The first line of the article:
People on this forum have concluded that the "associates" in the article are friends of Joba. Why would they make such statements in an interview? Personally, if my friend got arrested, I would not make any comment, nor would I expect that my friends would make any comments if I had been arrested. This particular comment about the confrontation is a lame and cowardly attempt by the so-called "associates" to make an excuse for Joba's poor judgment.
Edit: His friends are clearly *******s, and judge a man by the company he keeps. Joba is a punk.