Wednesday, September 18, 2002

CHARGED: Rev. James "Mad Dog" Talbot, Former Prep Coach BOSTON -- Boston Herald reports a Jesuit priest who taught and coached at Boston College High School is expected to surrender on a child rape charge Thursday following his indictment yesterday for allegedly molesting three students more than two decades ago. The Rev. James Talbot, who was nicknamed ``Mad Dog'' by BC High students when Talbot taught and coached at the school between 1972 and 1980, facing one count of child rape, one count of assault with intent to rape and five counts of indecent assault and battery, according to David Procopio, a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conely. 8:14:58 PM

CHARGED: Brandy Reed, Former WNBA HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Associated Press reports Brandy Reed, a former WNBA All-Star whose career was sidetracked by behavioral problems, was jailed Wednesday on outstanding warrants after her arrest on disorderly conduct charges. Reed, the Phoenix Mercury's top scorer in 2000 and a Southern Mississippi star, was arrested when officers, investigating burglaries, stopped her on a street to ask for identification, police Lt. David Morris said. Reed used a different name and was taken to the county jail, where she was correctly identified, police said. In the outstanding warrants, Reed was charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving on the wrong side of the road. 5:19:56 PM

CHARGED: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- Associated Press reports Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. Ilgauskas, 27, was stopped at 3:59 a.m. Sunday for erratic driving in Bay Village, Ohio, and he failed field sobriety tests, police Lt. John Dixon said. Dixon said a Breathalyzer test showed that Ilgauskas, of Avon Lake, Ohio, had a blood-alcohol level in excess of 0.10, Ohio's legal limit. Ilgauskas was alone in the vehicle and cooperated with police. 5:16:47 PM

CHARGED: Kimisha Hatfield, Girlfriend of Ron Artest, NBA CARMEL, Ind. -- Associated Press reports Ron Artest's girlfriend was arrested and charged with hitting and scratching the Indiana Pacers forward. Kimisha Hatfield, 27, the mother of two of Artest's children, was arrested Sunday at the home where she was staying with Artest. Two months ago, Artest was charged in New York with two counts of harassment and one count of criminal contempt for allegedly leaving a threatening phone message for another woman. At the time, Artest was under court order not to bother that woman, the mother of another of his children. 5:05:10 PM

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