rice1817
Newbie
Came across this one today. Big, tough NFL running back smacks around a pregnant lady.
Buc charged with assault
March 30, 2007
NFL players lawsuit dismissed
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Buccaneers running back Lionel Gates has been charged with hitting a pregnant woman in the face and pushing her into a wall during an argument.
The 25-year-old player was being held Friday with no bail, jail records said.
Gates kicked in the front door of Peggie Lavender's apartment Thursday night, destroyed two televisions and two doors, put a hole in the bedroom wall and assaulted her, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office report said. He was arrested later at his apartment in the same complex.
Gates was charged with burglary of a dwelling, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and criminal mischief. A call to his lawyer Ken Sarnoff was not immediately returned. The team had no immediate comment.
Gates was signed by Tampa Bay in September after being released by Buffalo. He played in college at Louisville and was drafted by the Bills in 2005.
That is the last straw for me. I will limit my football to coaching my youth team and watching the local small colleges and high schools. If enough people get fed up and quit watching or going to NFL games, this nonsense will change, but I doubt it.
Buc charged with assault
March 30, 2007
NFL players lawsuit dismissed
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Buccaneers running back Lionel Gates has been charged with hitting a pregnant woman in the face and pushing her into a wall during an argument.
The 25-year-old player was being held Friday with no bail, jail records said.
Gates kicked in the front door of Peggie Lavender's apartment Thursday night, destroyed two televisions and two doors, put a hole in the bedroom wall and assaulted her, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office report said. He was arrested later at his apartment in the same complex.
Gates was charged with burglary of a dwelling, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and criminal mischief. A call to his lawyer Ken Sarnoff was not immediately returned. The team had no immediate comment.
Gates was signed by Tampa Bay in September after being released by Buffalo. He played in college at Louisville and was drafted by the Bills in 2005.
That is the last straw for me. I will limit my football to coaching my youth team and watching the local small colleges and high schools. If enough people get fed up and quit watching or going to NFL games, this nonsense will change, but I doubt it.