Keenan / Na Koa / All America / Rolo

Dave Reardon talks to cornerback Keenan Jones, who sheds some light on his situation.

KEENAN JONES was eager last week to explain his arrest in March for alleged misdemeanor kidnapping and abuse of a household member.

The arrest stemmed from an argument with his girlfriend, Maxarine Harvest, he said. Jones and Harvest said the incident was blown out of proportion. The Honolulu city and county prosecutor's office backs up this claim, as Jones was released without charges.

The prosecutor's office also said Jones has no prior arrests in Hawaii, and Jones said it is the first time he's ever been in trouble with the law.

"Never been put in jail, never arrested," Jones said. "It's very embarrassing, especially because I'm new and first impressions are everything.

"It was more an argument than anything else," Jones said of the incident that led to the arrest. "The next door neighbors saw me pulling her back inside the dorm so there wouldn't be a big argument outside. I didn't want campus security coming and being involved. I grabbed her by her arm to get her back inside. Police took it as I was kidnapping her. That's in the past, that's behind us."

Harvest said she and Jones have known each other since they were 7, and they have been a couple for more than two years.

"It was a loud argument going about 10 or 15 minutes," said Harvest, in a phone interview from her home in California. "Someone called the police and we had to go with procedure. I wasn't really upset, I was more embarrassed."

Harvest said Jones did not strike her and collaborated his statement about pulling her back into the residence. She said she was not injured, and that Jones has never assaulted her.

"He did not hit me," Harvest said. "He never has."

Thank goodness. I'm really glad that got cleared up. Good luck to Keenan as he gets back in gear.

And because I excerpted so much of Reardon's Keenan Jones article, here's a link to his next article about the Na Koa fundraiser, the upcoming "Hawaii Warriors Football" book and corresponding Warriors Haka website (link on right sidebar), Ian Sample's upcoming book, and receiver Jett Jasper, with absolutely no excerpts. So go read it!

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Stephen Tsai writes that five Warriors -- Colt Brennan, Davone Bess, Jason Rivers, Ryan Grice-Mullins and Dan Kelly -- are on the Football Writers Association of America's 2007 All America Check List.

"This is nice," Bess said, "but I won't be happy until the season starts. I'm ready to play."
Grice-Mullins received recognition despite missing four games with a sprained ankle and platooning with Ross Dickerson after that.
"It's a good deal to know that people are paying attention," Grice-Mullins said. "It's all good. As long as I can help the team."

Congratulations to the Warriors. I'm hoping that's not all the players the FWAA will be monitoring because I have a feeling the Warrior defense gonna be a monster this year, scaring the citizens and destroying unsuspecting fools. And thanks to ST for the shout-out.

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And finally, just a reminder that Nick Rolovich and his Las Vegas Gladiators play today. Be there! Or watch it on FSN.