Former Cincinnati Bengal Odell Thurman is a wanted man after a Erie County grand jury indicted him on an assault charge. Investigators say Thurman got into a fight with another man at a Sandusky water park May 27th.Oh, it gets better. The fight was over ... a place in line. A freakin' place in line.
Police say he punched a man in the face, breaking his jaw.
The incident occurred just eight days after Thurman was released by the Bengals on May 18th at the Kalahari Water Resort (click on that link for an outstanding theme song) in Sandusky, OH. If you remember, Thurman was released by the team while he was in mourning over the death of his grandmother.
Thurman is currently at large. He is also currently suspended indefinitely by the NFL.
It is unknown (to me) which ride the dispute occurred on. Was it the Rippling Rhino? Maybe the Tanzanian Twister? How about the Swahili Swirl? Or the Zig-Zag Zebra?
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