Surveillance Video: Steelers Star Hines Ward Cuffed at Gunpoint
- Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:14pm by
Scott Baker
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On Thursday, The Blaze reported that Steelers star wide receiver-turned-‘Dancing With the Stars’ contestant Hines Ward was detained at gunpoint in Studio City, CA in a stolen car mix-up.
Now, we have surveillance video of how the incident went down.
TMZ, who broke the original story, reports:
The video clearly shows the female driver of a Honda Civic pulling into a gas station in Studio City, CA followed by a police car. The woman emerges from the vehicle and complies with the cops …laying face first on the ground as officers ordered Ward out of the car.
Ward — who was described as “cooperative” — kept his hands in the air during the incident and followed orders until cops placed him in handcuffs.
After Hines was taken into custody, two cops approached the passenger side of the car with their guns drawn and took a closer look inside the vehicle. But they both quickly holstered their weapons once they realized nobody else was inside.
According to police, the driver reported the vehicle stolen on April 19 after forgetting where she had parked it. She later found it but never canceled the report.
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Comments (93)
JonnyB
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:59pmHines is a good guy – a rarity among professional athletes. Why are we reporting this? Thanks TMZ for attracting our attention to absolutely nothing.
Report Post »sscncturn64
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 1:32amjonnyb,
Report Post »exactly.
tmplarnite
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:51pmYou can take the neg out of the ghetto but you can’t take the ghetto out of the neg!
Report Post »dfree
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 11:39pmwhats with all the crap about race? tnplarnt?
Report Post »Malt_Vinegar
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 8:00amCome on man, WTF? You are saying racist things, that’s not right!
Report Post »patwoman
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:03pmJust in…….Lawrence O’Donnell says,’If they were going to arrest a Dancing withe The Stars contestant, why not Bristol Palin?’….lol
Report Post »patwoman
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:00pmI can hear Obama now,’ The cops acted stupidly.” Time for another beer summit.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 9:39pmOuch, that’s embarrassing. It’s ashame this happened to them. One wonders, of course, whether or not the president will insert “foot-in-mouth” like he did when his pompous buddy, a man with three names from Harvard, jumped ugly with officers (one of whom was black) up in Cambridge, Mass?
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:58pmNo Story here!!!!
Report Post »3katmomma
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:56pmDid anyone notice that there were a few seconds missing near the end of the tape? She put her handbag on the rear of the car, and then after she is cuffed and then walked out of frame, and before he is walked back in frame with cuffs on, her handbag disappears.
Report Post »POdVet
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:11pmI’m assuming TMZ edited the video to speed it up. I’m sure an officer got the purse, checked it for weapons and retrieved her ID from it before giving it back once the truth was found out.
Now of course you realize if it was a actual stolen car full of illegals wanted for murder. LAPD would have immediately released them all and let them keep the car.
Report Post »wethepeoplepress
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:50pm@BIKERR Sorry you consider the fact that the present invasion is destroying this country and its democratic constitutional republic which was set up to protect our liberty and freedoms. Drobb;e/
You must be one of those Pro Amnesty supporting liberal bikers.
Report Post »sacrificeforkids
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:30pmWOW… a high profile ”American American”‘ didn’t have a problem with the way the police acted…whewwwwww.,,,,, I was worried for a minute there.
Report Post »docmo
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:26pmHines Ward should date someone with a nicer car.
Report Post »hazmat2010
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:12pmor at least someone who can remember where she parked it
Report Post »johnniereb
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:56pmBoth acted with civility. It was good to see. If you have nothing to hide, you will act that way, it is the ones who know they are wrong and are caught that cause the problems with the police. Funny how TMZ seems to want to make an issue here,“ the cops approached the car with drawn pistols”, not completely knowing the situation and what is inside the car, isn’t this a cautious move on their part?
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 12:44amMega…Mega…Dittos….right on the money….thanks.
Report Post »nostromo
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:54pmWard is a class act all the way around. As for his friend who forgets where she parks a car, reports it stolen, finds the car and then doesnt cancel the report; well, idiot is not a strong enough word.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:33pmMust be from Raider Nation!
Report Post »Dannowood
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:15pmThere you go making stupid assumtions like a demoncrat would. The Raider Nation
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 9:13amDont know if it is a stupid assumption but it is the only way they can handcuff a receiver these days.
Report Post »koibaby
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:17pmYou cop lovers are a bunch of morons. Cops are little girls with tiny peckers! Never has a cop done anything for me or mine. I hate them!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:25pmIt’s not the size, it’s how you get on and off. Ask your mom..
Report Post »hazmat2010
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:33pm“Never has a cop done anything for me or mine” ..and just what have you done for yourself?
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:32pmI love how idiots often put what they really are, some place in their moniker. I think it’s because of what little intelligence you may have once had, is desperately crying out for help.
Report Post »one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 8:40am@KOIBABY.. lmao YOU will be the FIRST to call the cops when something happens to you, i.e house robbed, car stolen,ect.ect… Youre a dope…
Report Post »beauxdog
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:23amWasn’t Koibaby the guy who called 911 because he got short change from the the crack dealer?
Report Post »rtlane28
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:14pmOnce again…..“Cops acted stupidly”………I guess Hines will be going to the White House for a beer with barack O and Joey B..
Report Post »Robert
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:02pm@ 13th Imam…what’s wrong with you?
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:50pmShould have shot him in the head anyway.
Report Post »WVBeagleMom
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:00pmO good grief!
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:12pm@trooper. not cool at all.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:40pmtrooper or stupor?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 6:51amtypical
Report Post »Malt_Vinegar
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 7:57amCome on trooper, you merely feed the flames! Not a good comment, and I don’t think you really believe that, if you are a trooper.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:50pmthis is how you are suppose to react when the police pull you over, hines ward and the driver are class acts,and i would hope that people pay attention to how people follow directions, thank hines,and thanks driver,for being rational people.
Report Post »RavenGlenn
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:48pmFrom what some of the lefty posters say here, I am SHOCKED that the police didn’t beat him, taze him, and otherwise maul him for being an innocent black man!
Of course, as a rational person I know that as long as you cooperate with the police, they have no reason to do any of the above to you. Good job Hines.
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 2:15pmExcept when the cops decide to stick a plunger in your rear or shoot you 40 times for producing id….
Report Post »inferno
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:46pmI’m surprised the cops were not criticized for doing their job, i.e., recovering a car that had been reported stolen.
Report Post »grumpyt
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:39pmStill love Georgia Bulldog, Hines Ward!
Report Post »wethepeoplepress
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:38pmYou would think the blaze would do a story about how Florida GOP just screwed 70+% of Floridians who support stronger anti illegal immigratin laws. How the GOP worked with the Unions and George Soros funded pro illegal immigration groups, especially Catholic churches.
Instead I see this crap about some overpaid ingrate with a scam sponsor advertisement below it. cmon blaze, get it together. Does freedomworks being pro amnesty and glenns partner have anything to do with why the blaze does not do a fair coverage of issue llke the one I am explaining. The Blaze is surpressing information at worst and not doing a fair and balanced job at best.
Maybe a story how those in the decision making positions in the Catholic Church are destroying Florida and likely America by ways of supporting illegal immigration, would be prudent Glenn….
http://www.flacathconf.org/socialconcerns/immigration/index.php
It is sad one must find teh real information on youtube clips.
Can you spot the VOTER?
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_onXn0WzYc&feature=share
poverty.sucks
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:51pmMormons invoke no alcohol or caffeine and employ among themselves, yet conduct business to push their view of wickedness upon you.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:25pm@wethepeoplepress—Did you read a see the video at all?. Me thinks you protest to much.Find the right forum and go there with your dribble.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:33pmYou make me feel normal, thanks.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:29pmIt must have been racially motivated, right?????
Report Post »nolamac62
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:22pmGood job by the cops, and cudos to HInes Ward for being cooperative.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:27pmAgree!
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:47pmGood post nolamac62. I totally agree
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:16pmNothing good happens late infinite evening
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:24pmIf you always forget where you park your car and report it stolen, you just might be an airhead.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:27pmAnd after you find it you might want to call and tell the police. HInes said the police were doing their job on tv the other night .. he had no problem with how he was treated.
Report Post »chirodoc007
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:46pmHines also behaved correctly. It appeared that the police ordered him to exit the vehicle, raise his hands, and slowly walk backward toward them. He listened to instructions, gave no attitude, and the result was the exact opposite of the Rodney King incident. Touchdown!
Report Post »chirodoc007
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:48pmImam???
“It’s a scientific fact Blacks can dance well”
What’s wrong with you man?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:53pmAnother one for the books; and yes, if you report the car of yours stolen and then drive off in it, after finding it again, at the least let the police know about it.
Report Post »Finch88
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:44pmI could see this happening to me.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:19pmmy arrest was ever recorded, I feel cheated. But guns were drawn and the insults were flying my way, Over nothing like this. then the cops lied on the stand, Now I tell jury duty “I won‘t convict on officer’s testimony” I feel for all inocent individuals, who suffer abuse at the hands of the police.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 7:33pmThats what happens when you cooperate with police…Nothing. Its when you resist and argue that you have problems. I hate the Steelers but I have new respect for Hines. He could have been a jerk and escalated the problem..
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 9:12pmA little weird that cops in la managed to find a car that was reported stolen…and 13th iman, you make me sad to be an american.
Report Post »Malt_Vinegar
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:18pm13th Imam, WTF man?
Report Post »As to Hines, he was in not trouble and was treated fine, where is Sinista Mace and his racist comments about the NAZI cops now huh?
banjarmon
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 11:25pmNo attitude= no police brutality
Report Post »Strife
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 1:14amPretty amazing how cops treat you when you don’t run away, talk back or ignore their requests…
Report Post »NUTN2SAY
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 2:50am5/2011
Folks! Please you must understand. You need to read the
CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!
THE FIRST THREE WORDS! THE FIRST THREE WORDS! THE FIRST THREE WORDS!
SAYS IT ALL! SAYS IT ALL! SAYS IT ALL!
THE GOVERNMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN……
WORKS FOR US! WORKS FOR US! WORKS FOR US!
WE THE PEOPLE! WE THE PEOPLE! WE THE PEOPLE!
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
AMERICA’S TRUE FOUNDING FATHERS ………
NO LONGER HAVE RESPECT!
REPUBLICANS WILL SHIP THEIR AMERICAN MOTHERS AND FATHERS TO A FAR OFF PASTURE!
JUST TO SAVE A BUCK!
Song lyrics by NUTN2SAY! copyright protected!
Report Post »dr_funk
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 5:49amI’d sue for false arrest, and false stolen vehicle report.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 6:04amwelcome to the police state. Cops are being trained that US citizens are their
Report Post »enemy, of course this will create a self fulfilling prophecy.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
tower7femacamp
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 6:48amIs that his wife ?
Report Post »Malt_Vinegar
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 7:31am@NUTN2SAY
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 2:50am
5/2011
Folks! Please you must understand. You need to read the
Report Post »CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!
————————
Hey NUTCASE, I’ve read it many times, please do tell, where it says Republicans will sell their parents? BTW, there was no such party, when the Constitution was written. Nah, your just another worthless piece of progressive, communist, socialist, liberal dung! You have no education obviously, and you just showed the world. Sad little person you are, sad.
Malt_Vinegar
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 7:37am@NUTN2SAY
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 2:50am
5/2011
Folks! Please you must understand. You need to read the
Report Post »CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!
——————
Man, you are off the deep end. If men were angels, they could self govern. We all know that is not the case, so we need police/military to protect us, and enforce the laws. Are all laws good, most definately not. Liberals write laws to control you, so for those I do not recognize them. But laws of human decency I support – laws to punish crime, I support. You need to wake up. If we were truly a police state, they would have come for our guns by now, and I would have shared my ammo, before they killed me, cause that is the only way they take my guns. We are a society that abides by the rule of law, until the law becomes abusive, and at that time, our founding fathers told us it was our duty to replace that particular Gov’t by force if need be, but preferrably by the vote. I adhere strctly to that my friend.
one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 8:33amYou can take the black out of the ghetto but you can’t take the ghetto out of the black.. Did you see how instinctively he knew how to get arrested and what to do ?…
Report Post »beauxdog
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:17am@One Year
You are an idiot. The only difference between what he did and what you would have done, is that you would have had to change your pants after wards.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 5:59pmOut of control police strike again. Our heros?
Report Post »one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 8:02am@BEAU… errrrr… eeeerrrr .. eeerrrrr… dy eny meny my nee moe….
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 12:57pm…….
I didn’t think his dancing was THAT bad!
But to cuff and stuff him is over the top.
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