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May 8, 2008
Jefferson Charged With Assault
The New York Times
Nets forward Richard Jefferson was charged in a Minneapolis court Wednesday with choking a man who said Jefferson crashed his private birthday party in January.
Jefferson was in Minneapolis for an N.B.A. game against the Timberwolves. The accusation came from Lyle Fox, who, according to a police report, said a hotel area had been roped off for the party. He said Jefferson entered the area, and when he was asked to leave, threw or pushed Fox onto a bench, grabbed him by the throat with both hands and began to choke him.
On “The Mike and Murray Show" on satellite radio, ESPN reported, Jefferson gave a different version of events, saying that he had been approached by someone who was rude and disrespectful and that no punching or choking took place.
Jefferson is charged with assault in the fifth degree-harm. He is scheduled for a court hearing June 18, although Matt Laible, a city spokesman, said Jefferson did not have to be present if his lawyer was there. The charge was a misdemeanor, and if Jefferson is found guilty, he will face a sentence of up to 90 days or a fine up to $1,000 or both.
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Posted by eric at May 8, 2008 12:08 PM