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Sapp, who had been covering the Super Bowl as an analyst for the
NFL Network, was booked into Maricopa County jail after an
incident involving two escorts in an apparent dispute over
money, said Phoenix police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump.
Sapp, 42, faces misdemeanor charges of one count of soliciting
and two counts of assault for the post-game incident in downtown
Phoenix.
Police said officers working security at the hotel were told by
one of the escorts that Sapp assaulted her and another escort
after an argument over money in one of the guest rooms.
"The altercation turned physical, spilling into the hallway,"
Crump said in a statement, adding that both women suffered minor
injuries consistent with such a struggle.
Crump said Sapp admitted to police that he engaged in “an act of
prostitution” with one of the women, but denied assaulting them.
One of the women was cited for prostitution and the other was
cited and released for violating the city’s escort permit
requirements.
An NFL Network spokesman said on Monday that Sapp has been
terminated.
Sapp, a 6-foot-2-inch, 300-plus pounder, was inducted in the NFL
Hall of Fame in 2013 after playing 13 seasons in the league with
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders.
The former University of Miami player amassed 96.5 sacks in his
career and was the cornerstone of the defense that played a
major part in the Super Bowl XXXVII success.
(Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
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great Warren Sapp arrested for soliciting escort,
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