Steve Foley (football player)
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| Steve Foley | |
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| Date of birth | September 11, 1975 (age 31) |
| Place of birth |  Little Rock, AR |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | UL Monroe |
| NFL Draft | 1998 / Round 3/ Pick 75 |
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| 1998-2002 2003 2004-2006 |
Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans San Diego Chargers |
Steve Foley (born September 11, 1975) is a professional linebacker, currently a free agent, who was released by the San Diego Chargers on March 1, 2007.
[edit] Shooting Incident
On September 3, 2006, Foley was shot outside his house by off-duty police officer Aaron Mansker after Mansker observed Foley driving erratically at speeds ranging from 30 mph to 90 mph on a San Diego freeway. Mansker, wearing civilian clothes, followed Foley on to a local side street and identified himself as a police officer (but later testified did not show him his badge[1]) to no avail with Foley, who got out of the car to threaten Mansker, then returned back to his vehicle and continued driving. When Foley reached his home street he again exited his car and advanced on Mansker. Mansker drew his side arm and fired a warning shot into the bushes. Foley continued to advance and the passenger of his vehicle got into the drivers side and began to rev the vehicle. Mansker, feeling threatened, shot Foley in the knee, who continued to advance, then shot Foley two more times. Mansker later claimed that Foley had reached into his waistband.[2] Foley was taken to a local hospital where the wounds were found to be non-life threatening. He was placed on the non-football injury list the following day and did not play during the 2006 NFL Season, forfeiting his $775,000 salary for the season.[3][4] The incident occurred a week after Foley was cleared of multiple charges that included resisting arrest and battery of an officer. Foley was under the influence of alcohol as he was spotted staggering out of the San Diego nightclub Stingaree about half an hour before the officer spotted him and was found later to have had a blood-alcohol level of .233, three times the legal limit of .08. Foley had been there with fellow teammates following a Chargers team dinner and was spotted swaying around the club, hitting on waitresses. His passenger in the car was a woman he had met a few nights earlier and called to meet him at the club.[5]
On October 11, 2006, Foley was charged by prosecutors with two counts of driving under the influence.[6] He has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial by jury May 7, 2007.[4]
In accordance with the policy of the Coronado police department, Mansker was placed on administrative leave[7] and was reinstated to full duty in January 2007.[2]
[edit] Lawsuit against the city of Coronado
On January 31, 2007, Foley announced that he was suing the city of Coronado and Aaron Mansker, the officer who shot him, in a civil negligence claim. The complaint does not specify specific damages, only seeking to reclaim medical expenses and "the loss of past and future earnings."[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Kucher, Karen. "Officer who shot Foley testifies he never showed badge", San Diego Union Tribune, October 18, 2006. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Littlefield, Dana. "Files of officer who shot Foley will be kept closed", San Diego Union Tribune, March 17, 2007. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
- ^ "Chargers' Foley to miss season", NFL.com wire reports, September 4, 2006. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Wilson, Bernie. "Chargers release McCardell, Foley, Kiel", San Diego Union Tribune, March 1, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Davis, Kristina. "Affidavit: Foley was intoxicated", San Diego Union Tribune, September 15, 2006. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Littlefield, Dana. "Football player is charged with DUI", San Diego Union Tribune, October 12, 2006. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Branscomb, Leslie Wolf. "Chargers' Foley recovering", San Diego Union Tribune, September 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Gross, Greg. "Foley sues Coronado, cop who shot him", San Diego Union Tribune, January 31, 2007. Retrieved on January 31, 2007. (in English)
