Stewart Releases Statement on His Arrest

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Stewart Releases Statement on His Arrest

Supercross star will continue to race
By Motorcycle.Com Staff, Mar. 31, 2011
James Stewart has released a statement regarding his recent arrest on charges of impersonating a police officer.

The carefully worded statement describes the incidents that led up to Stewarts March 27 arrest. The San Manuel Yamaha AMA Supercross rider was released early the next day on a $1,000 bond.

The statement says Stewart is sorry for the incident and how it reflects on his fans, his team and his sponsors, and that he will cooperate with authorities.

Thanks to all that are standing by me. I hope to resolve this incident quickly and show people that I am someone that upholds the law and someone they can respect as a competitor and as a person, Stewart says in the statement.

Stewart intends to compete in the remainder of the 2011 AMA Supercross season including the April 2 round in Arlington, Texas.

The full statement is as follows:

Orlando, FL (March 30, 2011) - On Monday, March 27, at 4:50 p.m., James Stewart was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer. The incident occurred on Floridas Highway 417 in Orlando, as Stewart was taking a friend to the airport to catch his flight. According to police reports, Stewart allegedly used his vehicle lights and red and blue lights to slow down a vehicle containing off duty police officers that had passed his vehicle. Stewart was in street clothes and never exited his vehicle during the incident. No confrontation or exchange of words between the officers and Stewart occurred. Stewart was not charged with any dangerous driving or any other negative action. The police report is clear that once Stewart slowed the police officers vehicle that he then drove towards the airport; several miles later, Stewart and his friend were pulled over at the airport where they fully cooperated with police.

Stewart is extremely sorry that the incident occurred and that any negative inferences may arise that reflect poorly on his fans, his team, or his sponsors. Stewart will continue working with authorities to resolve the incident quickly.

In James words: Thanks to all that are standing by me. I hope to resolve this incident quickly and show people that I am someone that upholds the law and someone they can respect as a competitor and as a person.

Stewart is free to race and is preparing for this weekends Supercross race in Arlington, Texas. He and his team will continue competing in the remainder of the Supercross series.

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