Source: Daily_Mail
Blackpool striker DJ Campbell arrested over stabbing outside London nightclub
Blackpool striker DJ Campbell has been arrested in connection with a stabbing outside a nightclub.[LNB]Lancashire Police led Campbell away from Blackpool's training ground in front of astonished players and management. He was allowed to change from his kit and was formally arrested. [LNB]Campbell, who has played in the Premier League with Birmingham City, was held in the cells at Blackpool Police station before being handed over to detectives from the Metropolitan Police. [LNB] Bailed: DJ Campbell (centre) was released pending further police investigations[LNB] He was taken to London and questioned at Hammersmith Police stationby officers investigating the stabbing of a 24-year-old man outside TheCrescent Club, West Kensington in the early hours of a Sunday morningin January. [LNB]The victim was stabbed in the side and rushed to hospital but has since recovered.[LNB]Club-goers fled from the scene before police arrived but now over twomonths later London-born Campbell - real christian names Dudley Junior- has been arrested. He was granted police bail pending furtherinquiries.[LNB]Promotion push: Campbell (centre) scored twice last weekend as Blackpool maintained their play-off challenge with a win over Nottingham Forest[LNB]Blackpool would only say that Campbell is fit to play against Peterborough on Saturday. The game has been described by Seasiders' boss Ian Holloway as the most important match of his career with a place in the Championship play-offs beckoning the seventh-placed club. [LNB]Campbell is on loan at Blackpool from Leicester City who bought him for £2 million. He joined Blackpool desperate for first-team football and scored twice against Nottingham Forest last week. [LNB] Scene of the incident: The Crescent Club in West London[LNB]A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed that a 28-year-old man had been arrested in Blackpool at his place of work in connection with a stabbing incident. [LNB]Campbell has represented his country at a junior level. The Crescent Club had been staging a special Paparazzi night on the night of the incident. [LNB] Blackpool 3 Nottingham Forest 1: DJ Campbell in the groove for 'PoolNewcastle 4 Blackpool 1: Gutierrez turns on style as Toon close on titleBlackpool boss Holloway slams parachute payments for 'failures'[LNB]
