Whitner may avoid criminal record
Bills safety Donte Whitner can avoid a criminal record if he completes an intervention program, according to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Judge Angela Stokes placed Whitner in the program Monday, a day before he was to have a scheduled hearing in Cleveland Municipal Court to face charges of aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest stemming from an incident April 11 at the House of Blues in Cleveland.
Whitner was stunned with a taser after a fight broke out at the birthday party for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. Whitner and Ginn were high school and college teammates.
Lt. Thomas Saco told the Plain Dealer Whitner pushed officers who tried to restrain him and took a "fighting stance."
Whitner is due back in court Jan. 26.
---Jay Skurski
