...it's Gainesville's turn to deal with the police blotter.
From the esteemed Associated Press:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -Florida safety Tony Joiner was arrested early Tuesday and charged with felony burglary, police said.Joiner, a senior captain who ranks fifth on the ninth-ranked Gators with 20 tackles, was arrested around 5 a.m. outside the fenced impound lot of a towing company, Gainesville police said.
Joiner was accused of pushing an electric gate open to enter the lot in an attempt to retrieve his girlfriend's car, which was being held in lieu of a $76 towing bill, a police report said.
According to the report, witnesses said Joiner opened the gate to the towing company, got into a car, drove out of the lot and was trying to close the gate when he was confronted by one of the witnesses. The witness said Joiner drove back into the lot and waited for police to arrive.
The arresting officer, Robert Concannon, wrote that Joiner was talking on a phone when he walked up. Concannon said he heard Joiner say, ``I am probably about to go to jail 'cuz I did push the gate open.''
Florida coach Urban Meyer was aware of Joiner's arrest and planned to address it after practice Tuesday.
Joiner's arrest came two days after three players were questioned about a shooting outside a downtown nightclub. The players were not considered suspects, but their names were given to police as people who may have witnessed the shooting that happened several hours after the Gators lost 20-17 to Auburn.
Yeah...Joiner does know it's a big game this week right? Good job Tony. Let's see how Urban the Terrible does with his disciplinary skills.
Now my sources tell me that Joiner wasn't actually taking the girl's car from the lot. Oh no, he wanted something inside the car. And apparently he got impatient because, you know, he's a Gator football player and he doesn't wait for anything.
Good job Tony Joiner, I hope you enjoy watching your partner teammate get his brains beat out from the comfort of your apartment.
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