May 7th, 2003
David Horton Arrested
That's not a player, so don't bother trying to discover his stats. His
arrest is nonetheless related to baseball. Most ballparks these days
have at least one, sometimes more, between inning promotions where
they scan the crowd and show fans. At Yankee games, at least last
season, it was the "Delta Dental Smile Cam." In Cincinnati in 2003,
they had the "Kiss Cam" where the camera focuses on fans, to encourage
them to kiss. I've seen it at other events and while silly, it can be
fun.
It was not fun, however, for Horton. Horton had served two and a half
years of a four-year sentence for stabbing two men and was released on
parole. As is standard, a condition of said parole was that Horton had
to stay out of trouble. Horton failed to do this, however, being
arrested for possessing more than five-hundred grams of cocaine,
including nearly fifty he sold to an undercover officer. He was
charged and released on bail. After that however, Horton dropped off
the map, failing to show up for later court appearances or check in
with his parole officer.
Despite this, Horton was not exactly cause for launching a man hunt,
so chances are if he had laid low--maybe moved to another city--he
could've ducked the charges. Laying low was apparently not Horton
strong suit however, as he not only decided to attend the Reds' game
at the Great American Ballpark with his girlfriend, but further
allowed himself to be on the Kiss Cam!
When someone is so foolish, the universe often seems to punish them.
In this case, that punishment came in the form of Horton's parole
officer, who was sitting in the stands. Noticing the fugitive on the
big screen, the officer rounded up a couple of Cincinnati's finest,
who went to the section and arrested him. After a few months of
pre-trial maneuverings and such, Horton (wisely) struck a plea and was
sentenced to four and a half years in prison for the combination of
his parole violations and drug charges. Assuming he's not been
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