Mackensie Alexander left Bengals camp Tuesday in search of his father, whom Okeechobee County (Fla.) authorities reported missing. Shortly after arriving in Florida, the veteran cornerback was arrested on a battery charge Tuesday night, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports (on Twitter).
Collier County (Fla.) authorities arrested Alexander, 26, on one count of battery. The arrest is in connection with the disappearance of Alexander’s father. Alexander is believed to have confronted the man who left his father after a Monday berry-picking trip in Okeechobee County, Pelissero tweets.
Alexander’s father, Jean Odney Alexandre, was reported missing Monday night. Okeechobee County authorities reported Alexandre, 65, had traveled with an unnamed man Monday but did not report the latter as missing.
The Bengals defender is on track to be released from jail soon, according to Pelissero (on Twitter), and is expected to rejoin the search of his missing father. Alexander is expected to plead not guilty to the battery charge, Ben Baby of ESPN.com tweets. This arrest may still trigger a suspension under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Alexander signed a one-year, $4MM contract with the Bengals this offseason, coming to Cincinnati after four seasons in Minnesota.
Spin the Wheel of Discipline…
I give the guy credit that it was only battery
All things considered, I think this is one of the few, and I do mean few, times the league should be lenient about a player being arrested.
Dude’s father is missing, he wanted answers from the last person to see his father, and sounds like he didn’t like the answers he got, or didn’t get.
I could not agree more…
This smells like there is a whole lot that has not, and may never, come out.
in all likelihood he beat up the man who murdered his father
So no one thought it may be a good idea to keep this guy away from the last man to see his dad????
He doesn’t have anyone with a pinch of brains to help him in this horrible situation.
I’d fly off the handle too if I was in his shoes…most people would. But most of us have someone to keep an eye out for us and steer us clear of bad situations.
This will be the 1st time I hope the NFL leaves this be. Normally it’s a joke what the NFL does with slap on the wrists…..but this time just let it go NFL.
I’m not saying “let it go.” It’s a dangerous precedent. But if there’s a situation that calls for leniency, this *might* be it. However we don’t have nearly enough details to determine anything about the situation.
i hope this guy can find his dad
yeah the league shouldn’t get involved in this
Bearing in mind that we know nothing about what’s going on here other than we read, it sounds like something that might be let go. I really hope that Alexander finds his dad. It’s not really something that the public should be making opinions on without knowing specifics, and it’s not really our right to demand them. This seems like a private matter and I hope the NFL understands enough to let Alexander and law enforcement handle it while respecting the severity of the situation. A lot of times this stuff is hard enough for the affected people without seeing it plastered all over the news, which is what NFL discipline would contribute to.
From what I’ve read from another source, Alexander approached the man wanting some answers, asked the man to get into Alexander’s car so they could drive to the place where he last saw his father, and the man refused. Alexander reportedly pushed the guy to the ground and the man pressed charges.
I question if the police are looking for his father and if they have questioned this man about it.