Former top pick Oden arrested on battery charges
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Police arrested former NBA No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden on battery charges early Thursday, alleging that he punched his ex-girlfriend in the face during a fight at his mother's suburban Indianapolis home.
The free agent center, who played for the Miami Heat last season, was taken into custody at the home in Lawrence on two preliminary counts of misdemeanor battery. Oden, 26, remained in Marion County Jail as of mid-afternoon Thursday.
He was expected to appear for an initial hearing sometime Thursday at the jail's arrestee processing center, at which time a judge may set Oden's bond amount, said Peg McLeish, a spokeswoman for the county prosecutor's office.
Prosecutors plan to request for a 72-hour continuance to give them more time to decide what, if any, formal charges Oden will face, she said.
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Damn these women and their culture of provocation that Stephen A so eloquently spoke of! 
