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May 26, 2018 at 9:48 am #86621
znModeratorRichie Incognito paranoid, believed he was an NSA agent at time of dumbbell incident
On Wednesday, Richie Incognito was reportedly detained for an involuntary mental evaluation after being accused of throwing tennis balls and a dumbbell at another person at a Boca Raton, Florida gym.
The police reports of the incident were made public on Thursday and point to more trouble for the former former Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins offensive lineman.
Per CBS Sports, which obtained the reports, Incognito told police when they arrived that he believed he was an NSA agent.
“There’s a guy walking around with headphones on,” Incognito reportedly said. “I’m running NSA class level 3 documents through my phone. I can’t have anybody in bluetooth capability of me or taking pictures of me.”
CBS Sports reports that Incognito then told police that he couldn’t disclose information about his phone because they didn’t have “high enough clearance.”
The police report stated that “investigations revealed that Incognito was suffering an altered, paranoid state and believed ordinary citizens were government officials that were tracking him and recording him.”
Incognito told police that he had taken a supplement called Shroom Tech — a real thing — before going to the gym.
The makers of Shroom Tech touted the product’s safety on Twitter, adding, “We don’t know Richie, but we hope he feels better soon.”
A.J. Perez@byajperez
This appears to be the Shroom Tech supplement (from @Onnit) that Incognito told police @lifetimefitness he consumed before his workout, gym incident. pic.twitter.com/U1rNhwKtUZOnnit@Onnit
Thanks for reaching out! Shroom Tech Sport is stimulant free, BSCG tested & certified as competition safe. It has undergone Clinical Studies & tracked for Adverse Events for years that have not observed such side effects. We don’t know Richie, but we hope he feels better soonPolice responded to the incident when the man allegedly targeted by Incognito called 911.
Per the CBS Sports account of the 911 call:
“The gentleman threw a … chucked a tennis ball at me for no reason. Then he started throwing s— at me,” the man said. “Then he tried to mow me over with a sled. And he just started yelling at me like he was going to kick my ass. And he started beating the s— out of the equipment over there.”
Police detained, but did not arrest Incognito using Florida’s Baker Act, which allows officials to hold a person for psychiatric evaluation “who is in danger of becoming a harm to self, harm to others.”
The Bills recently granted Incognito’s request for release, leaving the 34-year-old on the free agent market. He said in April he intended to retire before deciding he wanted to play again.
The four-time Pro Bowler had a career resurgence in Buffalo after being suspended for a year by the Dolphins for his role in the bullying scandal involving Jonathan Martin while in Miami.
May 26, 2018 at 9:52 am #86622znModeratorPolice Who Took Richie Incognito Into Custody Say He ‘Was Suffering An Altered, Paranoid State’
The police officer who took Richie Incognito into custody after he caused a disturbance at a Lifetime Fitness in Florida on Wednesday said the four-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman “believed ordinary citizens were government officials that were tracking him and recording him,” according to a police report obtained by Andy Slater of 940-AM WINZ.
The report details how Incognito attacked and threatened people at the gym, including some staff members. According to the report, Incognito threw tennis balls and weights at people. He also “brushed” one man’s leg with a weight sled. The man who Incognito scraped with the weight sled is the one who called police, and according to the report, while he was outside alone with Incognito, the former Bills guard told him, “Get out of my f—–g playground.”
According to the report, Incognito told a Lifetime Fitness employee “don’t f—–g cross the line,” after Incognito was allegedly “acting erratically, throwing things at staff.”
The officers who were responding to the incident met with Incognito in the outdoor pool area, according to the report, and Incognito told them, “There’s a guy walking around with head phones on. I’m running NSA class level 3 documents through my phone. I can’t have anybody in blue tooth capability of me or taking pictures of me.”
Incognito went on to explain that he was “under contract” and could not talk with the officers about what the documents on his phone were because they did not “have a high enough clearance,” according to the report.
Incognito also denied hitting anybody with tennis balls and mentioned he had taken the over the counter supplement Shroom Tech, according to the report. Additionally, “his hands were shaking heavily” when he mentioned taking the supplement, and his “speech pattern was very erratic and he would suddenly change the subject matter to something different” throughout the conversation. Incognito also asked a woman in the pool to call the FBI after the officers expressed their concerns with Incognito’s behavior, according to the report.
According to the report, Incognito was taken into custody under provisions of Florida’s Baker Act, which allows involuntary psychiatric commitment for people seen as a danger to themselves or others. Investigations determined “Incognito was suffering an altered, paranoid state,” he had “no intent to harm anyone” and his paranoia was the reason for his actions.
Incognito has played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Rams, Dolphins and Bills. Earlier this week, Buffalo released him from the Reserve/Retired List because he reportedly said he wanted to continue playing after he had retired from the league on Twitter last month.
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