Sunday, July 07, 2002
Police say Iverson being investigated
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson is being investigated by police after two men accused him of threatening them at an apartment complex.
The Philadelphia 76ers star and another man, who was not identified, allegedly used “assaultive behavior” at the Cobbs Creek Court apartments early Wednesday, police Capt. Stephen Glenn said.
That type of behavior can include “physical contact or the fear of physical contact,” he said Saturday without elaborating.
No charges have been filed and police have not spoken with Iverson, who they believed was out of town.
The announcement of the investigation came after the Philadelphia Daily News published a story about the case Saturday. Citing unidentified sources, it reported that the two men said Iverson, armed with a gun, and another man went to the apartment looking for Iverson's wife and cousin.
Iverson and Tawanna Turner were married Aug. 3 and have two children.
Glenn said the men who filed the complaint did not contend they were physically assaulted. He declined to release a copy of the complaint, identify the complainants or specify their relationship, if any, with Iverson.
Only the two men who filed the complaint were at the apartment, Glenn said. Police, responding to a call, did not find Iverson or any intruders when they arrived at the apartment complex.
Police said they do not expect to make a decision about possible charges for several days.
A telephone message left at Iverson's lawyer's office on Saturday was not immediately returned. The 76ers had no immediate comment.
The 27-year-old Iverson, the NBA MVP in 2001, led the NBA in scoring during the regular season, averaging 31.4 points. A three-time All-Star, he led the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years.
Iverson has had other problems off the court.
In 1993, he was arrested in a Hampton, Va., bowling-alley brawl and spent four months in prison before then-Gov. Douglas Wilder granted clemency. The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned the conviction in 1995.
In 1997, Iverson pleaded no contest to a gun charge after police in Richmond, Va., stopped a car in which he was a passenger and found a gun belonging to Iverson and two marijuana cigarettes. He pleaded no contest to the gun charge, and a marijuana-possession charge was dropped. He was sentenced to probation.
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Police say Iverson being investigated
