THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — Former CFL running back Kenton Keith was out of jail Monday after being arrested for refusing to leave a nightclub parking lot and yelling at officers that he was a Colts player who had done nothing wrong, police said.
Officers working security tried to clear a crowd from the parking lot of the Cloud 9 club after it closed at 3 a.m. Sunday. The 27-year-old Keith and several others refused to leave and were laughing, dancing and joking, police said.
Police eventually ordered them to put their hands on a vehicle, but Keith refused and took out a cellphone to record the incident, according to an Indianapolis police report.
He kept saying, "I’m a Colts player, I’m a Colts player," the report said.
Police handcuffed him when he refused to put his hands behind his back and he was taken to jail, police said.
Keith spent four seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before joining the Colts last season.
Keith was charged with misdemeanour counts of disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, because a man he brought to the club with him was 19, police said. He was released from jail later Sunday on his own recognizance. His initial hearing is set for Wednesday.
The Associated Press left a message with the Colts seeking comment.
In his first season with Indianapolis, Keith had 533 rushing yards, 77 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
In four seasons with the Riders, Keith ran for more than 3,800 yards and had 29 touchdowns.
