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Unser Acquitted Of Charges
A jury has acquitted four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Sr. on misdemeanor charges of resisting and disobeying police.

The 67-year-old Unser was arrested Aug. 9 near his home after authorities cordoned off a road named after the famous racing family. The roadblock, close to the Unser family's property, was part of a SWAT situation. Officers were trying to arrest a man who led them on a high-speed chase and fired shots at police.

Prosecutors alleged Unser ignored officers' orders to leave the area and instead exited his vehicle "with the purpose of giving officers a piece of his mind."

Charlie Daniels, Unser's attorney, said the only reason Unser was arrested was because he objected "to the abusive way he was being treated by police."

"We were glad to see that justice was done," Daniels said. "We knew that once anybody looked at the real evidence instead of the accusations that they would see it as we did."

Closing arguments in the trial in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court wrapped up Friday, and jurors deliberated for about three hours before coming to a verdict.

Unser said that since the arrest, he has lost speaking engagements and work as a consultant, his police mug shot has appeared in racing magazines and his case was even the subject of Jay Leno's late night television show.(CBS Sportsline)
 
I would have thought Al's getting arrested would have benefited his career. I've always considered him a little boring compared to Bobby <g>

There's no such thing as bad publicity. OJ and Tanya Harding might disagree <g>
 
That whole story was bogus. I remember reading about that after it happened. It sounded like a case of some police officers going too far.
 
MRM said:
That whole story was bogus. I remember reading about that after it happened. It sounded like a case of some police officers going too far.
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Maybe it was a matter of someone that had to question authority. Some folks don't want to be told what to do even if it is the police.

I don't know all the details and I doubt anyone here does either.

But since it was a SWAT operation in progress, I tend to wonder if Mr. Unser thought that maybe he thought that he was too important to be told what to do.
 
Guido said:
Maybe it was a matter of someone that had to question authority. Some folks don't want to be told what to do even if it is the police.

I don't know all the details and I doubt anyone here does either.

But since it was a SWAT operation in progress, I tend to wonder if Mr. Unser thought that maybe he thought that he was too important to be told what to do.
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That sounds like what may have happened.... " Do you know who I am???":eek:
 
kat2220 said:
Charlie Daniels, Unser's attorney, said the only reason Unser was arrested was because he objected "to the abusive way he was being treated by police."

"We were glad to see that justice was done," Daniels said. "We knew that once anybody looked at the real evidence instead of the accusations that they would see it as we did."
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I know, I know...Charlie got out the fiddle and put on a concert. Yeah, that's what did it. The Devil went down to Arizona. :partytime
 
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