Daniel Ekasala plead guilty to charges that he sold about 300 Oxycontin pills to New England Patriots lineman Nick Kaczur.  The charges against the Massachusetts man were based on three transactions between the men in May that were secretly recorded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.  Ekasala pleaded guilty in federal court and faces a maximum of nearly five years in prison at sentencing in December. · Olympic silver medalist and former University of Hawaii All-American volleyball player Kim Willoughby pleaded not guilty to a first-degree assault charge.  Willoughby, 27, remains free after posting $50,000 bail.  A grand jury indicted Willoughby in September 2007 in connection with an incident outside the Pipeline Cafe in Honolulu on Dec. 16, 2006.  She is accused of intentionally or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to Sara Daniel, according to the indictment that was held under seal until Willoughby turned herself in.  The charge of first-degree assault carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. · Long Beach City police say Michael Anderson pretended to be NBA star Kenny Anderson, conning at least three random men earlier this year into giving him hundreds of dollars after he told them a sob story.  Cops called foul on the scheme - in which Anderson would plead with victims that he had locked himself out of his car, ask for a ride to the locksmith and for a cash loan, then bounce from the scene.  He was arrested on three misdemeanors: scheme to defraud, identity theft and petty larceny, police said.  Anderson had begun to attempt to get a ride from a fourth victim, police said. That man became suspicious and called the police. Anderson was arrested a short time later. · Jerome Knauer was charged with making fake credentials for major sports events and concerts, along with police and fire parking placards.  The New York City man was arraigned in Brooklyn on charges of forgery and possession of a forged instrument.  Authorities say his computer templates included a Stanley Cup locker room credential, staff tags for an All-Star game, a Super Bowl press pass and a TV access card for a 2007 Florida Marlins game. It’s not clear whether any were used. · The Record of Bergen County reported that police responded to two domestic disturbance calls at the home of the New York Giants' star wide receiver Plaxico Burress in the past four months.  Police records show that Tiffany Burress called police on June 2, following what she claimed was an argument with her husband. Tiffany Burress told police her husband had grabbed her.  He told police that his wife slapped him, according to the report.  On August 19, according to a police report, she said her husband came home and started to play loud music, prompting her to call police, citing the couple’s small child.  Tiffany Burress obtained restraining orders in both cases, which were later dismissed in state court. · Dominican Republic police issued a warrant for the arrest of New York Mets right-hander Ambiorix Burgos after a crash involving his SUV killed two women, according to a published report.  Ambiorix’s Hummer allegedly struck pedestrians Josefina Minaya Martinez, 38, and Angely Fana, 29, in the town of Nagua. They later died of their injuries at a hospital, according to the Bergen Record.  Based on witness reports, “the investigation indicates that Burgos was the driver of the vehicle that hit the women.” · Former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry was arrested for an alleged cocaine sale.  Charges were filed against Henry and an accomplice, James Mack, in U.S. District Court in Denver.  According to a news release by the DEA, the sale involved “a multi-kilogram cocaine transaction” in the Denver suburb of Centennial.  Henry and Mack are in federal custody. · US-based Brazilian racing driver Helio Castroneves, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, was indicted on tax evasion charges.  Castroneves was indicted along with his sister Kali and his lawyer, Alan Millera authorities said.  Castroneves, who owns a mansion in Coral Gables, FL, is charged with failing to pay more than five million dollars in taxes over a four-year period. · Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was among 10 people arrested during a brawl with police at wedding reception in a Galveston hotel bar.  Police spokesman Capt. Walter Braun said an internal affairs investigation has been launched.  The 30-year-old Backe, a member of the wedding party, ignored police orders to back away from the fight, and struggled with officers who attempted to handcuff him, according to police reports.  One officer said he hit Backe twice in the face before handcuffing him. Both the officer and Backe sustained minor injuries during the fight, according to the police report.  Backe was charged with interfering with a police officer and resisting arrest, said Joel H. Bennett, Galveston County assistant criminal district attorney. Both charges are misdemeanors. He was released on $1,500 bond. · Stacy Elizabeth Beshear was arrested Sept. 18 after she pulled up to Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton’s car and pretended to fire gunshots at him with her hand, police Sgt. Steve Tobias said.  The 34-year-old Beshear has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of stalking.  Beshear faces up to a year in county jail if convicted. Walton said Beshear has been harassing him since late last year.  She has waited outside his Manhattan Beach home numerous times and wrote on his car with a marker after he refused to sign an autograph.

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