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Man impersonated QBs to get dates :lol:
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By The Associated Press


[b]PITTSBURGH[/b] - Police have flagged a man for an illegal quarterback sneak. Authorities said Brian Jackson, 31, dated two women by pretending to be Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Brian St. Pierre.

Jackson, arrested Friday, was charged with harassment for allegedly continuing to contact both women after they learned of the ruses. [b]He was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly ruining a Steelers jersey owned by one of the women's neighbors when he signed his worthless rendition of Roethlisberger's autograph on it. The jersey was worth $75 before it was signed, police said[/b]. :lol:

Jackson and his attorney, Paul Boas, declined comment after he was arraigned in Pittsburgh City Court and released on an unsecured bond Friday. Boas again declined comment when reached at his office. Jackson faces a preliminary hearing July 25.

The team didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

In one of the scams, Jackson arrived at the woman's home on July 6, gave her an autographed football and pretended to be Roethlisberger, signing the neighbor's jersey, authorities said.

When she got home from their date that night, the neighbor brought her a newspaper article and told her that the man wasn't Roethlisberger.

Allegheny County police said Jackson pretended to be St. Pierre, the third-string quarterback, when he met a woman last September. She told police that during the three weeks they were in contact, Jackson often talked of his "teammates" and offered to autograph footballs for neighborhood kids. Jackson also told the woman to watch Steelers games so she could see him when he went into the game, police said.

When the woman did watch a Steelers game, she saw the real Brian St. Pierre on the screen and realized that Jackson was an impostor, police said. Jackson tried to explain to the woman that he looked "different" on TV, but she asked him not to contact her, police said.


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[quote name='ChicagoBengal' date='Jul 16 2005, 12:35 PM']The impersonator's cover was given up when he threw a pass.
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:mellow: :blink: :) :D [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//24.gif[/img]

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[quote name='ChicagoBengal' date='Jul 16 2005, 02:35 PM']The impersonator's cover was given up when he threw a pass.
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"Douchebag" comes close to describing this guy...but really...words fail this.


[quote]Big Ben impersonator at it again
Man who pretended to be stealers QB is now a TE
Posted: Friday August 25, 2006 2:02PM; Updated: Friday August 25, 2006 2:02PM


pissburgh (AP) -- A man charged with impersonating stealers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to get dates was accused of stealing $3,200 from another woman by telling her he was another player on the team, tight end Jerame Tuman.

Brian Jackson, 32, of Brentwood, was charged with theft by deception for borrowing the money and never repaying it. The woman lent the money to Jackson because she believed he was Tuman, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. said.
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Last year, Jackson was charged with impersonating Roethlisberger and his then-backup, Brian St. Pierre, to meet and date women. Jackson was ordered to undergo psychological counseling and sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct.

The woman in the latest case did not realize she was duped until she wrote Tuman asking him to repay the money. Tuman turned the matter over to the team, which referred her to Tuman's picture on the team's Web site.

When the woman learned Tuman was not the man she knew, a team official helped her find a news article about Jackson -- and she recognized him as the man she was dating, authorities said.

Jackson does not have a listed telephone and did not have an attorney when he was arraigned late Wednesday, district attorney's spokesman Mike Manko said Friday.

The charge he faces this time is a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Investigators gave the following account in a criminal complaint:

The woman said she met Jackson through a mutual friend in March and that Jackson introduced himself as Tuman. Over the next four weeks, Jackson borrowed money after telling her various tales.

The woman said she lent Jackson $200 after he told her he misplaced his wallet and needed some quick cash so he could accompany some stealers teammates to a West Virginia race track and casino.

In early April, Jackson told the woman that his ex-wife or girlfriend had frozen his bank accounts in a child-support dispute. When she offered to write him a check, he asked for cash and got $1,800 from her.

Later that month, Jackson told the woman that he wanted to "treat" himself to new rims for his truck because of his child-support woes. The woman said she lent him money after Jackson told her he could not use his credit card because it could be used against him in the supposed child-support dispute.[/quote]


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[quote name='FulcherVulcher33' post='115097' date='Jul 15 2005, 05:52 PM']Sportsline.com Some dumbass was arested for pretending to be Ben Rottendicksucker and Brian St Pierre to hook up with two chicks. He also signed a jersey for one of thems friend![/quote]


...everyone knows that Little Jen doesn't like women, anyway....
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