Dallas Police Department look bad after announcing Broncos Talib was arrested
At 9:53 a.m., the Dallas Police Department verified Twitter page retweeted the following tweet from Maj. Max Geron, the department’s head of media relations, that the department arrested Aqib Talib the Broncos starting cornerback.
.@dallaspd arrest Denver Bronco Aqib Talib for public intox after he was throwing bottles causing a disturbance. Talib was danger to self
— Maj. Max Geron (@MaxDPD) June 29, 2014
…and others. Talib was intoxicated in a club causing a disturbance.— Maj. Max Geron (@MaxDPD) June 29, 2014
The Dallas Police Department didn’t just stop there though, they also offered details of Aqib Talib’s ‘arrest.’#BREAKING Talib was arrested at about 1:45 this morning after being escorted out of Club Syn in 1200 block of Main St. #NFL
— Maj. Max Geron (@MaxDPD) June 29, 2014
#BREAKING Talib was taken to the Dallas Marshall’s detention center where public intox prisoners are held and processed. #nfl— Maj. Max Geron (@MaxDPD) June 29, 2014
Todd France, Talib’s agent had to do quick damage control to let everyone know that Talib hadn’t been arrested.
Then the same police officer had to come out on twitter and fix his mistake.
#BREAKING CORRECTION – Yaqub Talib 31yrs old was arrested. My apologies to Aqib Talib. Original information reported was incorrect.
— Maj. Max Geron (@MaxDPD) June 29, 2014
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