According to family members, the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was beaten by Houston, Texas, police officers as they arrested him for outstanding traffic warrants.
A family member who was with Marvin Driver Jr. when officers arrested him, say police took him behind a gas station. As they beat him and forced him to swallow something, the officers told Driver he was “going to see Jesus,” according to relatives and community activist Quanell Evans, who identified himself as Quanell X.
A police spokesman released this statement on Thursday: “About 1:30am on Nov. 17, officers placed [Driver] in the back seat of a patrol unit and transported him to our southeast jail… Upon arrival to the jail, our officers stated Mr. Driver was unresponsive.”
Paramedics were contacted and Mr. Driver was transported to a local hospital where he remains in a coma with blunt force trauma injuries.
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I LIVE IN HOUSTON AND HE KNEW THE OFFICER THAT DID THAT TO HIM.HE WROTE IT DOWN ON A NAPKIN AT THE HOSPITAL..I THINK IT’S MORE TO THIS STORY??? THAT’S MY OPINION.
I agree with you SMALONE. This should like more then traffic tickets, but he’s in my prayers.
OMG ! Are you serious ?!? Who do the police think they are (not the good ones, had to put that disclaimer out there) ?!? I agree SMALONE, I live in Detroit and this is the first I heard of this but this definitely sounds like a vendetta !
I am praying for this family. I can’t imagine being in this situation and what I would want to do to those cops ! Does anyone know what race the cops were ?
THIS IS SOME BULLSCHIT !!! … Seriously .. they put him in the car .. and he got to the station Un-responsive …. so how did the blunt force trama get inflicted ? come the phuck ON ..
sidenote.. and I don’t care who gets pissed..
Auntie .. can we have Donald Driver as Morning wood ..
Some heads need to roll for this one. This is so sad.
Lmfao @ Kymystry ! sidenote.. and I don’t care who gets pissed..
I just read on C N N that one of the officers, a hispanic man has a history of harassing African-Americans,per community activist Quanell Evans.
Crazy mess!!! I pray for the man and this suspicious activity… The force will cover this one up like everything else….
I wish him a full recovery…whatever warranted that beating..@#1 - your right there really has to be more to this story…
these cops need to stop thinking they are above the law…
Why is this still happening? Why?
Before, I get on my soapbox…I just need to get right because we are on borrowed time!
*sidebar* That sucka in that picture look like a triple chocolate sundae with caramel and whip cream on a Florida hot summer afternoon! With no gnats flyin around tryna get them some…
Now that’s good!
THATS CRAZY.
I HEARD HOUSTON POLICE WERE OFF THE CHAIN!!!
This is sad pray for the family…
Who released this picture of him on his death bed. How horrible!
iscream Says:
This is sad pray for the family…
Who released this picture of him on his death bed. How horrible.
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I am not mad about the pic. being the alleged attacker is a police officer the pic makes more of a statement. Was showing the pic in poor taste, maybe.
It’s shyt like this that helps keep racism alive. Not trying to characterize any one race, but I have to mention that of the two times I, myself was harrased by a cop; in each instance - Hispanic! Then folks want to wonder why black men don’t trust the police. I personally give EVERY badge the side eye - be it black, white or hispanic. They’re all suspect control/power freaks IMO.
i wish his father a speedy recovery and hope justice is served…i’m glad they released that pic of him and hope the media attention works in his favor…
DD is something kind of fine…i love me some chocolate…
Wow, why isn’t this story a headline on every 6pm and 10pm news???
So sad I wish him a speedy recovery. **** those **** ass police.
This shyt makes so soo angry!!!
Who cares about the race of the cops that did this - this is some straight up bullschitt!
That is MESSED UP….they need to find out what they made him swallow….
I WISH HIS FATHER A SPEEDY RECOVERY!
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DivineBrown Said: “*sidebar* That sucka in that picture look like a triple chocolate sundae with caramel and whip cream on a Florida hot summer afternoon! With no gnats flyin around tryna get them some…”
……U AIN’T MUTHAPHUCKIN’ LYIN
*wiping mouth*
That young man shole is fine and a half!
D*MN I’ve been in meetings all day and come on here to get my daily dose of laughter and see this…Just show up to the police station with blunt force injuries, he must have been hitting his head pretty hard on the window uh….GTFOH** I’ve been to Houston and have family there and they state that this happens a lot but there’s no proof because the people it happens to is considered no bodies (petty drug dealers and thugs). Donald is a good guy and I wish his father to a speedy recovery____________________________________________________**no sidebar here** with ya’ll crazy azzes .. lol
The only difference between this behavior and our government officials, is the physical aspect.
Everyday the people of this world are beat psychologically, and we are forced to swallow their bull**** at will. So please don’t be surprised at this, it’s a trickle down effect from the highest level to the lowest.
I pray that his father has a speedy recovery and that the people who did this will get what they deserve.
i live in houston and i didn’t hear about this .don’t know how i missed this . it’s very sad.
damn, are niggas safe in any part of texas? if they aint rolling u up the highway til ya head come off, they pullin bs like this.
Donald Driver “Can Get It”!!!…
Ugh!