Wednesday, November 09, 2005
ABCNews: Cheerleader denies having sex in bathroom
"By PAUL NOWELL Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nov 9, 2005 — An ex-Carolina Panthers cheerleader charged with giving police a false name during her arrest at a bar has denied accounts that she was having sex with another cheerleader in a restroom stall.
Renee Thomas, 20, also accused of hitting a bar patron, is charged with giving a false name and causing harm to another, a third-degree felony punishable by probation or a jail term of up to five years. The second cheerleader, Angela Keathley, 26, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
The two members of the Panthers TopCats were arrested early Sunday at a bar in Tampa, Fla., hours before Carolina played Tampa Bay. Some witnesses told police the two angered patrons waiting in a restroom line by having sex in a stall.
Another witness discounted the sex story, telling The Tampa Tribune that Thomas was drunk.
In a written statement, Thomas' attorney said his client wanted to apologize "to everyone affected by the incident."
"This was an unfortunate incident which has generated numerous rumors and inaccurate facts," attorney Peter Anderson wrote. "Miss Thomas denies all allegations of any sexual conduct." "
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nov 9, 2005 — An ex-Carolina Panthers cheerleader charged with giving police a false name during her arrest at a bar has denied accounts that she was having sex with another cheerleader in a restroom stall.
Renee Thomas, 20, also accused of hitting a bar patron, is charged with giving a false name and causing harm to another, a third-degree felony punishable by probation or a jail term of up to five years. The second cheerleader, Angela Keathley, 26, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
The two members of the Panthers TopCats were arrested early Sunday at a bar in Tampa, Fla., hours before Carolina played Tampa Bay. Some witnesses told police the two angered patrons waiting in a restroom line by having sex in a stall.
Another witness discounted the sex story, telling The Tampa Tribune that Thomas was drunk.
In a written statement, Thomas' attorney said his client wanted to apologize "to everyone affected by the incident."
"This was an unfortunate incident which has generated numerous rumors and inaccurate facts," attorney Peter Anderson wrote. "Miss Thomas denies all allegations of any sexual conduct." "
