Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arraigned Tuesday from a psychiatric ward on costs accusing him of punching a New York Town law enforcement officer immediately after he was taken to a precinct dwelling for failing to fork out a taxi fare.
Bates, 25, pleaded not responsible to costs of assault, resisting arrest, theft of companies and obstruction of governmental administration.
Bates has been hospitalized because his Jan. 26 arrest and was arraigned by way of a video clip hookup.
Bates’ lawyer, Eric Breslin, mentioned they had been searching ahead to “resolving this manner in an expeditious and satisfactory manner.”
Bates was arrested all around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at a hotel near LaGuardia Airport immediately after allegedly refusing to fork out a $32 taxi fare for a journey from Manhattan.
Police have mentioned they had been all set to let Bates go with an appearance ticket if he did not have any exceptional warrants, but that Bates refused to be fingerprinted and punched a sergeant in the deal with.
Sgt. James O’Brien, who was hit as he attempted to serene Bates down, suffered a concussion and desired 3 stitches in excess of his left eye, law enforcement mentioned.
The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Bates was subdued with a stun gun and taken to a medical center.
Bates’ agent mentioned previous 7 days that his alleged actions “are in no way a reflection of who he is as a person” and “not at all reliable with the man and close friend we know him to be.”
“At this time our precedence is to ensure that Trevor gets the enable he needs and that the privacy of the events involved be respected,” agent Jeff Jankovich mentioned in a Jan. 28 assertion.
Bates, who’s from Westbrook, Maine, and performed college soccer at the University of Maine, joined the Lions previous calendar year and appeared in nine game titles.
He was drafted in 2016 by the Indianapolis Colts and was on the observe squads of the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
Lions typical supervisor Bob Quinn has mentioned that the team is conscious of Bates’ arrest but had no further comment.
Choose Karina Alomar set Bates’ bail at $5,000 money or $10,000 bond. His following hearing is scheduled for March 8.
Bates faces up to 7 a long time in prison if convicted.
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