Dixon Guilty of False Report

by peytonsthebest on Jan 28, 2009 3:42 PM EST Comment 5 comments

Well, that didn't take long.

PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia man who says he was shot by Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison has been convicted of a misdemeanor for giving police false information about the incident.

The April 28 shooting occurred near Harrison's car wash in North Philadelphia. Investigators said the shots came from a gun owned by Harrison, but said they have conflicting accounts of who fired it.

Dwight Dixon said he will appeal Tuesday's misdemeanor conviction for filing a fictitious report. Police said he initially gave them a fake name and told them two unknown men shot him during a robbery attempt.

The judge dismissed two related misdemeanor counts.

Dixon later said Harrison was the shooter and filed a civil suit filed against the NFL player.
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looks good on ESPN

and all those other idiots who were going on about how Marvin was some sort of gun toting gangsta..

Turns out it is the guy who made the claim is the one who is convicted… Doubt they’ll report that though..

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by bluegirl on Jan 29, 2009 9:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

So funny

Dixon complained after Wednesday’s verdict that Harrison has gotten favorable treatment from authorities.

“He shoots me and is free to go on living in his luxury suburban house and I get charged,” Dixon said.

Oh no it’s so unfair that the guy that gave 3 different statements to police is getting charged for lying, while the guy who gave one isn’t.

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by shake n bake on Jan 29, 2009 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

seriously.

and I also recall that in the Civil Suit, Dixon claimed Marv shot him…or didn’t – and if not Marv is still responsible because it was his gun.

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by peytonsthebest on Jan 29, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s pretty common to file two causes of action in a civil suit, regardless of the evidence. You want to cover your bases. That way, if you can prove it was his gun, and that involves him being partially responsible, you can still get a favourable result even if there’s insufficent evidence he was the actual shooter.

by eltharion_doa on Jan 29, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs