Darren Collison Accepts Plea Deal in Domestic Violence Case

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Darren Collison pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor domestic violence on Friday.

According to a CSN Bay Area report, the Kings PG will avoid a jail sentence by working on community service projects.

Collison will also be facing a suspension by the NBA, per the CBA. Former Hornet forward Jeff Taylor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic assault charge back in 2014 and received a 24-game suspension.

Ready to put the incident behind him, the 29-year-old released the following statement:

“Words cannot describe the feelings and regret that I have been experiencing the last few months. My family and I found ourselves in such an unfamiliar situation and it has been a difficult few months. This is far from who I am as a person and not something I am proud of. I take full responsibility for my actions. I have apologized to my beautiful wife that I have known and loved since high school. I appreciate and am thankful for the love and understanding from my family, friends and supporters. Now it is time to put this behind us and move forward.”

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Darren Collison pleads guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence

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Earlier this year, Darren Collison was arrested on domestic violence charges. Now, there has been resolution in the case.

Cops were called to Collison’s home back in May. At that time, his wife was found to have visible injuries, according to the police report. On Friday, the veteran NBA player pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor domestic violence.

According to CSN California, Collison will not serve any jail time. He will, instead, perform community service that will be overseen by Placer County.

“Words cannot describe the feelings and regret that I have been experiencing the last few months,” Collison said in a statement. “My family and I found ourselves in such an unfamiliar situation and it has been a difficult few months. This is far from who I am as a person and not something I am proud of. I take full responsibility for my actions. I have apologized to my beautiful wife that I have known and loved since high school. I appreciate and am thankful for the love and understanding from my family, friends and supporters. Now it is time to put this behind us and move forward,” he continued.

Collison played in 74 games last season for the Kings, making 15 starts. He averaged 14 points, 4.3 assists, and one steal in 30 minutes per game. With Rajon Rondo joining the Bulls as a free agent, Collison is expected to move into Sacramento’s starting lineup for the upcoming season. However, his season could have a delayed start as it is possible the NBA could impose punishment. The Kings recently signed Ty Lawson to add depth to the point guard position.

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Josh Brown’s ex-wife Molly makes disturbing domestic violence allegations

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New York Giants kicker Josh Brown has been suspended one game by the NFL despite not being charged with a crime, and he should be banned for a lot longer than that if any of the information his ex-wife gave police is true.

According to the New York Daily News, Molly Brown told police on the day of Josh’s arrest in 2015 that the NFL veteran had been physically violent with her on more than 20 occasions, starting when she was pregnant with the couple’s daughter back in 2009.

911 audio tapes obtained by the Daily News show that police were called to Brown’s home on two consecutive days in May 2015. On May 21, Molly told dispatchers Josh “genuinely got in my son’s face,” referring to a 16-year-old she had in a previous relationship. The next day, she told police he grabbed her wrist during an argument.

“I got really scared. And I just went and locked myself in my bedroom again,” Molly said in the 911 call. “They came last night and they said if anything else happened just to call back and I don’t want anything to get any worse.”

The incident report stated that Molly told officers Josh had become physically violent more than 20 times over the past several years and that he “became violent after she became pregnant with their daughter.” Here are some more details of what she told police:

The first of those events, she said, came sometime in 2009 when Molly Brown said she was probably between four and six months pregnant. Molly Brown said the couple were fighting, “and there was a box of mail that we had initially were arguing over, I took it, I like threw it off the desk and the papers went everywhere and he—I remember grabbing my shoulders and like just pushing me into the door.”

At one point during the pregnancy, which Molly Brown says was accidental, she said Josh Brown accused her of being a “gold-digger” and accused her of getting pregnant on purpose.

Molly went on to describe several more incidents in detail, telling police her then-husband made a fist at her during a trip to Hawaii and said “I want to knock you out so bad.” She also said Josh pushed her into a mirror, threw her on the ground and held her face-down in the carpet in April 2014.

Brown was arrested, but the state determined that there was not sufficient evidence to file charges.

After reading the report, players who are suspended, unable to find work, or both come to mind. Ray Rice is an obvious comparison, as is the disgrace that was given a chance with the Dallas Cowboys last year.

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Montee Ball sentenced to 60 days in jail for domestic abuse incidents

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A once-promising NFL player who dominated at the college level, Montee Ball is now heading to jail.

Ball pleaded guilty on Thursday to two charges of disorderly conduct and one charge of battery stemming from his involvement in two separate domestic abuse incidents with two different women. The 25-year-old was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 18 months probation, according to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

In February, Ball was charged with battery and disorderly conduct after his girlfriend told police the former Denver Bronco threw her across the room during an argument and struck her in the face during a previous incident. Just over a month later, Ball was charged with strangulation and suffocation and substantial battery — both felonies — after his ex-girlfriend said she had also been assaulted back in 2014.

Ball was most recently with the New England Patriots as a practice squad player but was released over the winter following his arrest.

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