Posted on: Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Police use Taser to subdue ex-Kahuku star Naeole

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Police used a Taser to subdue Jacksonville Jaguars guard Chris Naeole before arresting him on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Naeole, who was an all-state player at Kahuku High School, got into a shoving match with employees of the Ritz Bar in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., as the bar was closing early Sunday, according to a police report. Despite a police officer's order to stop, Naeole lunged again at an employee, and the officer used the Taser, the report said.

Naeole, who is 6 foot 3 and about 320 pounds, was taken to the Duval County jail, and later released, a jail official said.

Jaguars spokesman Dan Edwards declined to comment yesterday. Naeole, 29, could not be reached for comment.

Naeole was a first-round draft pick in 1997 out of the University of Colorado and played five seasons with the New Orleans Saints before joining the Jaguars in 2002.