Denayne Dixon
Denayne Davidson-Dixon is a former football player in the Arena Football League, and former police officer convicted of attempted assault and obstruction of justice.
Football career
High school career
He played high school football at Shaw High School (Ohio).[1]
College career
He played college football at Edinboro University.[2] He played in the 2009 Cactus Bowl (Division II).[3]
Minor league football
Davidson-Dixon was an all-star with the Erie Storm of the American Indoor Football Association.[4]
Arena Football League
Davidson-Dixon played fullback and linebacker. He spent the 2011 season with the Iowa Barnstormers. He spent the 2012 season with the Cleveland Gladiators.[5]
Police career
Davidson-Dixon was a former police officer in East Cleveland, Ohio. An incident occurred where he was charged with beating a suspect. Within days Dixon was fired.[6][7] While he did not initially face charges, he was ultimately charged, found guilty, and was sent to prison.[8][9]
References
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- ^ Matthew Clark. "East beats West in bowl - News - Morning Sun - Pittsburg, KS". Morning Sun. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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- ^ "Gladiators win home opener with defense". News-herald.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ TEGNA (2016-07-28). "E. Cleveland cops fired, facing charges for alleged assault". WKYC.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ Cuevas, Mayra (2016-07-29). "East Cleveland, Ohio, mayor: 2 officers fired, could face charges". CNN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ Carlson, Dani. "2 East Cleveland officers fired for alleged 'excessive force' - Cleveland 19 News Cleveland, OH". Cleveland19.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "Ex-East Cleveland officer, arena football player gets prison". cleveland.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-01.