Ex-Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert charged with assault

[BlackLabelJetsFan]

Ex-Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert charged with assault near Windsor

July 5, 2005

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) -- Famed former Detroit Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert is in legal trouble again over what police say was a fight with an officer.

Ontario provincial police were was called to Probert's Windsor-area home around 9 a.m. Friday by a caller who said the 40-year-old retired hockey star had become violent and was damaging property.

When police arrived, they tried to arrest Probert for breach of the peace, but he refused to comply and resisted arrest, said Senior Constable Deb Mineau.

Probert was charged with assaulting the officer with the intent to resist arrest.

He was taken into custody Friday and released on bail after a brief court appearance Monday. Defense lawyer Patrick Ducharme said he had yet to receive information on the police's case but had spoken with his client.

``I anticipate he will be pleading not guilty and going to trial,'' Ducharme said.

The case is the latest in a string of brushes with the law for the legendary tough guy, whose off-ice battles with booze and drugs were known nearly as well as his on-ice skill during a 17-year NHL career.

Probert served a three-month prison term after authorities caught him trying to sneak cocaine across the border at the Windsor-Detroit tunnel in March 1989. He was charged with impaired driving several times while playing for the Red Wings in 1985-94.

In February, he was acquitted of charges that arose from a melee with police in Delray Beach, Fla., in 2004 that ended when Probert was zapped with a Taser and a stun gun.

Probert, who was born and raised in Windsor, spent the last years of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Probert's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 4.

[The Gun Of Bavaria]

Windsor cops are assholes.

of coruse, Probert is a bigger one.

[Gang Green Girl]

If there's trouble, Probert finds it. This guy is a psycho. Speaking of psycho hockey players, what ever happened to Mike Danton of the Blues, the guy who hired a hit man to off his agent?

[faba]

If there's trouble, Probert finds it. This guy is a psycho. Speaking of psycho hockey players, what ever happened to Mike Danton of the Blues, the guy who hired a hit man to off his agent?

This is the answer about Danton GGG

November 09, 2004

"Bizarre" Murder Conspiracy Sends Mike Danton to Prison

Mike Danton's NHL career likely came to an end yesterday, as he was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to have his agent murdered. In handing down the sentence, the judge said he had never seen "a case as bizarre as this one."

"The exact reasons you felt you needed to engage in a murder plot remain a mystery to me," said U.S. District Judge William Stiehl.

Danton's lawyers will request a transfer to a Canadian prison, where he could be eligible for parole as early as 2006. The judge noted that if he ends up in Canada, Danton may not be allowed to return to the United States after completing his sentence. His contract with the St. Louis Blues expired at the end of the 2003-04 season.

Danton was arrested in April, after hiring a hit man who turned out to be a police dispatcher. Prosecutors said the intended victim was David Frost, Danton's agent and former youth hockey coach.

Writing for ESPN.com, Damien Cox notes that the case is one of several unfortunate stories unfolding in a year when hockey seems to be on trial at every turn.

[Gang Green Girl]

How unfortunate is that? Danton goes to hire a hitman and the guy turns out to be a police dispatcher? The poor guy can't catch a break.

Didn't his agent testify in his defense? Talk about nutty!!!!

Danton was arrested in April, after hiring a hit man who turned out to be a police dispatcher.

[TomShane]

Didn't the badge tip him off?