http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...te_carroo_university_police.html#incart_river
Can anyone elaborate what this means?
Can anyone elaborate what this means?
Carroo charged with simple assault under domestic violence
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Certain crimes that occur during a domestic situation require an arrest under DV laws.
Long story short. Carro was arrested I'll save you the click. No other news
This. The Domestic Violence component actually has nothing to do with the charge, it simply means that the police are obligated to make an arrest.
The Simple Assault charge is actually a gift for Leonte. In New Jersey, simple assault is a Disorderly Persons offense and is usually a walk-away if the defendant has no prior record. Maximum penalties are something like "up to 6 months and up to $1,000", but that's pretty rare.
N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a)
a. Simple assault. A person is guilty of assault if he:
a. Simple assault. A person is guilty of assault if he:
- (1) Attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or
- (2) Negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or
- (3) Attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
- Simple assault is a disorderly persons offense unless committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a petty disorderly persons offense.
I posted this in the "suspended" thread but it doesn't sound quite as serious as was being speculated
Sounds like that falls into the petty disorderly persons offense category which to me is not indicative of punching a woman.
from: http://www.newjerseycriminallawattorney.com/Violent-Crimes/Simple-Assault.shtml
Sounds like that falls into the petty disorderly persons offense category which to me is not indicative of punching a woman.
Please stop posting NJ.com article links. The thread title says everything anyone needs to know.
It's baffling how many people continue to post nj.com links, it seems this is increasing lately.
It's baffling how many people continue to post nj.com links, it seems this is increasing lately.
Why would a player be dismissed for a simple assault charge?
I could see 1 to 4 games, but the season?
And here is why it would qualify as DV. Victim falls into one of the below protected classes pursuant to NJSA 2C:25-19:
“Victim of domestic violence” means a person protected under this act and shall include any person who is 18 years of age or older or who is an emancipated minor and who has been subjected to domestic violence by a spouse, former spouse, or any other person who is a present household member or was at any time a household member. “Victim of domestic violence” also includes any person, regardless of age, who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has a child in common, or with whom the victim anticipates having a child in common, if one of the parties is pregnant. “Victim of domestic violence” also includes any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship.
“Victim of domestic violence” means a person protected under this act and shall include any person who is 18 years of age or older or who is an emancipated minor and who has been subjected to domestic violence by a spouse, former spouse, or any other person who is a present household member or was at any time a household member. “Victim of domestic violence” also includes any person, regardless of age, who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has a child in common, or with whom the victim anticipates having a child in common, if one of the parties is pregnant. “Victim of domestic violence” also includes any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship.
Here's the question though: Does Leonte get kicked off the team if it weren't for the 5 other guys arrested and kicked of the team? Even if he was simply protecting his mother?
Maybe he will be reinstated for the Penn State game. Carroo is a good guy I don't know what the circumstances were that made him do that.
I would suspend him for 6 games. If this was done in a vacuum and the last month of BS never happened then I would agree with less. The fact that it came on the heels of everything else and he was told not to go outside by his team-mates shows that he lacked judgement.
I think if you didnt have everything that happened in recent weeks his penalty as it relates to the football team would be completely different.
Didn't the RB from FSU Cook get caught on tape punching a girl? He is playing now.
so unless you're in the "know" he's not done at the moment... at the moment he's suspended
Run a few stairs at 6:00 AM and suit up in Pa. this weekend.
It was based on a DV incident though. There are different levels of DV and when stalking or some other issues aren't involved, this is a lesser charge to use, but it is still a DV. No sugarcoating this. No way he is back on the field this year unless by chance the security cameras at the Hale Center caught it and it absolves him completely.
Unfortunately the ghosts of the Ray Rice incident are going to haunt him. Right, wrong or indifferent I'd say his playing day at RU are over. The media is going to crucify this kid for a momentary lack of judgement. That's how they do it NJ and it's flat out sucks.
He was found not guilty though. They suspended him until the verdict. Will we do the same with Carroo?
Leonte should not have a harsher punishment because of what the other former players did over the summer.
We don't know the details yet, but, if it's just a simple assault charge he should not be suspended more than 3 games IMO.
We don't know the details yet, but, if it's just a simple assault charge he should not be suspended more than 3 games IMO.
I slightly disagree. There is no video, and this is a mere simple assault. Completely different circumstances. Also we don't know how this went down. Details play a factor when there is no film
Jeremy Hill was on tape knocking dude out in a parking. Missed three games. If flood feels a 3-6 game suspension is enough, then it's enough. We still don't know what happened. We pretty much knew he was about to be arrested. If Politi doesn't agree with a 6 game suspension, then f' him. We're already hated.
I really disagree with people jumping to the conclusion he should be done for the year. I see no reason for that, this is a very minor charge.
Exactly.
Just think for a sec, not long after a crushing loss, he hears of something going on outside with his family involved.
Put yourself in his shoes, sure we would hope that he would try to have a cooler head and that teammates would basically try to restrain him and call the coaching staff over to squash it.
But, w/o knowing what actually happened we can't make blanket statements such as he should be dismissed especially when other players in similar situations across the country were not dismissed for similar actions.
Hopefully you are right, but it sounds like this isn't a he said/she said situation. Apparently plenty of witnesses. Like I've said in another post, by all accounts Carroo is a stand up kid who made a mistake and should not be punished above and beyond for the offenses of others.
From what I heard, He will be suspended for the 1st half of the Penn St.
game and Flood has decided to use Rettig for the 1st half only. Then Carroo
and Laviano will play the 2nd half.
I don't find anything "minor," about this, but what happened to comments from yesterday like:
- "his NFL career is over"
- "his draft status is screwed"
- "he lost millions"
- "when you hear what he did it will turn your stomach"
..and other such comments? Do these charges seem, let's say, "light" in lieu of the actual circumstances or were some posters embellishing the past 24-hours or so? I have NO idea, and am not faulting anyone, just searching for answers. Thank you.
- "his NFL career is over"
- "his draft status is screwed"
- "he lost millions"
- "when you hear what he did it will turn your stomach"
..and other such comments? Do these charges seem, let's say, "light" in lieu of the actual circumstances or were some posters embellishing the past 24-hours or so? I have NO idea, and am not faulting anyone, just searching for answers. Thank you.
I have heard other eyewitness accounts which directly support this.
If that were accurate, then he would've been charged with aggravated assault.
Simple assault under DV could mean something as little as he pushed a girl(friend) or screamed at a girl & it may have been to help/defend a relative or another girl based on the rumors.
