[bigboydan]

Redskins safety Sean Taylor now faces 46 years on assault charges

January 27, 2006

MIAMI (AP) -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor faces up to 46 years in prison after two additional assault charges were filed against him Friday.

Michael Grieco, an assistant state attorney, said the charges reflect Taylor's alleged threatening of three people with a gun in an armed confrontation over an all-terrain vehicle on June 1.


Taylor, 22, now faces three counts of aggravated assault, each of which carries a minimum sentence of three years and a maximum of 15 years in prison. He also faces one misdemeanor battery charge that carries a potential one-year prison term.

Trial is scheduled to begin March 20 for Taylor, a former University of Miami star who signed a seven-year, $18-million contract after being drafted by the Redskins in 2004. He has six interceptions and 120 tackles in his two seasons.

Taylor's attorney, Edward Carhart, said the additional charges surprised him.

"The state has had this case since June and now they're filing these added charges? It's bizarre," Carhart said.

Taylor has pleaded not guilty and remains free on $16,500 bond.

The Redskins lost to the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago in the NFC playoffs. In a playoff victory against Tampa Bay, Taylor was ejected after spitting in the face of Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman. Earlier in that game, he ran a fumble back for a touchdown.

[BuddyBear]

What a dumbass

[Winston Smith]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he serves at least 45 years less than that.

[rm18]

this seems extreme, hopefully he will be playing next year

[bigboydan]

somehow he will probly beat this rap without jail time.

[isetcap]

He won't get a second of jail time.

[Illusion]

No doubt, he will probably just get probation.

[hanco21]

Just like Ray Lewis.

[isetcap]

Originally Posted by hanco21

Just like Ray Lewis.

Except that Ray Lewis didn't actually do anything to anyone. I guess it's just a minor difference. Maybe it's not important at all.

[bigboydan]

Taylor to avoid jail in assault charge deal. What a shocker uh

heres the update on this one:

MIAMI (AP) -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has reached an agreement with prosecutors to drop felony charges against him and plead no contest to two misdemeanors in his assault case, avoiding jail time and the possibility of missing any of the upcoming NFL season.

The deal calls for Taylor to be placed on 18 months' probation, talk to students at 10 Miami-Dade County schools about staying in school and make contributions of $1,000 for scholarships to each of those schools, defense attorney Richard Sharpstein said Thursday. A hearing was scheduled for later in the day.

Taylor, 23, had faced a maximum of 46 years in prison if convicted on three aggravated assault charges and one misdemeanor charge stemming from a confrontation last June with a group of people in a dispute over all-terrain vehicles that Taylor owns. Trial had been scheduled to start July 10.

Under the plea deal, the aggravated assault charges will be dropped and Taylor will plead no contest to misdemeanor counts of simple battery and simple assault. If he does not violate probation, even those charges would be eliminated from his record.

"This is a fair and just resolution to this case that was blown out of proportion from the beginning," Sharpstein said. "It's a great outcome for Sean."

The agreement came after the original prosecutor on the case, Michael Grieco, resigned in April after Taylor's lawyers claimed he was using the notoriety to promote his moonlighting business as a nightclub disc jockey. Grieco had posted links to news articles about the case on a personal Internet site.

Taylor's lawyers had repeatedly questioned whether the charges were warranted and whether the victims and witnesses in the case -- many of whom have criminal records -- were reliable.

Taylor, a former University of Miami standout, signed a seven-year, $18 million contract with the Redskins after he was drafted in 2004. He has six interceptions and 120 tackles in two NFL seasons, but has become almost as well-known for his troubles.

Taylor has been fined seven times during his professional career for late hits and other infractions, including a $17,000 penalty for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman during a January playoff game. He was also fined $25,000 for skipping a mandatory rookie symposium.

[BigD]

Where's Joe Theismann on this one.

[moses millsap]

The U.