The news story that had everyone in Tampa Bay buzzing this week was, of course, the arrest of two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders at Banana Joe's in Tampa last Saturday night.

The original story was that Renee Thomas and Angela Keathley kept other women waiting outside a bathroom stall as they had sex. By the end of the week, that story was starting to look flimsy, with Thomas and others denying it outright. Whatever happened behind the stall door, other women got irritated about it and Thomas ended up punching Melissa Holden, 26, of Lutz in the left eye, according to police.

Soon the sex-and-slugging story was racing around the Internet, talk radio and TV news shows. Here's some information you might not have heard about this, er, vitally important case.

- Thomas may have performed with the Moscow State Ballet, but she is no softie. She is into NASCAR, motocross and American Chopper, and according to a police report, she has a butterfly tattoo on her lower back. "Pain is weakness leaving the body," she told Panthers.com.

- You can request a personal appearance by a Carolina Panthers cheerleader by calling (704) 358-7722. Keathley and Thomas have been fired, so they're not available.

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