Saturday, April 3, 2010

Roethlisberger Update: GBI Says Media Will 'Eat Crow'

It appears the police investigating the sexual assault allegation against Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Ben Roethisberger are getting a little testy. The ongoing media scrutiny of the investigative practices of the Milledgeville Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) have apparently ruffled some feathers.

A spokesman for the GBI recently made some strange comments to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The GBI had taken the position that they would not comment on the investigation. When asked whether the authorities still wanted Roethlisberger's blood for DNA testing, GBI spokesman John Bankhead provided this terse response: "That came from Garland (Roethlisberger's attorney). We haven't said one way or the other."

Recently, a more talkative Bankhead told the Post-Gazette, "People who say this case is dragging along don't understand our procedures." Bankhead went on to say, "... there are all kinds of things we have to take into account, such as the availability of witnesses."

Asked whether investigators have encountered any difficulties in their probe, Bankhead responded by lashing out against the media, "No, other than with the media."

Bankhead appeared to crossed-the-line with the following diatribe, "There are a lot of people out there reporting things and repeating things that just are not true. They'll be eating crow later. It may taste delicious like Thanksgiving turkey now, but later on, when the facts come out, it'll taste like eating crow."

When Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow W. Blue Jr. was asked about Bankhead's comments, he didn't back away. According to the Post-Gazette he agreed with Bankhead's assessment and said the investigation ". . . will be over when it's over."

To read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10092/1047350-66.stm#ixzz0k4E9u5jv

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