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When will athletes learn they can be arrested like everyone else?

Sarah Hofmann Contributor
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The sixth-round pick for the Indianapolis Colts was arrested Monday morning for public intoxication and resisting law enforcement outside a bar at 3 a.m.

John Boyett, a 23-year-old safety, tried to use his status as a player to get out of the situation.

According the the arrest record obtained by the Indy Star, “He kept repeating ‘You can’t arrest me … I’m a Colts player.'”

He also mocked one officer’s nose and hair and threatened to break his jaw at a later date.

Boyett has been placed on the reserve/non-football injury list after he managed to injure his arm during the altercation with the cops. He played previously at Oregon and was drafted by the Colts in 2013.

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