These booking photos provided by the City of Independence Missouri Police Department show Saousoalii Siavii Jr. A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks has been charged with illegally possessing firearms. The U.S. attorney's office said Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in announcing the charges against 40-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. that he was twice stunned with a Taser after he resisted arrest when he was taken into custody in August. The confrontation began after he was spotted getting out of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Prosecutors say he fought off officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence before he was restrained. (City of Independence Missouri Police Department via AP)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks has been charged with illegally possessing firearms.
The U.S. attorney's office said Monday in announcing the charges against 40-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. that he was twice stunned with a Taser after he resisted arrest when he was taken into custody in August.
The confrontation began after Siavii was spotted exiting a vehicle reported stolen. Prosecutors say he fought off officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence before being restrained. Siavii was in possession of a gun, ammunition, methamphetamine and marijuana.
The criminal complaint says he's been arrested twice before while in possession of illegal drugs and loaded firearms.
The federal public defender representing Siavii didn't immediately return an email message from The Associated Press.
In this July 31, 2006, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Junior Siavii works out at the team's NFL training camp in River Falls, Wisc. A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks has been charged with illegally possessing firearms. The U.S. attorney's office said Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in announcing the charges against 40-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. that he was twice stunned with a Taser after he resisted arrest when he was taken into custody in August.The confrontation began after he was spotted getting out of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Prosecutors say he fought off officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence before he was restrained. (David Eulitt/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
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This is a 2004 photo showing Kansas City Chiefs football player Saousoalii Siavii Jr. at the NFL football team's training camp. A former defensive tackle for the Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks has been charged with illegally possessing firearms. The U.S. attorney's office said Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in announcing the charges against 40-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. that he was twice stunned with a Taser after he resisted arrest when he was taken into custody in August. The confrontation began after he was spotted getting out of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Prosecutors say he fought off officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence before he was restrained. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star via AP)
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