resisting and attempting to brace his arms to defeat efforts to place him into custody.”
Shelby “ignored several loud verbal commands to release his arms to be placed into custody.”
Police had to use a taser on Shelby three times before he was “successfully placed into custody.” He was brought to Broward General Hospital and then to police headquarters.
Something seems a little off about the “police report”. I hope there is video surveillance of the altercation to see how much Shelby was really resisting. I didn’t know you could get a black eye and busted lip from a taser.
I think it was a bit premature for the Dolphins to suspend him, but that is what they did.