Mavericks star Deshawn Stevenson has stated that not only was he not drunk when he was arrested on Tuesday night for public intoxication, he feels that he was arrested based on his appearance.
Stevenson maintains he was partying at a friend’s apartment and was searching for his phone in the parking lot when officers approached him.
He said he was lucid and that he told police he was not drunk or driving, but that they arrested him anyway.
“They just put me in handcuffs for no reason,” Stevenson said. “Just for winning the championship and getting accused of something that you had nothing to do with, it hurts.”
Stevenson, a large man who sports several tattoos, including on his face and neck, speculated that officers profiled him based on his appearance.
“A lot of people get stereotyped. If you see a person like me walking down the street — not in my suit attire — in my average attire, it kind of looks suspect,&rdq...
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