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Joba Chamberlain's DUI, Video Style

4/07/2009 12:30 PM ET By Will Brinson

    • Will Brinson
    • Will Brinson is a FanHouse Blogger
Joba Chamberlain seems like a pretty cool dude. So surely he's watched Reno 911 on Comedy Central. (Those things are, after all, not even remotely considered mutually exclusive.) Or perhaps he hasn't. After all, as The Smoking Gun found in the video below, he did fall for a classic gag when arrested for DUI recently, discussing a DUI stop on the show with the officer who pulled him over, believing that what appeared on the show was real. At least he's not the first one to think that.




Athletes in Trouble With the Law

    Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested near his hometown of Lincoln, Neb., in October for allegedly driving under the influence and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. He pleaded guilty to the first charge last week and has been given probation. Click through to see more sports figures' legal woes.

    Kathy Willens, AP

    March 25, 2008: Former Michigan State and Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers, here in a file photo, is sent to prison after a probation violation.

    Carlos Osorio, AP

    March 21: Raiders offensive tackle and Super Bowl XXXVII champ Cornell Green is arrested on a domestic violence charge in Florida. Tampa police say Green struck the mother of his two children with an aluminum mop handle.

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    March 20: Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn has been charged with assault causing bodily injury for allegedly punching a cabbie.

    Scott Boehm, Getty Images

    March 16: Former Lakers star Norm Nixon was arrested for investigation of drunken driving after cops allegedly smelled alcohol coming from his car.

    Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images

    March 16: Nets forward Sean Williams was arrested for suspicion of disorderly conduct and felony criminal mischief after an incident at a cell phone store.

    Ray Amati, NBAE / Getty Images

    March 9: Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance, a violation of his probation that stemmed from a July 2008 arrest for cocaine possession.

    Sam Greenwood, Getty Images

    March 12: Former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos was convicted of throwing his girlfriend against a wall and punching her in a motel. Burgos was also indicted in September 2008 on charges of hit and run after an accident killed two women.

    Jorge Cruz, AP

    March 9: Former University of Arizona quarterback Willie Tuitama, just weeks before the NFL Draft, was arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI in Tucson.

    Alex Brandon, AP

    March 6: Former NFL bust Brian Bosworth was arrested in Hollywood on suspicion of driving under the influence.

    Craig Fujii, AP

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