Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was detained on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following alleged bad behavior on an Aug. 18 flight, including allegedly urinating on an elderly woman and drunkenly hitting a man, according to multiple reports.
Ex-Detroit Lions star Gosder Cherilus, who issued a statement saying his behavior was the result of him taking “sleeping medication," was arrested on Aug. 18, according to multiple reportsKimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Forbes and she has also worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based news station KHON2 News.
When the plane returned to Boston, state police troopers and border patrol personnel identified Cherilus, 40, as the unruly passenger and noted that he "became irate and uncooperative” when the troopers tried to get him to exit the plane. He “refused verbal commands and was being argumentative” and also made it difficult for police to handcuff him, police said, per the“He began clenching his fist and refusing to put his hands behind his back,” police said, per the outlet.
“In preparation for the unexpected overnight flight I took a sleeping medication that I don’t normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character and I would like to apologize to the passengers and flight crew,” he said.Suspect in Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Planned Suicide Attack with 'Explosives and Knives,' Officials Say
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