Media Timeline: Mayor Of Pickleball

 

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Media Timeline

1. October 2021: (John Martinez, Central Park Rec Center Deputy Manager, Recreation) ‘Shady… Cronyism’ At Denver Parks And Rec Says City Council Member Denver CBS 4
2. March 1: Pickleball Fever: Fastest Growing Sport in The Country Front Porch
3. March 18: Pickleball Problems: Central Park man banned, possibly charged for drawing pickleball lines on rec center court Denverite
4. March 23: Arrest Warrant Issued For 71-Year-Old ‘Mayor Of Pickleball’ Denver CBS 4
5. March 23: Arrest warrant issued for Central Park man accused of drawing pickleball markings on rec center court Denverite
6. March 23: 'It was not a crime': Denver man faces felony after city accuses him of making pickleball court without permission Denver ABC 7
7. March 24: Arslan Guney Goes To Jail
8. 71-Year-Old ‘Mayor Of Pickleball’ Turns Himself In On Felony Warrant Denver CBS 4
9. March 24: Today, 71-year-old Arslan Guney turned himself in at the Denver Police Department for re-marking faded pickleball marks on the Denver Recreation Center gym floor. Pickleball Live Streaming Network
10. March 24: Central Park PickleBRAWL Front Porch
11. March 24: Denver Man Faces Felony Charge After Making Pickleball Court Without Permission Huffington Post
12. March 24: NATIONAL NEWS - 71-year-old Colorado man arrested for using marker on pickleball court Nexstar Media Wire
13. March 24: Passion for pickleball leads to possible jail time, felony for 71-year-old Denver man OutThere Colorado
14. March 24: ‘Mayor of Pickleball’ in Denver accused of causing 10K in damages to court  DENVER (KDVR)
15. March 24: Denver man faces felony after city accuses him of making pickleball court without permission Denver Post
16. March 24: POLICE ARREST 71-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR COLORING ON A DENVER BASKETBALL COURT TownSquare NOCO
17. March 24: Steffan Tubbs Talk Radio (Interview with attorney Hollynd Hoskins) 710 KNUS
18. March 24: Denver's 71-Year-Old 'Mayor Of Pickleball' Gets Out Of Jail Pickleball Live Streaming Network
19. March 25: 71-year-old released from jail after marking pickleball court Denver (KDVR)
20. March 25: Steffan Tubbs Talk Radio 710 KNUS
21. March 25: 71-year-old pickleball enthusiast released from jail, charged with criminal mischief in Denver OutThere Colorado
22. March 25: ‘Mayor of Pickleball’ accused of causing 10K in damages to court WHIO TV 7 (KIRO 7 Seattle)
23. March 25: Pickleball enthusiast faces felony after using permanent marker on basketball court | Rush Hour News Nation
24. March 25: Peter Boyles Talk Radio (George Brauchler fills in) 710 Knus 
25. March 25: PROBLEM SOLVERS: What does it take to clean up permanent marker? KDVR Fox31 (Official Goof Off Video)
26. March 26: Pickleball guru charged as felon for re-striping public ball court with Sharpie NY Post
27. March 26: Everybody Goofs Up Sometimes Pickleball Live Streaming Network
28. March 28: A pickleball player, 71, drew marks on a public court. He faces a felony. Washington Post (1,800 comments)
29. March 28: 71-Year-Old Pickleball Enthusiast Armed With Sharpie Arrested for Felony Criminal Mischief Reason
30. March 28: This Might Be Nation's First Pickleball Felony Newser
31. March 28: 71 Year Old Menace To Society Arrested By Denver Police For *Checks Notes* Using a Sharpie To Mark Some Lines on a Rec Center Basketball Court To Play Pickleball BarStoolSports
32. March 29: Denver DA Press Release Arslan Guney and Parks and Recreation Head to Mediation Over Pickleball Incident Pickleball Live Streaming Network
33. March 29: Hollynd Hoskins News Release Regarding The Mayor Of Pickleball Prosecution Pickleball Live Streaming Network
34. March 29: Pickleball player won't face charges for Sharpie damage to rec center floor KUSA News 9
35. March 29: District attorney weighs in on pickleball arrest KDVR Fox31
36. March 29: Denver man in pickleball pickle will not face criminal charge over marked court, DA says Denver Post
37. March 29: Denver DA says she has not charged 71-year-old man in 'pickleball incident' Denver ABC 7
38. March 29: Denver pickleball player arrested after marking gym floor with permanent marker CDC Radio Canada (65+ comments)
39. March 29: Arslan Guney, ‘Mayor Of Pickleball,’ Avoids Charges From District Attorney CBS Denver 4
40. March 29: Mayor of Pickleball G4 Attack of the Show
41. March 30: Win-Win Punishments for Everyone Involved in the Central Park Pickleball Scandal Westworld
42. April 5: "Mayor of Pickleball" Having Court Troubles & Potential Felony Charges The Pickler Pickleball Blog
43. May 9: Pickleball Proceedings: Court date set for Central Park man accused of drawing pickleball markings on rec center court Denverite
44. May 11: Out of Court and Back on the Court: Denver and "Mayor of Pickleball" Reach Deal Westword
45. May 11: City of Denver settles with 'Mayor of Pickleball,' accused of using Sharpie to redraw lines on court Denver 7 ABC, The Denver Post
46. May 11: YouTube - Surveillance: 'Mayor of pickleball' marks his territory Gazette 
47. May 11: Mayor of Pickleball reaches settlement with prosecutors in Sharpie incident Gazette
48. May 11: Pickleball Pardon: Central Park man faces no charges in pickleball case Denverite
49. May 11: ‘Mayor of Pickleball' settles with city MSN Fox 31 Denver
50. May 11: Arslan Guney, ‘Mayor Of Pickleball,’ Reaches Settlement With Denver, Avoids Criminal Charges 4 CBS Denver
51. May 11: Denver Drops Effort To Criminally Prosecute Pickleball Enthusiast Who Made Small 'X's on City-Owned Gym Floor Reason
52. May 11: The Steffan Tubbs Show (Hollynd Hoskins and Arslan Guney) 710 KNUS
53. May 13: Denver Pickleball Player Reaches Sweet Resolution With City Huff Post
54. May 14: Episode 96 - Hollynd Hoskins, Esq. – Pickleball Attorney The Craig Silverman Show
55. May 16: “Mayor of Pickleball” Returned to Kitchen, Not Jail Pickler Pickleball

1. 1:08 Welcome
2. 1:54 Thank you for keeping me up-to-date
3. 2:23 Scapegoat
4. 3:21 What happened in the court room today?
5. 4:34 How has this been for you?
6. 5:44 Settlement
7. 8:08 They caused the damage
8. 8:53 Where did you get the Sharpie?
9. 9:42 How was it for you going to court?
10. 11:10 The process
11. 12:38 What was it like going to jail?
12. 14:33 I have never seen anything like this
13. 16:09 You never met John Martinez
14. 23:16 Are you mad?
15. 25:08 What kind of support have you received?
16. 25:31 Do you think they were trying to make an example out of you?
17. 26:47 Letter
18. 26:58 Hollynd - Do you think they wanted to make an example out of the Mayor?
19. 28:39 John Martinez and Allegra "Happy" Haynes
20. 30:57 This is a Stupid Story - cost to cities resources and time
21. 32:42 Simone and Gizmo
22. 33:43 Letter
23. 41:47 What is pickleball?
24. 43:38 Have you been back to the Central Park Rec center?
25. 44:45 Mayors background
26. 45:32 Go Fund Me Campaign
27. 47:33 Final Thoughts

Left:  Arslan Guney (Denver Police Photo) RightTop:  Arslan Guney,  Hollynd Hoskins, Attorney
Right Bottom: New and Old Sharpie Marks On Gym Floor 

On March 14, Arslan Guney, 71, was doing what he loves—playing pickleball and teaching newbies how to play at the Central Park Rec Center.

Twenty-four hours later, the rec center canceled all pickleball, revoked Guney’s membership to all city rec centers and filed felony criminal mischief charges against him for $10,000 in damages, a crime that carries up to three years in prison. The Central Park Rec Center resumed pickleball on March 23.

The dispute erupted on March 14 after Guney refreshed 45 small X marks that had been drawn by the staff in fall 2021 to show where temporary, L-shaped markers should be placed to delineate pickleball boundaries on the court. (Central Park PickleBRAWL Front Porch)