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Published Thursday, April 15, 2010 | 10:08 a.m.
Updated Thursday, April 15, 2010 | 2:16 p.m.
Michael Whitehead
Metro Police arrested mixed martial arts fighter Michael Whitehead after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her this past weekend.
A woman who is an acquaintance of Whitehead filed a report Saturday indicating that the MMA fighter assaulted her. Detectives with Metro's sexual assault detail served a search warrant later that evening at Whitehead's home in the 4600 block of Stuttgart Street in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
According to an arrest report, the woman told police that she and a friend had gone to Whitehead’s home for a barbecue. The two women had been drinking and decided not to drive home. According to the report, Whitehead told the women they could sleep in his bed.
One of the women said she awoke to find her pants down and Whitehead having sex with her. Although she repeatedly demanded that he stop, he didn’t for about three minutes, according to the police report.
After the alleged incident, Whitehead sat in a chair in the bedroom, police said. The second woman, who had been laying next to the woman on the bed, said she witnessed the alleged assault. The second woman alleged that Whitehead groped her during the incident.
On Wednesday, Whitehead voluntarily turned himself in to detectives at Metro's Investigative Services Division, 4750 W. Oakey Blvd.
Whitehead was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in connection with sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, and open and gross lewdness. He wasn't in jail on Wednesday afternoon.
Whitehead has competed in several MMA organizations, including the UFC and Strikeforce, as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He was a contestant on the second season of the reality series "The Ultimate Fighter," losing to eventual season champion Rashad Evans.
His last fight was a first-round knockout loss to undefeated Muhammed Lawal last December.
Mike Whitehead is the sweetest, kindest man...He is very respectful, and I couldn't imagine he would do anything of that nature!!!..and please remember these are just "accusations"...funny how she was an "aquaintance"...hmmm.....in the end, all charges will be dismissed....
@souper12 "innocent till proven guilty" dont forget that.
yeah souper, innocent until proven guilty. if guilty, then Bubba for sure. If innocent, she should be charged with something.
She sounds like a Gold Digger...
One comment excoriating this guy for being a mad rapist, one comment praising him for being a pleasant angel who wouldn't harm a fly, and one deleted comment from someone that no doubt showed once again that the commenter is not smarter than the average shoelace. So what's the point of these online "discussions" again?
kevjohn -- welcome to the Herd. What they don't know they make up, just like your average lynch mob.
"A woman who is an acquaintance of Whitehead ... accused him of sexually assaulting her this past weekend."
MG sez ...
"She sounds like a Gold Digger..."
Hmmm ... so how is it that MG got from Point A to Point B on this one? It defies logic ... which sure is in short supply around here.
An accusation is just that, nothing more.
Just a thought........He looks like one of the three stooges.... Which one Is he? Larry, Moe or Curly?
For her to be a gold digger implies that there is gold to dig.
"His last fight was a first-round knockout loss to undefeated Muhammed Lawal last December"
somehow I doubt that
I know of an incident Where Mike tried the same thing in southern Oregon with a female who was sleeping. Luckily she woke up before anything could happen!
But do they have to keep rubbing the poor dude's nose in it by pointing out that he lost to Rashad?