Benson, 27, was ordered to jail Travis County, where he later posted bail of $ 5000 and was released. The charge of assault with injury carries a maximum penalty of a potential of up to $ 4000 in fines and up to one year in prison.
By Austin police arrest statements, Benson was in the West Bar Anne, when he got into altercation with an unknown protector bar, the patron saint of spitting blood left from a cut lip.
After the intervention staff, witnesses told police, Benson put a bar worker and insult. When asked to leave, Benson was escorted to the door.
"How to get it on the street, he continued to push and push," a senior police officer Veneza Aguinaga said.
Bartender Bryan White told police that sometime in the street, Benson complained about people passing by, that "all these white boys are ganging up on me and kicking me."
White said he told Benson he does not take much time out of his night to kick him out, he alleged Benson responded by hitting him in the face.
Benson's lawyer, Sam Bassett said that his client "looks forward to talking to his point of view of history at the appropriate time."
In 2008, Benson was arrested twice in a month on alcohol charges, which were subsequently withdrawn. While in college in Texas, he was suspended for a game and he pleaded no contest to charges of criminal breach of forcing his way into the apartment to find a TV, he said, was stolen from him.
Benson led Bengals with a career high 1,251 yards in 2009.
Steelers solutions Colon, likely to miss season: Pittsburgh offensive solutions Willie Colon, 27, must have surgery to repair a torn environment right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the season. He was wounded during the development of practical complex commands.
College Football :
The coach said incoming freshmen broke the rules of team: UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel fired incoming freshmen Paul Richardson, Shaquille Richardson, Josh Shirley from the program due to violation of team rules.
Neuheisel, a former coach of Washington, said that the three know that they "made a terrible mistake."
18 years of age, will not be allowed to continue summer school and will not be allowed to study at UCLA for the fall quarter. If they meet certain requirements established by Neuheisel, they may be allowed to enroll in January.
The players were arrested on campus on June 23 at the university police on charges of suspicion of felony theft for allegedly stealing a purse, a student from the storage locker in the hostel.
College Basketball
Willis, UNLV is charged with crimes: UNLV protection Tre'Von Willis, 22, was convicted in Henderson, Nevada, with an offense of domestic battery by strangulation, the crime of grand larceny and coercion offenses for an incident 28-year-old woman, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. He goes on $ 18637 bail.
Willis averaged a team high 17.2 points last season as a junior.
College Athletics :Colorado DA awaiting responses to an exit strategy: Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn said he hopes to know within a month, how much will it cost to school and leave for 12 more Pac-10.
Lawyers for both conferences and university to discuss an exit strategy of Colorado, which was announced earlier this month it was switching conferences in 2012.
Buffaloes prefer to leave after the Big 12 for the next academic year, as Nebraska does. Nebraska comes into the Big Ten just to play sports in the fall of 2011.
WNBA:Mercury lost its fifth in a row: Host Atlanta beat the Phoenix Mercury 94-88 in a matchup of two teams highest league.
Champion Mercury, which has lost five in a row, missed the league scoring leader Diana Taurasi, who bruised his back Sunday at Washington. Taurasi, who watched from the bench, received a technical foul late in the third quarter, Phoenix (5-10) 74-69 lead.
In other league games, Washington beat visiting Indiana 68-65; Connecticut passed boss Tulsa 101-89, as well as New York won 80-68 in Los Angeles.
NHL:Modano may play in this season, but not for Dallas: Mike Modano if the center is the 21st season, it will not be with the Dallas Stars. Face franchise will not be offered a contract at the stars, when free agency opens on Thursday.
"I am disappointed and upset about it," said 40-year-old Modano, who is born players in career goals with 557.
Of his future, Modano said: "I am inclined to play. This, of course, depends on where and what teams are interested."
Softball
U.S., Japan to finish playing in a band 7-0 in the World Cup: Jennie Finch hit inside-the park home run, and the United States is ready to Group B play at 7-0 after winning 9-0 Czech Republic at the World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela. Winning pitcher Eileen Cannes struck out 8.
