Crime & Safety
Naked Burglar Shot By Oregon Homeowner Is Former Stanford Football Player
Stanley Wilson II was shot while naked and trying to break into a home in Portland, Oregon. Wilson played Cardinal football until 2005.
PORTLAND, OR - A man who police say was shot by a Portland homeowner whose house he tried to break into turns out to be a former NFL player and Stanford graduate.
Stanley Wilson II of Portland was arrested after being found in the water fountain in the backyard of a home in Southwest Portland.
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The homeowner, who is cooperating with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, told deputies he shot Wilson as he tried to break into the house.
Wilson was naked and had been shot in the abdomen when he was found. He was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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He is charged with burglary and trespassing. More charges are possible as the investigation continues.
Wilson, a Stanford graduate, was a third-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2005. He was a starting cornerback in 2007 but ended his season on injured reserve with a knee injury. Wilson re-signed for 2008, which was his last year in the NFL.
Wilson's father, Stanley Wilson Sr., is currently in jail in California on a burglary charge. Wilson Sr. also played in the NFL.
He was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and was on the team that went to the Super Bowl in 1989.
The elder Wilson, though, didn't play in the game. He had battled drug addiction, and the night before the game he relapsed.
He was finally found by one of his coaches in his hotel room bathroom where he had collapsed. Drug paraphernalia was at this side.
He was kicked out of the league after that.
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