The other thread is a dumpster fire. I'm sure this will become one as well, but might as well start with a clean slate. I'll at least try to keep the OP updated with any notable news. Feel free to PM me if I miss anything good.
Arrest warrant and potential charges:
Spoiler!
BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice in connection to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March, sources tell WFAA. https://t.co/XL3F7oCuW1
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Rice, 23, now faces eight charges in the case -- six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to the arrest warrant. All of the charges are felonies.
Collision involving injury carries a penalty of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine fine not to exceed $5,000 or both. Collision involving serious bodily injury -- a third-degree felony -- carries a punishment of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years. Aggravated assault -- a second-degree felony -- is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
TL;DR, his concern was at a 2, and now it's a 4 (out of 10). Still probably not a huge deal, but there are some concerning possibilities. Overall, though, he thinks it all gets pled down to misdemeanors, he misses a couple of games, and he writes some massive checks to those he injured.
#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and former SMU CB Theodore Knox are being sued for $1 million by two victims of the March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, for severe injuries, including 'trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body,… pic.twitter.com/RlDvilVLi6
#Chiefs Patrick Mahomes said he's worked with Rashee Rice throughout the offseason and will continue to do so while the legal process plays out for Rice..
Originally Posted by BossChief:
If they give him a 4 game suspension that begins in January, that would be fukd
Not sure how he can attend the trial during the season so he has a good case for getting it pushed. I mean he COULD but I doubt they would push it too hard. [Reply]
That's why I'd rather they just hand down a decision now. Give him a 4-6 game suspension to start the season, get it over with, and be done with it. Better than waiting until Jan. and then they hand him a 4-game suspension.
But I get waiting to see how the criminal trial pans out, though based on what we've heard, it shouldn't be much of a trial. [Reply]
The NFL is not expected to put Rashee Rice on paid leave via placement on the commissioner’s exempt list. The league is expected to make a decision about a possible suspension of Rice once the legal process plays out, source says, leaving him eligible to play in the meantime.
Hopefully he can get the trial pushed past February.
I'd be fucking shocked if you can just delay your criminal trial because you've got to go to work. I'm no expert in the American judicial system but that sounds quite improbable. [Reply]
Has the NFL ever selected playoff games for a player’s suspension when they could just as easily have selected any of the regular season games that same season? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Womble:
I'd be ****ing shocked if you can just delay your criminal trial because you've got to go to work. I'm no expert in the American judicial system but that sounds quite improbable.
You can easily get that shit pushed back multiple times. Happens all the time. Criminal trials can take years to get done. It's pretty crazy. You have the right to a fair and speedy trial, but that doesn't mean you can't drag your feet. [Reply]
Clarity from @NFLprguy, on #Chiefs WAr Rashee Rice: “We don’t anticipate he’ll be placed on commissioner’s exempt unless there is a material change in the case.”
You guys... no one outside of Kansas City cares about this. Dude was in a non-injury accident with no DUI in the middle of the day. It just happened to occur during a slow news week. I promise, the Dallas community isn't marching for restorative justice here. [Reply]
All these tweets on #Chiefs WR Rashee Rice the past 2 days don't matter. What matters: When he has officially been charged in his criminal case (no public records indicate he has) & a criminal trial date is set (December 2024 and June 2025 are civil trials). Until then, the NFL's…
All these tweets on #Chiefs WR Rashee Rice the past 2 days don't matter. What matters: When he has officially been charged in his criminal case (no public records indicate he has) & a criminal trial date is set (December 2024 and June 2025 are civil trials). Until then, the NFL's…