An Texas inmate who had escaped has been arrested trying to break back in the prison with bottles of alcohol, tobacco and home-cooked food.
This photo provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Beaumont, Texas, shows Joshua Hansen sitting in a field after his arrest Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office via AP)
The Jefferson County sheriff's office says 25-year-old Joshua Hansen of Dallas has been charged with escape and possession of marijuana. He was originally imprisoned on a narcotics conviction.
Deputies spotted Hansen Wednesday as he ran onto private land near the prison in Beaumont and grabbed a duffel bag containing three bottles of brandy, some whisky, tobacco and "a large amount of home-cooked food." They arrested him as he ran back toward the prison.
This photo provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Beaumont, Texas, shows Joshua Hansen, an inmate who escaped from a federal prison near Beaumont with the intention of breaking back in laden with bottles of alcohol and home-cooked treats. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Nearby rancher Michael Latta told KFDM-TV that he has for years contended with low-level offenders who flee the facility only to later return.
This Wednesday, Jan, 24, 2018, photo provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Beaumont, Texas, shows bottles of alcohol taken from federal inmate Joshua Hansen, after he escaped from a federal prison near Beaumont with the intention of breaking back in laden with a duffle bag with bottles of alcohol and home-cooked treats. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Former Carolina star quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had “a locker room of losers” before drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were “aggressive” but “true.”
Newton said during Thursday's “4th and 1 with Cam Newton” podcast that he was referring to the team's performance as a whole and not individual players.
“When did we become so sensitive,” Newton said. “When did we become so sensitive to really speaking what the reality is? A locker room full of losers? Aggressive, but it's true.”
Several former teammates, including star receiver Steve Smith Sr., took exception to comments Newton made during an appearance on a podcast featuring University of Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter leading up to the Super Bowl. He spoke about the pressures Hunter might face if he's drafted with the No. 1 overall pick this year.
Newton told Hunter he has “no way of impacting the game the way a quarterback does” and added: "I went into a locker room of losers. Just honest. Guys didn’t know how to win; guys didn’t know how to prepare. They didn’t take themselves serious to realize we was 2-14. There was a lot of 2-14 in the mentality of those guys.”
Those comments didn’t sit well with Smith, the most productive receiver ever to wear a Panthers uniform and one of 15 finalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame. A member of that 2010 team, he made his feelings clear through several posts on X.
“53 man locker room - 1 = 52 losers. Wow… breaking news to 89,” Smith tweeted along with an angry-face emoji.
Newton said he has “no quarrel” with Smith and understands why he took exception. But he wasn't backing down.
“I'm not specifically talking about those guys,” Newton said on his podcast. “I'm talking about the culture that was there prior to me coming into the locker room — and it was a losers' mentality.”
Newton said the Panthers still had it his first two seasons when they they went 6-10 and 7-9. He also said needed to learn how to win in the NFL.
Things started to come together in 2013, when Carolina went 12-4 before losing to San Francisco in the divisional round. The 2015 team went 15-1 and made the Super Bowl, with Newton winning league MVP honors that season.
“Is it me saying that, ‘Oh when I came, I made everything (better)?’" he said. “No. I never said that. What I said was if you're getting drafted No. 1, you're going to a bad football team. That's facts. And that's the point that I was trying to tell Travis Hunter. You see what I'm saying? For me, everybody is so taken aback, like, ‘Oh, Cam said this.’ Bro, it's the truth. It's the truth.”
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FILE - Carolina Panthers' Steve Smith, left, and Cam Newton, right, share a laugh during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)