National
Football League Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was arrested at a
Phoenix hotel on Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault,
authorities said.
Sapp, who had been covering the Super
Bowl as an analyst for the NFL Network, was booked into Maricopa County jail
after an incident involving two escorts in an apparent dispute over money, said
Phoenix police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump.
Sapp, 42, faces misdemeanor charges
of one count of soliciting and two counts of assault for the post-game incident
in downtown Phoenix.
Police said officers working security
at the hotel were told by one of the escorts that Sapp assaulted her and
another escort after an argument over money in one of the guest rooms.
"The altercation turned
physical, spilling into the hallway," Crump said in a statement, adding
that both women suffered minor injuries consistent with such a struggle.
Crump said Sapp admitted to police
that he engaged in "an act of prostitution" with one of the women,
but denied assaulting them.
One of the women was cited for
prostitution and the other was cited and released for violating the city's
escort permit requirements.
An NFL Network spokesman said on
Monday that Sapp has been terminated.
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