Former Tennessee Titans defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested at a Cincinnati airport early Monday.
According to authorities, police were called to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport because of an “unruly passenger”, which turned out to be Jones.
Here are more details of the alleged incident, according to the Boone County Jail and an airport spokesperson, per the Associated Press:
Jones was booked on misdemeanor counts of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening, Captain Kevin Klute of the Boone County Jail said. He was later released.
Airport spokesperson Mindy Kerschner said that police were called at 6 a.m. Monday to help crewmembers with an unruly passenger on a flight scheduled for departure. Kerschner confirmed that Jones was the passenger “arrested prior to takeoff and taken to Boone County Detention Center.”
Jones has since denied the allegations of intoxication and terroristic threats.
Details about Jones’ arrest weren’t immediately available. Jones told WKRC-TV after he was released that he asked to be moved to another seat because the phone charger for the two seats he had purchased wasn’t working and was told that they would have to turn the plane around. He vehemently denied being intoxicated and also rejected the terroristic threat allegation.
“I’m hurt, this is embarrassing,” Jones told WLWT-TV upon leaving the jail.
Jones was drafted by the Titans with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft and spent two seasons in Tennessee. He also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos during his 12-year career.
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