(Getty Images | Inset from Good Morning America) NFL running back Ryan Moats made headlines recently when he was detained by a Dallas police officer for running a red light and speeding to the hospital to visit his dying mother-in-law. Ryan and wife Tamisha appeared on Good Morning America Monday to say they would accept the apology from officer Robert Powell , but that they hoped the apology was sincere. Powell detained Moats for 20 minutes while Tamisha ran inside the hospital to see her... Read Full Story
(Getty Images) Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats was rushing to the hospital with his wife on March 18, trying to have a few last moments with his wife's dying mother. Outside the emergency room, Moats ran a red light and was pulled over by Dallas police officer Robert Powell, who then proceeded to draw his gun on Moats, and then lectured and harangued a clearly distraught Moats for 13 minutes. During that time, Moats' mother-in-law passed away. According to the Dallas Morning News... Read Full Story
This video frame grab taken from a police dashboard camera shows NFL player Ryan Moats outside Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano, Texas early March 18, 2009. Dallas police officer Robert Powell was put on desk duty after pulling over Moats as he was rushing to see his dying mother-in-law in the hospital, and holding him in the hospital parking lot as she died. A police officer was placed on administrative leave today over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a... Read Full Story
"I got seconds before she's gone, man!" Those were the words of pro football running back Ryan Moats as he was being detained by Dallas police officer, Robert Powell. Powell tried to cite Moats for running a red light as Moats and his wife Tamisha were racing to the hospital to be by the side of Tamisha's mother, 45-year-old Jonetta "Jo" Collinsworth, who had just minutes to live. Collinsworth died while Moats tried to explain the dire situation to the officer. See dramatic video below... Read Full Story
A police officer was put on desk duty after pulling over an NFL player rushing to see his dying mother-in-law in the hospital and holding him in the hospital parking lot as she died. Dallas police officer Robert Powell stopped Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats' SUV outside Baylor Regional Medical Center during the early hours of March 18 after Moats rolled through a red light. Moats and his family had gotten a call saying his mother-in-law was dying. Video from a dashboard camera inside... Read Full Story
Absolutely ridiculous behavior on the behalf of Dallas Police Officer in the case of Ryan Moats , running back for the Texans. This story has reached the masses since last week, when Ryan Moats and family were stopped for running a red light in a race to see see his dying mother in law. Not to mention the same officer stopped Ryan Moats wife 5 months earlier and harassed her giving her 5 tickets which was later dismissed!! Read Full Story
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