Bieniemy rap sheet
1. 1988 arrest in a racially charged bar fight-community service
2. 1989 a series of MV violations ending in a speeding arrest-later arrested for failure to appear
3. 1990 shoved a firefighter who had come to put out a fire at his mom's house. 8 month suspended sentence with added stipulations the Bieniemy failed to appear for
4. On September 27, 1993, Bieniemy was arrested in Boulder, Colorado for allegedly harassing a female parking attendant. According to the police report, "Bieniemy was with five friends in a parking lot when he allegedly approached a lot attendant from behind and grabbed her by the neck. The victim told police the contact was not painful, but it startled her. She said the man also made comments while holding her about 'about 'a bunch of black males all at once being her worst nightmare.'" Then Bieniemy and his friends allegedly took off their pants and began urinating nearby. One of his friends, Calvin Lucas Graham, was arrested for hitting a witness during the incident and investigated for intimidating a witness. Bieniemy was also named in an outstanding warrant on a charge of driving with a suspended license. As a result of this incident, Bieniemy was banned from the University of Colorado Boulder campus for one year.
5.In April 2001, Bieniemy was arrested for driving under the influence and was docked a month's pay.
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6.From 2001 to 2002, Bieniemy had a long-running rift with injury-prone Colorado five star recruit
Marcus Houston. Bieniemy questioned Houston's "willingness to play hurt" and demeaned Houston's manhood, calling him "Markeesha" in practices. In light of these circumstances,
NCAA waived its rule requiring players to sit out a season after transferring and Houston transferred to
Colorado State University in 2003.
Its been 20 years since his last arrest and perhaps things have changed for him. I believe in rehabilitating one's life but I do understand reluctance in hiring someone to lead your your organization who has had a checkered past no matter how long ago. An owner who is considering Bieniemy has to have a moral consideration in his deliberations. And due diligence into Bieniemy's last 20 years may show a man who has escaped his past. I don't know but it doesn't seem simple to me.