Globe: Potapenko Arrested!

[Champ 17 <celticky33@yahoo.com>]

Celtics player arrested for
              disorderly conduct 

              By Associated Press, 09/20/99 07:00 

              BOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics center Vitaly
Potapenko was
              arrested this morning at Logan
International Airport, and faces
              charges of disorderly conduct,
authorities said. 

              Potapenko reportedly was seen arguing
with a woman in one
              of the airport's terminals shortly after
midnight, said State
              Police Sgt. Edwin Anderson. 

              Anderson declined to identify the woman,
but said she was
              Potapenko's girlfriend. 

              Massachusetts Port Authority employees
called state police
              to break up the altercation. When
troopers arrived, Potapenko
              and the woman were in the terminal's
parking lot. 

              Police asked Potapenko to leave the
scene and he refused,
              Anderson said. Troopers subsequently
arrested Potapenko,
              Anderson said. 

              Potapenko was released on his own
recognizance, and was
              scheduled to be arraigned later today in
East Boston District
              Court. 

              It was not immediately clear if
Potapenko was arriving or
              departing the airport. 

              A telephone call to the Celtics was not
immediately returned. 

              The Ukrainian-born Potapenko, 24, was
traded to the Celtics
              in March from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In 33 games with the
              Celtics last season, he averaged 10.7
points and 7.3
              rebounds. 


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