WWE Shocker: Top Superstar Arrested
By Sean Farrell
Former WWE Tag Team Champion Shad Gaspard has been arrested for jaywalking, yes jaywalking, his wife posted on her Twitter page that he was arrested for “crossing the street,”. She also claimed that there is some video footage of him being tackled by the police and it will be posted at some point by TMZ.
Shad Gaspard was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, after what his wife claims was a jaywalking incident that turned into a case of racial profiling. Shad’s wife Siliana told TMZ her husband did not resist when an officer tried to stop him for jaywalking on his way to the Arnold Fitness EXPO. She says Shad got down into a kneeling position to show he was not resisting but the officers shoved his face into the dirt anyway. Siliana went on to say Shad told her he felt like he was “being profiled.”
Former UFC champion Josh Barnett was with Gaspard at the time this occurred and seemed to back up Shad’s version of events on his Twitter page, posting, “Shad Gaspard arrested because a Columbus officer abuses his authority. False jaywalking charge + attitude turns to handcuffs and tackling.”
According to the law enforcement however, Shad Gaspard was arrested for resisting arrest and obstructing official business.