Pacman pays debts; case to be dropped

Saturday, May 24, 2008 | 2 a.m.

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Under the threat of arrest, suspended NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones paid his gambling debts to Caesars Palace on Friday.

Just hours after the Sun reported the district attorney’s office was seeking a felony arrest warrant for Jones, his Las Vegas attorney delivered a $21,625 check to the office, bringing a quick halt to the criminal case.

The check covered the $20,000 in markers, two for $5,000 each and one for $10,000, that Caesars Palace provided to Jones in September. The payment included processing fees, which vary depending on the amount of each debt, to the district attorney’s bad check unit.

“We’re pleased that Mr. Jones has finally made restitution,” District Attorney David Roger said. “Now that he has fulfilled his obligations, we will be closing the case.”

Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski, who runs the bad check unit, said he would be recalling his request for the arrest warrant. Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure was scheduled to consider signing the warrant Wednesday.

“When we see that restitution is paid in full, there’s no reason to continue the case,” Zadrowski said.

Jones’ Las Vegas attorney, Robert Langford, said he expected the case would be dropped after he delivered the check to Zadrowski’s office.

“This is business as usual for those of us who represent people accused of not paying back markers,” he said. “The only difference here is that instead of Adam Jones, this is Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones.”

Langford said he hopes the incident won’t hurt Jones’ efforts to get back into the NFL.

“It would be a crying shame if it did,” he said.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an e-mail that the league is aware of the case and is looking into it.

Jones was suspended for the 2007 football season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy while a member of the Tennessee Titans. He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys last month.

In February 2007, Jones was involved in a scuffle that preceded a triple shooting at the Minxx topless club west of the Strip. One of the shooting victims, a bouncer at the club, was left paralyzed.

Jones struck a deal with the district attorney’s office to plead guilty to a gross misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge and cooperate in the investigation of the shooting. He is awaiting sentencing, which is expected to include one year of probation.

Jeff German is the Sun’s senior investigative reporter.

Discussion: 4 comments so far…

By JungleJim

5/24/08 at 5:36 a.m.

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What a joke. these idiot casino's have WAY too much power. If a person doesnt have the money on them to piss away in their casino and they give it to him, to of course get right back, well then they deserve to take the hit.

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By rosemariefpalmer

5/24/08 at 5:47 a.m.

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Pacman should learn to go with the long odds but a pretty sure bet. How about the odds on www.myspace.com/rosemariefpalmer to win a grammy in the next 3 years, its been predicted by one producer. How bout it Vegas, I might want a piece of this action.
By jfnance32

5/24/08 at 8:56 a.m.

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Jones is an idiot.

He should be on his best behavior.

Yet he is gambling and going to strip clubs while he attempts to get back into the good graces of the NFL.

He came about two seconds away from throwing that away. If he got arrested on the felony check bouncing charge then he probably would have to want another year to enter into the NFL, if ever.
By crazydoglady2008

5/24/08 at 10:30 a.m.

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We have $13,000 of bounced checks from my husband's ex-employer. Finally the DA's office decided to put out a felony arrest warrant on the ex-employer. Then the DA's office took off the felony arrest warrant after the ex-employer came in and paid only $1,000 and he then scheduled a hearing to argue his case in August 2008. The ex-employer (DR Entertainment aka Minxx Gentlemen's Club) recently filed bankruptcy. I guess we won't ever see that money.