MESA, Ariz. — Former NBA player Isaiah Rider has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his fiance and reneging on a $150 cab fare.
Police say the 39-year-old Rider was taken into custody Thursday after an officer spotted him driving erratically in a vehicle with three small children inside.
Neighbors reported seeing Rider argue with his fiance outside their Mesa home Sunday and have a tug-of-war over her purse. Police say Rider then took a cab ride to Phoenix and ran away instead of paying the driver.
Rider, a former UNLV player, was drafted fifth overall in 1993 by Minnesota. He also played for Portland, Atlanta, Denver and the Los Angeles Lakers in a career that ended in 2001.
Rider has a long history of run-ins with police and has been arrested on numerous charges of fraud, battery, domestic violence, false reporting, kidnapping and possession of narcotic drugs.