Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was shot with a stun gun in a wild confrontation with cops on Sunday — during which he told them, “I’m a Cowboy, you can Google me,” police said.
Brent, 31, was arrested at a Wendy’s in Coppell, Texas, after a witness called police to report a man sitting in a grassy area near the restaurant who was talking to himself, WFAA reported.
Video obtained by the station shows a shirtless Brent struggling with responding officers who pressed the former lineman and current Cowboys scout up against a window of the restaurant. Brent then broke free and spun away from at least three officers before being chased, shot with a stun gun to taken into custody, video shows.
“I’m a Cowboy, you can Google me,” Brent told cops, according to witnesses. “I’m Josh Brent.”
Brent was later charged with public intoxication, assaulting a public servant and resisting arrest after he “became uncooperative” during the encounter, police said in a statement. Investigators are also reviewing the incident to see if Brent should face additional charges, WFAA reported.
Brent, who retired from the NFL for a second time in 2015, later admitted being drunk at the time, according to the station.
Another man who saw the chaotic scene said Brent appeared to be confused during the brief confrontation.
“He was sitting on the ground, this was after he had been tased, and he was kind of just looking up at them dazed,” witness Nicholas Forte told KTVT. “He had been saying, ‘Just Google me.’ He wasn’t really saying, ‘I’m Josh Brent.’ He was just saying, ‘Google me, I’m a Cowboy.’”
A message seeking comment from the Cowboys was not immediately returned, but sources told KTVT that Brent still works for the team as a scout.
The incident marked the latest legal trouble for Brent, who was convicted in 2014 of intoxication manslaughter in the 2012 death of teammate Jerry Brown. The 25-year-old was killed after Brent drove at least 110 mph in a 45-mph zone with a blood alcohol level of 0.18 — more than twice the legal limit — after a night out in Irving, Texas.
Brown later testified that he couldn’t remember how many drinks he had had before getting behind the wheel. He served about six months in jail and received a 10-year suspended prison sentence and 10 years’ probation.
Brown’s mother later sued Brent and the owner of a now-closed nightclub in civil court in connection with the deadly crash, leading to a $25 million verdict against the former Dallas lineman.




