Cowboys' Randle jailed on shoplifting charge;

by FluteHolder Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:17 am

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20141014-cowboys-randle-jailed-on-shoplifting-charge-team-to-fine-rb-sources-say.ece

Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle (21), seen here taking a handoff from quarterback Tony Romo during the Cowboys 34-31 win over the St. Louis Rams on Sept. 21, was arrested Monday in Frisco on a shoplifting charge.
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Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested Monday night after Frisco police say he shoplifted a bottle of cologne and a pack of underwear from the Dillard’s at Stonebriar Mall.

Randle, 22, was booked into the Frisco City Jail on a Class B misdemeanor charge of theft. He was released early Tuesday after posting $350 bail, police said.

Randle won’t be suspended by the team, according to sources. He will, however, be fined between $10,000 and $30,000, a source said.

Randle, who has no previous arrests with the Cowboys, was in team meetings at Valley Ranch on Tuesday. He didn’t make himself available to the media before leaving with a hoodie over his head.

The Cowboys declined to comment Tuesday. Coach Jason Garrett is expected to address the situation at his regular Wednesday morning news conference.

Officers were called to the Dillard’s department store at 8:17 p.m. Monday after the store’s loss prevention employees detained Randle at the mall, Frisco police spokesman Chad LaPrelle said. Monday is the only day during the week that the team doesn’t practice.

Police said Randle attempted to steal a two-pack of Polo underwear worth $39.50 and a tester bottle of Gucci Guilty Black cologne valued at $84.

“All right, y’all got me,” was his first thought after his arrest, he told Frisco police, according to his arrest report.

Randle said he didn’t pay because he didn’t want to take the time to do it and told police he “should have just kept walking to his car if he knew he would be arrested,” the report states.

According to the police report, the theft was captured on surveillance video. It shows Randle walking to the underwear section and dropping a packet of underwear into a Dillard’s bag from a previous purchase, police say.

A security officer — whom Randle referred to as “the old guy” — stopped Randle in the parking lot, and a store manager escorted him back to the store and recovered the items, which were valued at $123.50 before taxes.

Randle has a base salary of $495,000 for this season. He was drafted by the Cowboys out of Oklahoma State in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

He’s behind DeMarco Murray on the depth chart and played a key role in the Cowboys’ win at Seattle on Sunday, running for 52 yards against the league’s top rushing defense.

Theft is listed as “conduct detrimental” under the NFL’s 2014 personal conduct policy. According to the policy, anyone arrested or charged “generally will be required to undergo a formal clinical evaluation.”

Based on the results of the evaluation, Randle “may be encouraged or required to participate in an education program, counseling or other treatment deemed appropriate by health professionals,” the policy states.