From "sources" and friends who work down there:
On this night, the three had been drinking, and at the point of contact had already been kicked out of two bars and denied entry into at least one more due to their behavior. APD Officers were witnessed making contact with them on at least two other occasions trying to get them to calm down and move along. During one of the incidents Vacarro began yelling and calling the Police "racists" for making contact with him.
APD was called due to the group causing a disturbance with some people near the pizza place. By this point, you, me, or anyone else would have been under the Travis County Jail for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct. Given these guys high profile, I don't doubt at all there was hesitation to have to arrest them. You have to consider the powerful boosters who could end your career with a simple phone call. Its not fair, but its the truth.
They had indeed ordered pizza, but Im not sure if it had been paid for or not. Given Vacarro's reputation for not paying for anything ever, draw your own conclusions. They were asked to leave the area immediately, and refused to do so. At that point there was no choice, they had to go.
The charge filed falls under Disregard Police Officer. Its more of a traffic offense based charge but would do the job in a pinch. They were arrested, booked, and released. Normal procedure on something like this is a PR Bond. Doesnt give them a reportable criminal record.
The allegations made regarding the Probable Cause Affidavits not being sufficient is dubious at best. APD employs veteran officers who review every PC Affidavit at the jail before a charge is filed. This, like the Cedric Benson cases disappearing, is pretty standard when influencial people get involved.
Bottomline, this all could have been avoided had they not been acting like entitled juvenile assholes and behaved more like team leaders, and in Vacarro's case, a parent with an opportunity to provide for his child's long term future.
