Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was cited with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after throwing a tantrum over an empty paper towel machine at a Westmoreland County convenience store, state police said.

Reed, 29, went into the men's rest room at Sheetz on U.S. Route 22 in New Alexandria shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday.

After discovering the paper towel dispenser in the bathroom was empty, Reed started banging on something from inside the bathroom, state police said. He damaged the towel dispenser.

When Reed left the bathroom, he spoke to a Sheetz employee using loud and profane language, according to police. He continued to use profane language outside the store, police said.

Reed was not detained but issued summary citations. The charges will go before District Judge Mark Bilik of Derry, state police said.

Reed joined the Steelers in 2002 and has been a member of two Super Bowl championship teams.

Reed could not be reached for comment. His father, Morris Reed, who greeted a reporter yesterday at Reed's South Side home, said he was unaware of the Sheetz incident.

Dave Lockett, a spokesman from the team, declined to comment.

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