Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arrested in Queens, N.Y. early Saturday morning, and reportedly punched a police officer in the eye following his arrest, according to TMZ. Bates was reportedly arrested for refusing to pay his cab fare around 3 a.m.
The second-year linebacker reportedly punched the officer while he was preparing for a fingerprint at the police station.
"We're told while he was at the local station preparing for fingerprinting, Bates became irate and declared he didn't like one of the officers in the room," TMZ wrote on Saturday. "He then allegedly punched a sergeant .