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Bengals' Cedric Benson arrested, charged for incident at Texas bar

In this booking mug released by the Austin Police Dept., Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson is shown after he was arrested Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Benson allegedly failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade said.

AP Photo/Austin Police Dept/AP In this booking mug released by the Austin Police Dept., Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson is shown after he was arrested Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Benson allegedly failed a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade said.

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Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson had been involved in an altercation at Austin bar and was being escorted out when he punched an employee, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit said the May 30, 2010 incident began at 1:50 a.m. In this photo he looks for running room during a game against the Detroit Lions in Cincinnati, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.

AP Photo Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson had been involved in an altercation at Austin bar and was being escorted out when he punched an employee, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit said the May 30, 2010 incident began at 1:50 a.m. In this photo he looks for running room during a game against the Detroit Lions in Cincinnati, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.

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This June 18, 2009 photo shows Cincinnati Bengals' Cedric Benson taking a break at the Cincinnati Bengals practice in Cincinnati. When Benson was with the Chicago Bears they envisioned him emerging as one of the NFL's rushing leaders and taking his place alongside Gale Sayers and Walter Payton. A bust in Chicago, Benson is finally living up to the hype with the Bengals. Benson faced his former team Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 in Cincinnati.

Tom Uhlman/AP This June 18, 2009 photo shows Cincinnati Bengals' Cedric Benson taking a break at the Cincinnati Bengals practice in Cincinnati. When Benson was with the Chicago Bears they envisioned him emerging as one of the NFL's rushing leaders and taking his place alongside Gale Sayers and Walter Payton. A bust in Chicago, Benson is finally living up to the hype with the Bengals. Benson faced his former team Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 in Cincinnati.

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In this Oct. 28, 2007 file photo, Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson carries the ball during an NFL game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago. Benson was arrested early Saturday June 7, 2008 in Austin, Texas.

AP Photo Charles Rex Arbogast/AP In this Oct. 28, 2007 file photo, Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson carries the ball during an NFL game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago. Benson was arrested early Saturday June 7, 2008 in Austin, Texas.

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By Tony Plohetski and Kevin Robbins, Austin American Statesman Updated 1:13 PM Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Former University of Texas football player Cedric Benson was arrested and charged with assault with injury early Tuesday, June 29, after an incident in May at a downtown Austin bar, where officials said he punched a bar employee in the face.

The 27-year-old current running back for the Cincinnati Bengals had been involved in an altercation at the establishment and was being escorted out when he punched an employee, according to an arrest affidavit.

The affidavit said the May 30 incident began at 1:50 a.m. when a fight began between Benson and an unknown person inside the bar. Club staff separated them, at which time Benson shoved a manager “in an attempt to continue the fight he was previously engaged in,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit said Benson spit blood from his injured lip at a bar employee.

Workers then asked Benson several times to leave.

> Read the complete story at Statesman.com

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