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USA Today story on the suspension of a Boston Globe sports writer for using plagerised material. The plagerism was first identified, of course, at a website.

Dan Johnson with a home run yesterday for the A's. But no mention in the Sac Bee beyond the abbreviated box score.

More on the Artest arrest.

The calm of a country morning -- and a Hummer's windshield -- were shattered in rural Loomis on Monday in a wild incident that ended with the arrest of Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest on a domestic violence charge.

The allegation -- that Artest shoved a woman repeatedly to the floor and then used force to stop her from reporting the crime -- led to his being removed indefinitely from the team as the Kings fight for a spot in the National Basketball Association playoffs. He will continue to be paid his $7.15 million salary for this year.

Artest was released on $50,000 bail after spending several hours in the Placer County jail in Auburn. He will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. March 22 in Placer Superior Court.
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Monday's incident began at 9:23 a.m. when a woman reported domestic violence in a 911 call, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Department. Officials would not identify the caller, saying state law prevents them from identifying victims of domestic violence.

But a neighbor who witnessed part of the altercation told The Bee that the incident involved Artest and his wife, Kimsha Artest.

Five deputies arrived to find Artest waiting on the front lawn of his home. He was "very calm, cooperative," said Sgt. Andrew Scott, one of the responding deputies. Inside the house, deputies found the woman who called them, along with a 3-year-old child.

The victim was injured but declined medical attention; Scott would not elaborate on the nature of the injuries. The sergeant said Artest had pushed the woman to the floor several times and took the phone from her when she initially tried to call 911.

"We are required to make an arrest if we believe domestic violence occurred -- and we did in this case," Scott said.

Artest was handcuffed and taken to jail.

The Sheriff's Department sought an emergency protective order against Artest, preventing him from returning home or contacting the victim, officials said. Kimsha Artest has five business days to request a protective court order.

At some point Monday morning, Scott said, the argument spilled outside. Upon arriving, deputies found Artest's Hummer SUV parked out front with a smashed windshield.

A neighbor who is not being named by The Bee because she witnessed the incident described an emotional and violent scene.

Artest was behind the wheel of his white Hummer when his wife ran from their house, brandishing what looked like a frying pan, the witness said.

"He was in the car," the witness said. "The car was in reverse. He was attempting to get away from her."

She started hitting the Hummer's windshield with the frying pan, according to the witness. Artest pulled over and the two went back into the house. Five minutes later, Placer County sheriff's deputies arrived.

Sheriff's officials later confirmed the witness account of how the windshield had been smashed.

Ron and Kimsha Artest moved into the $1.85 million property last spring. Their five-bedroom house, built in 1983 in the shingled Craftsman style, covers 6,571 square feet. There are just 18 homes in the secluded Sierra Ridge neighborhood, which is nestled in the oaks near Sierra College.

This wasn't the first time deputies have been to the Artest home.

Police records show that officers responded to another 911 call to the residence on Nov. 8, and that Artest's wife was the reporting party. She complained that he had vandalized her property, according to the records, but she said she wanted only to document the event. No charges were filed.

The tables were turned in September 2002, according to the Associated Press. At that time, Artest called Indiana police to complain that Kimsha, then his girlfriend, had battered him.

Two months before, Artest was charged with harassment and criminal contempt for allegedly threatening another girlfriend in New York.