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A pair of Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly having sex in the bathroom of a Tampa nightclub and getting into a fight with other patrons, according to published reports. Angela Ellen Keathley, 26, was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer, according to a police report acquired by the Tampa Tribune and Charlotte Observer. The second cheerleader, who gave police the driver's license of another cheerleader not present for the incident, was charged with battery.

The incident began at 2:10 a.m., according to the reports. Keathley and the second woman were having sex in a stall inside the bathroom at Banana Joe's, a nightclub in the Channelside district near downtown Tampa, police said. When the pair emerged from the stall, other women who had been waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the cheerleaders. The police report states that Keathley's companion, identified as Renee Thomas by WTSP-TV, Tampa's CBS affiliate, punched one of the women, identified as Melissa Holden by the Tribune, waiting to use the bathroom, giving her a black eye. Police were called while all three women were escorted from the club.

Keathley was allegedly so intoxicated she could barely stand and would not cooperate with police. The report states she began yelling profanities before pulling away while the officer cuffed her. Keathley and Thomas were held overnight and released on bond put up by other Panthers cheerleaders late Sunday morning. A Panthers spokesman said the team was aware of the incident, but would not have any comment.

I suppose "no comment" is the only reasonable response to that. The section of the Panthers' website dealing with the cheerleading squad has either been temporarily disabled or is getting swamped. However, because I know you're wondering, mugshots are here. Kinda ruins the fantasy.

Update: Official cheerleader shots here. Amazing what a little makeup can do.