College athletes have gotten themselves in trouble a lot lately for a variety of serious issues but this is by far the dumbest. Florida Gators linebacker Antonio Morrison was arrested for reportedly barking at a police dog. Read more after the jump.
According to a police report, Morrison was charged with interfering with police by harassing a police animal. He was booked at 4:15 a.m. into jail.
Morrison, 19, was a bystander when Gainesville Police responded to a disturbance near an after-hours club where several arrests had been made in the past. Per the report, Officer William A. Arnold had a police canine named ‘Bear’ in the car and Morrison walked up to the vehicle and began to bark at the dog.
Officer Arnold stated Morrison’s actions prevented police from do their job properly so he asked Morrison to step to the front of the vehicle. When the officer tried to detain Morrison with handcuffs, he resisted, the report states.
Morrison told the officer the dog had barked at him first.
Morrison appeared before a judge at 9 a.m. Sunday was released on his own recognizance. He was processed for release from jail on Sunday morning.
On June 16 Morrison was arrested for punching a bouncer at Gainesville bar and acccepted a deferred prosecution 12 days later. If Morrison fulfilled the terms of the agreement in six months, he would be cleared of charges in connection with a bar fight.
Last week, Gators coach Will Muschamp said he had not decided whether to suspend Morrison.
