One of the two pitchers who saved the 2005 season for the Yanks (along with Aaron Small) was arrested yesterday for passing bad checks to pay off gambling debts in Las Vegas. Here’s the story:
Police received an anonymous tip at 7:57 p.m. Monday that Chacon was at Highland Park Lanes, 1900 59th Ave. in Greeley, and that tip led to his arrest soon after, according to police reports.
Chacon was taken to the Weld County Jail, and bail was set at $165,125.
The arrest comes after Chacon was wanted in connection with three bad checks written to Caesars Palace in March, each for $50,000, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
I suspect the anonymous tip came from someone who noticed he was wearing his sneakers in the bowling alley. That’s a no-no, Shawn.
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4 Responses to Ex-Yanks Shawn Chacon Arrested
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I was a really big fan of Chacon’s while he was here. His curveball was an absolute hammer. Too bad to hear about him. In fact, there have been a lot of my favorite ol time Yankees having problems. Mattingly, Leritz. Hopefully everything comes out alright for them.
Yeah, I really liked Chacon- he came up huge in Game 4 against the Angels. I was there, it was awesome.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200510090.shtml
6.1 IP, 4H, 1BB, 2ER. He carried a shutout and 1 hitter into the 6th.
I was big Chacon fan myself but it seems as if he just can’t get his life straightened out since leaving New York, I hope the best for him but he hasn’t performed great in his most recent opportunities and this won’t help.