Ochocinco Arrested…Or Not

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco was (possibly) involved in a scrum early Monday morning in New York which is, of course, well-documented on his Twitter account. Initially, it looked as though Ochocinco was going to find himself in trouble after getting into a fight with a bouncer at a Manhattan night club. Here’s his first Tweet when the incident began:

Man this some bull s***, @therealbebe left me outside the club, they won’t let me in without my I.D. the bouncer talkin bout JETS JETS JETS

Shortly thereafter it appeared that the reality TV star had been arrested and was in the back of a police car:

Damn I just got in a fight with the bouncer, them damn boxing sessions got me on point, at least the police let me keep tweetin n the car?

That’s about the point you’d be thinking, “uh oh,” if you’re a Bengals fan or if you’re Commissioner Roger Goodell. However, it turns out the police agreed the bouncer was the aggressor and arrested him for assaulting Chad. It looks like Ochocinco made a few new friends in the process. He also took a moment to reassure the commish that he need not worry:

Aww man NYPD is so awesome we are all headed to Starbucks after we drop the bouncer off at the police station for assault on me

@nflcommish Dad everything is ok here in NY, I have the situation under control, I turned the other cheek but he kept provoking me, thanks

For what it’s worth, Chad Tweeted again this morning that it was “all a joke,” but I doubt he made something that elaborate up. Maybe he just decided it’s better that people think the incident didn’t occur.  Actually, he probably would fabricate something that detailed, so who knows. Whatever the case, the whole “Dad” thing is hilarious if you ask me. Sometimes his antics drive me nuts, but it’s times like these that I can really appreciate Ochocinco’s sense of humor. More importantly, crisis averted for Cincinnati Bengals fans.

Sources:
Ochocinco claims he got arrested, later calls it a “all a joke” [Pro Football Talk]
Cincinnati Bengals’ star Chad Ochocinco tweets about brawl with bouncer outside New York club [NY Daily News]
Ochocinco on Twitter