Otis Wilson, a former NFL linebacker who won Super Bowl XX with the Chicago Bears, has been accused of assaulting a female security officer at Soldier Field.
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According to ESPN, Wilson and his wife Tina attended the Bears' Week 4 win over the New York Jets.
During the game, the couple tried to get on the Suite A elevator, which is reserved for credentialed members.
However, they were turned away for not owning the proper credentials.
Monterrey Security told ESPN that a female employee "politely" told the couple to use a different elevator.
The agency said that Wilson then "forced his way onto the elevator" and was "physically combative and violently attacked" a female employee.
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Monterrey Security, contracted by Soldier Field, told ESPN that the former Pro Bowl linebacker threw the employee through a wall.
"He aggressively threw the female officer into a wall," the statement said, "leaving a large hole in the wall."
Wilson sang a different tune to ESPN and stated that he and his wife were assaulted by security.
"Before being able to identify myself as a former Chicago Bears player and attempt to explain why we were there," Wilson said in the statement, "a security guard approached us and the guard physically assaulted my wife."
The 6-foot-2 linebacker said that he was also assaulted by two guards and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for evaluation.
Per Monterrey Security, the female officer was also hospitalized for her injuries, "which include substantial bruising and injuries to her ribs and arms."
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Both Wilson and Monterrey Security said they will cooperate with law enforcement and any official review.
An ESPN employee witnessed the buildup to the alleged altercation at Soldier Field. The reporter said Wilson and his wife were the last to enter an elevator reserved for media members.
When asked to ride a different elevator, Wilson refused.
When Wilson was told that the elevator would not move until he and his wife were off of it, he replied, "OK then," according to an ESPN employee. A reporter on the elevator then said, "Come on, we have a job to do," according to an ESPN employee.
A female and male security officer came to remove Otis and Tina Wilson from the elevator, the ESPN employee said. When the elevator doors closed, an ESPN employee heard a forceful thud.
When the doors re-opened, the female employee was writhing on the ground in pain, the ESPN employee said.
The Chicago Police Department told ESPN that there is an active investigation.
