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Former NFL reciever Davone Bess arrested after standoff with SWAT

Davone Bess was arrested Monday after a bizarre standoff with police that required a SWAT team to remove the former NFL receiver from his home in Gilbert, Ariz.

According to the Arizona Republic, a routine traffic stop turned into a more dangerous situation after the former Dolphins and Browns receiver fled police then barricaded himself in his car.

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Bess, 30, later ran home and barricaded himself there for several hours. SWAT officers were able to extract Bess, who was arrested for endangerment, felony flight and failure to stop for a police officer.