Charles Barkley: Detained on suspicion of DUI

Charles Barkley: Detained on suspicion of DUI

Charles Barkley is going through tough time. Early on Wednesday he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Sources have thrown more light on the news of Charles Barkley. According to Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler, an officer with a task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star and run a stop sign at about 1:30 a.m. Barkley was in Old Town area of Scottsdale that is a trendy spot in the Phoenix area.

While giving a statement to a popular news agency of United States Charles Barkley commented, "I am disappointed that I put myself in that situation," "The Scottsdale police were fantastic. Now it is a legal matter and I will not comment any further as it is a legal matter."

Forty five old Charles Barkley, now an NBA television commentator, has failed to field sobriety tests after the officer smelled alcohol on him. Late he was arrested. However Charles Barkley has declined to go for a breath test but he did a blood test. However the results were yet to be known.

Charles Barkley was cited and got released. His car got confiscated and he left in a cab, According to the police Barkley proved to be cooperative and added that it is customary to free people after an arrest on suspicion of DUI.

He continued, "There was nothing unusual about how he was taken into custody," "He was treated exactly like we treat anybody else."

In the year 1997, Charles Barkley was arrested in Orlando, Fla., and charged with hurling a bar patron through a glass window after the man tossed a glass of ice at him. The case got settled after Barkley was fined and performed community service.

Charles Barkley was selected in one the NBA's 50 greatest players in the year 1996 and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in the year 2006. He played sixteen seasons for Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston and was present on the 1992 and 1996 Olympic teams. Charles Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star and league MVP in the year 1993.

Charles Barkley starred at Auburn and last month he was introduced into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.