Details on the reason for the recent traffic stop for boxing champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford have been released.
Crawford, who recently defeated Canelo Alvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight world champion, was pulled over in his native Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend.
While initial details on his arrest were not made public, TMZ revealed that he was pulled over for traveling at a high rate of speed.
Documents obtained by the outlet say he sped past a cop in his blue Lucid four-door sedan just before 1:30am on Sunday. The rate of speed was not listed on his citation, but his offense has been noted as ‘reckless driving’.
After he was pulled over, Crawford and the passengers in his vehicle were ordered to get out of the car after a firearm was allegedly seen on the floorboard on the driver’s side.
Police drew their weapons and opened Crawford’s door. The boxer came out of the vehicle with his hands raised and he was later placed in handcuffs.
Terence Crawford was pulled over after traveling at an unspecified, but high, rate of speed
Video of police drawing their weapons on Crawford went viral, sparking an investigation
Crawford was then released with a citation and was not arrested by police.
Video of the interaction – including the police drawing their weapons and cuffing Crawford – went viral after the incident.
After the video spread, Omaha mayor John Ewing and police chief Todd Schmaderer announced they were going to conduct an internal affairs investigation into the matter.
‘We will gather all the facts and be transparent with the public about our findings,’ Ewing said in a statement.
‘Understand that my heart dropped in learning of this end to an otherwise wonderful day and evening celebrating our city’s world boxing champion.’
‘We held a great parade and great event at Heartland of America park. The evening birthday party at Steelhouse, which I and members of my team attended, was a showing of joy and pride.
‘Omaha needs to remember this important day as a good one while we seek answers to how it ended.’
‘Meanwhile, we must ensure that every resident, no matter who they are, feels safe and respected in Omaha.’
Crawford, who is set to appear in court on December 2, has not publicly addressed the situation.
