Mel Kiper Jr. was picked up by Connecticut authorities today on su####ion of battery. He was arrested during a draft preview on NFL Live when police stormed the studio during filming with a warrant for his arrest. At first they tazered and pistol-whipped host Trey Wingo to the ground, as the only description they had for Kiper was "really stupid looking hair". But after they realized their mistake they dragged the draft guru out the door, leaving a trail of hair goo on the floor behind him.

Apparently the arrest was over a fight that happened in an alley behind a bar in Bristol. The victim, a 28 year old construction worker, said he got into a fight with a man that hit him over the head several times with a "big board". As the police checked around for witnesses who knew which man in town was notorious for carrying a big board, they were pointed to Mel Kiper Jr. and a carpenter named Otto.

Kiper believes he will be out soon and back at ESPN for draft day, as the evidence against him is very shaky. But evidence at the scene reportedly includes a placard that says "Miami - Vernon Gholston", which if true would seem to implicate Kiper. But he states that only an #### carpenter, or a Sports Illustrated columnist, would put Gholston to Miami with the first pick, so it can't be him. More on this story as it develops.