Mametsa spends night in jail

Mametsa spends night in jail

20 Oct 2008

Bulls wing John Mametsa allegedly spent Friday night in a Pretoria police station just a week ahead of the Absa Currie Cup final.

Mametsa was reported to be eating at a coffee shop when he witnessed a car accident involving team-mate Fudge Mabeta, who has played lock for the Bulls this season. Mabeta had allegedly bumped into a traffic official’s vehicle and Mametsa wanted to know why Mabeta was pushed against the car and searched.

Ettiene Smit, co-owner of the restaurant, told Die Rapport that an argument ensued and that Mametsa was slapped by a traffic official and then arrested. Smit questioned the officers but he too was threatened.

“They [the traffic officials] were arrogant and very aggressive and said I would be arrested too if I didn’t go away,” Smit told Die Rapport.

Police are investigating the incident.


32 Comments

  • 1.Bok fan: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 09:46 am

    Dragon

  • 2.Bok fan: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 09:47 am

    Sounds like a hectic story. Wonder if anything will happen to the dodgy cops

  • 3.foot-in-touch: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 09:50 am

    Makes me want to puke.

  • 4.londonshark: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 09:57 am

    Take Bakkies with you next time John……or the Beast….

    Vomit…..

  • 5.Duffman: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:05 am

    Filthy shark supporting spietcops! :(

  • 6.wez: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:08 am

    A racist incident? Watch this thread grow!

    Stories like this makes me want to vomit on a police,metro police uniform!

  • 7.foot-in-touch: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:16 am

    The cop should be grateful. I reckon Fudge and Mametsa would sort him out if they weren’t law abiding citizens.
    Perhaps they should invite him down to Bulls training as a form of peacemaking. He can hold a few tackle bags for the boys to hit!

  • 8.ratel: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:19 am

    #6 wez:
    Power mad black cops beating a black man…racist no, unbelievable yes. Unfortunately this kind of thing happens more and more in SA.

    Just the other day a women was assaulted by two traffic officers near my town. She drove to the police station and made her case. What happened – nothing, because when the traffic officers where questioned they pulled the race card. “She caleed us K…..s”
    No one cared for the testimony of the white eyewhitness who tried to help her.

  • 9.greatest13gerber: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:20 am

    do not jump conclusion

    pretoria police are good people

  • 10.Some Bloke: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:31 am

    Pigs go home! Pigs go home!

  • 11.wez: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:42 am

    #8 ratel:

    How do you know the officers were black? Not that it should matter what colour they are, although, if they were white, it would’ve been headline news, not even mr Lokota would beat them to main page of the Rapport.

  • 12.King Shark: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:54 am

    #5 Duffman: Stront daarmee – almal weet die spietkops kom van die EP af – net so useless soos die “Mighty” Elephants.

  • 13.ratel: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 10:55 am

    #11 wez:
    You bet. If they were white this story would have been HUGE.

  • 14.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 11:11 am

    Where is Simon’s pic.

  • 15.Duffman: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 11:13 am

    #12 King Shark:
    Isn’t EP like a province of KZN?

  • 16.King Shark: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 11:18 am

    #15 Duffman: LOL! No, we deliberately shoved the Transkei and Border in between us so that we can distance ourselves from that lot. Plus they have way too much wind, in Natal we have humidity ;-)

  • 17.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:06 pm

    #9 greatest13gerber: Yup and the stormers are gonna win the S14 next year.

  • 18.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:07 pm

    With Brock Harris outscrumming all !!

  • 19.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:08 pm

    #14 Dawn: It been replaced , looks like Keo went BEE.

  • 20.Biggles: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:09 pm

    G13G is on line, I thought i smelled bacon.

    Disgracefull story that. Mametsa is a good player, I enjoy watching him play actually. He really does give his best every game.

    I wonder if he’ll be allowed to play in the final or even if he’ll be picked.

  • 21.cab: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:12 pm

    sounds damn hilarious.

  • 22.Nkalakatha_WP: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:51 pm

    i doubt if cops were just gonna moer Mametsa if he hadnt said anything offensive, to the extent of him resisting arrest……………..but whatever the case, still, they had no right to beat him up. MEthinks these COPS are Sharks supporters,,,,,,,,,,,

  • 23.Dubai Machine: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:55 pm

    I thought Mametsa lived in Jail!!!

  • 24.Cape Shark: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 12:59 pm

    Theory 1. The cop was Jonathan Kaplin in disguise

    Theory 2. It is an undercover ploy by the sharks to undermine the Bulls chances in the cc final.

    Two of the excuses the Bulls will use this time next week when the Sharks are CC CHAMPIONS!!! :lol:

  • 25.thefeather: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 13:31 pm

    #24 Cape Shark: And Blueblood will be vindicated and it will finally prove to the world that SARU has rigged the Currie Cup by letting Kaplan ref the game.

  • 26.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 13:37 pm

    Bloody traffic cop dragons

  • 27.dWeePer: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 13:49 pm

    The court case against Mametsa is postponed (on the site of the Bulls). Therefore he can play comings Saturday.

  • 28.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 14:33 pm

    Iemand moet daai Brooklyn en Sunnyside se polisie n slag gaan uitsort.
    Hulle dink Selebi en McBride is nog in beheer, lyk my.
    Ek hoop Mametsa dagvaar die dik donners.

  • 29.pommie: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 15:55 pm

    #28 Pietman: Met daai laaste sin van jou sal mens sweer jy skryf opskrifte vir keo.

  • 30.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 17:31 pm

    Who needs mamets when you got habana!?!? How could the lions sell habana. Enrico and jantjies?

  • 31.spiaro: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 20:40 pm

    Apparently Fudge Mbeta was with his girlfriend, who is the daughter of police commissioner Ray Lalla … some stupid speedcops are in deep poo!

  • 32.Tomsta: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2008, 22:13 pm

    sounds like major ego trips going on here.
    isnt it terrible that the public servants cant even be trusted to do their job properly.

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