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. "
Gee, I'm SOOO surprised! I'm sure the average poor black kid from North Miami would have been offered the same deal!
It is reassuring, however, to know that Sean will be sharing his wisdom with high school kids!
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. "
Gee, I'm SOOO surprised! I'm sure the average poor black kid from North Miami would have been offered the same deal!
It is reassuring, however, to know that Sean will be sharing his wisdom with high school kids!
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