Matt Bush's Arrested Development

((HT: Fox5 San Diego/SD Union-Tribune/Schrotenboer))

Former Padres No. 1 draft pick Matt Bush ((pictured, thanks MLB.com)) entered a not guilty plea yesterday to charges of drunken driving, resisting arrest and two counts of vandalism stemming from his June 28 arrest.

Bush's attorney showed proof that he had entered a residential rehabilitation program for alcohol abuse – a requirement for his continued release on bond by San Diego Superior Court Judge Evan Kirvin.

Bush's arrest last month was the latest in a string of alcohol-related incidents. The latest happened after police received a call about 1:40 p.m. June 28 about a man throwing objects at passing cars while standing outside his vehicle on Camino de la Reina near The San Diego Union-Tribune building in Mission Valley. Police said he had hit at least one car with his belt buckle.

After getting into his vehicle, he backed into that same car, causing damage, police said. Bush was arrested in a parking structure of nearby Fashion Valley mall, taken to jail and booked on assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended license, vandalism and driving under the influence.

A July 21 trial readiness conference is scheduled for this case and four misdemeanor assault counts stemming from an alleged assault by Bush against Granite Hills High lacrosse players Feb. 4. Witnesses said he appeared intoxicated in that incident, too. The Padres designated him for assignment the next day.

The former Mission Bay High standout then was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, who released him April 1 after another alleged drunken incident in Dunedin, Fla., where Bush had been pitching in the team's minor league organization.

In that incident, someone had drawn markings on his face at a party, according to a complaint made with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Bush blamed a 23-year-old woman, and she accused him of throwing a baseball past her head and banging on her car window to scare her, according to the sheriff's office.

The Florida state attorney's office said yesterday that they decided not to file charges in that case.

Since they decided not to embed the video, here's the link ((NSFW))

But, here's the Fox News version...


We personally enjoy the screaming and crying, but the words before the outburst we show you were quite choice...