Kalimba Edwards gets probation

By Hugo Guzman  |   Friday, July 01, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Detroit Lions defensive end Kalimba Edwards has been sentenced to one year of probation. Edwards pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and failing to produce a driver's license during a traffic stop back in May of this year. This was a plea bargain of sorts, because Edwards agreed to plead guilty to both demeanor charges only because the court agreed downgrade the original felony charge of resisting and obstructing police into the misdemeanor disorderly charge.

According to Michigan State Police, Kalimba Edwards refused to produce his driver's license after being pulled over by a trooper. The trooper warned him that if he did not show his license, he would be placed under arrest. When he refused again, the trooper asked Edwards to step out of his vehicle and proceeded to arrest him, but Edwards resisted by not allowing the trooper to put both handcuffs on him. The trooper then called local police for backup, and when the local officers arrived they used pepper spray on Edwards. The state police stressed that Edwards wasn't aggressive and didn't attempt to assault the officers.

Kalimba Edwards was the Detroit Lions 2nd round pick back in 2002. He has a total of 13 sacks in his first three NFL seasons.
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