NFL: Pacman charged in Las Vegas shooting

Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has been charged with two counts of felony coercion stemming from a shooting outside a Las Vegas nightclub on the weekend of the NBA All- Star Game in February.According to a statement from the Las Vegas police department, two other people -- Robert Reid and Sadia Morrison -- were also charged. Reid faces one count of felony coercion. Morrison, meanwhile, was has been charged with one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon, one count of felony battery with a deadly weapon, one count of felony coercion, one count of felony coercion with use of a deadly weapon and one count of burglary.
Arrest warrants have been issued for all three people.
Jones has had numerous run-ins with the law and his actions prompted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to levy a one-year suspension on April 10. Goodell said, at the time, the suspension could have been reduced to 10 games if certain conditions were met.
An appeal by Jones was filed, but he dropped it on May 12 after meeting with Goodell.
The Las Vegas incident occurred early in the morning of February 19 at the Minxx Gentlemen's Club. An unidentified black male shot three people after a melee inside and outside the club.
A bar bouncer was left paralyzed after the shooting, while two others suffered minor injuries.
Jones is charged with coercion for the battery, biting of and interference of the bar bouncer who was attempting to protect other patrons and employees. He also threatened to kill the bouncer, according to police reports.
Coercion is the act of threatening or physically interfering with a person trying to do something that he or she has a right and responsibility to do.
According to the criminal complaint and police investigation filed in Clark County, the incident started when two dancers in the club were fighting. Jones joined in the fracas because he knew one of the dancers.
The bar bouncer, Aaron Cudworth, tried to break up the fight by grabbing Jones and began escorting him to the exit. Jones then jumped on the stage and said he wasn't going anywhere before threatening Cudworth's life.
After Cudworth again grabbed Jones, Reid -- a 400-pound man acting as Jones' bodyguard -- knocked the two men down. Jones tried to throw punches at Cudworth, who was eventually bitten on the ankle by Jones.
Morrison, according to police, then hit Cudworth with a champagne bottle, but the bouncer was able to escort Jones out of the club. Morrison, at this time, continued with other illegal actions inside the club.
The police report continued that Jones, once outside the club, told Cudworth he would shoot him and began simulating a weapon in his clothing by reaching under his shirt.
Cudworth went back inside the club, but later returned outside the front doors because of another altercation. As he turned to walk back into the club, the unidentified male produced a semi-automatic handgun and fired approximately five or six times toward Cudworth, who was shot in the chest and left forearm.