In an attempt to elude police, Brian Reed – brother of Raven’s star safety Ed Reed – ran from his car in St. Charles Parish and jumped into the Mississippi River.  It’s not for certain whether Reed survived his would-be escape into cold water.  According to local law enforcement:

“The suspect jumped into the river, went about 15 feet according to the deputy,” said Sgt. Dwayne LaGrange, a spokesman for the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. “At some particular point they said he did witness hands and head come up and go under the water and never resurface again.”

Deputies say Reed stopped his car on the side of River Road. His car matched the description of a vehicle they say almost ran another driver off the road.

Deputies later determined Reed may have been driving a stolen car.

LaGrange said just as officers were cuffing Reed, he took off running.

Pro-Bowl safety Ed Reed will by playing for his 12-4 Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round of the NFL Playoffs this weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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The late Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife, Sherra Robinson Wright, claims that he left her house on the night he was murdered with a box of drugs and a large sum of cash money, according to a statement she made to the Memphis Police, after he went missing but before he was found murdered.

Sherra Wright told detectives her ex had a conversation on “a ‘tracfone’ or similar cellular telephone” with an unidentified person before he left with the drugs and money. She also told police he owned an iPhone and made calls from both cells while at her house.

Sherra contends that she heard Lorenzen talking on the phone about flipping something for $110,000.  He then left the house in a car, driven by another man, an unidentified man that no one has claimed to know so far.

Wright was next heard from on a 911 call where multiple gunshots were heard along with an expletive.  Police have not released what expletive was said or by whom.  Wright’s body was found by police several days later, decomposed, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Many Memphians are pointing the finger at Sherra for Wright’s death.  Some claim she wanted his life insurance money.  Others contend that she is hooked on crack, Lorenzen had beaten up her boyfriend after he wrecked one of his cars, and that the boyfriend killed or had Lorenzen killed.  It also could have been Sherra’s rage and jealousy of seeing photos of Lorenzen with his girlfriend or new women since the divorce.

Sherra has refused to talk to police since his body was found in a wooded field.  Police executed a search warrant on her home after Wright’s death.  They seized two items:  a letter to Lorenzen and Sherra, and a piece of burned metal.

Sherra’s criminal defense attorney, Coleman Garrett, has advised her to not talk to police. He has stated that his client has nothing to add or gain by talking to investigators.

Police are taking their time putting the pieces to this tragic puzzle together.  Lorenzen’s murder will be solved. People talk, criminals get sloppy and loose lipped, and the truth eventually will be made known.

However, it doesn’t change the fact that his death was premature and tragic.

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Sacramento Kings star Tyreke Evans was arrested on May 31, 2010 by the CHP for speeding and racing another car at 120 MPH+.  When this first hit the news back in early June, the reports made it sound like your normal speeding violation and ticket.

As you can see by the video this was in fact one of the scarier speedings, runaway cars you often see on California freeways that often end violently or with innocent people getting hurt.

Luckily here, Tyreke was just racing another car and was compliant once he was pulled over.

Evans was given ‘informal’ probation for reckless driving.

The speed-chase video (seen above) was released late last week by the CHP.

Photos from the Gunpoint Arrest

Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been reported missing by his family. Wright starred for the University of Memphis Tigers before going on to play several seasons in the NBA, including several towards the end of his career for his hometown Memphis Grizzlies.

Collierville police (suburb of Memphis) are reporting that Wright has been missing since Sunday.  His family reported his disappearance on Thursday.

Wright made several millions of dollars in his NBA career, yet he had his Memphis area home foreclosed on earlier this year along with another home in Atlanta.

Tragedy struck right during his time with the Grizzlies when he had an infant child die from SIDS.

UPDATE: Wright’s Family Suspects Foul Play

UPDATE: LORENZEN WRIGHT FOUND DEAD AT 34

UPDATE: Armed Men Had Been Looking for Lorenzen Wright

Charlie Davies of the USA national soccer team was seriously injured in a car crash early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C. area.  Davies, a forward on the team, was taken by helicopter from the scene to a local hospital where he was treated for extensive injuries.

Sgt. David Schlosser, spokesman for U.S. Park Police, told the Insider this morning that the accident investigation will take at least one to two weeks. “It’s a complicated crash reconstruction,” he said. “We won’t have any answers right away.”

Hospital officials have stated that Davies has a lacerated bladder, fractured right leg,face and left elbow.

Team USA played Coasta Rica to a 2-2 tie tonight at RFK Stadium in D.C. on Wednesday night. Fans help up “9″ (his uniform number) signs throughout the match.

Davies is not expected to heal fast enough to play in the next years World Cup.

Photos from the Crash Scene