Rashee Rice [legal issues megathread]

[DaFace]

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:

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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

— WFAA (@wfaa) April 10, 2024

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.

Analysis from a defense attorney:

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Originally Posted by DaFace

This is a pretty good thread from a defense attorney on the matter.

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.

Turned himself in and now out on bail:

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Originally Posted by In58men

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday evening. https://t.co/rSp9IRRlFn pic.twitter.com/GlK4sB1XJM

— FOX4 News Kansas City (@fox4kc) April 12, 2024

Originally Posted by In58men

New avatar!!!

BREAKING: DeSoto PD releases #RasheeRice's booking photo.

Again, the Kansas City Chiefs receiver is no longer in the DeSoto Jail after posting a $40k bond.

(@wfaa) pic.twitter.com/IegZg3GFtL

— Matt Howerton (@HowertonNews) April 12, 2024

Random minutiae:

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

#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

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 15, 2024

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

#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..

— PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) April 15, 2024

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Otter

Wait, so blocking traffic is worse than causing accidents that send people to the hospital for racing and then leaving the scene of the accident you caused? Backing up an entire artery highway in Texas?

Explain this to me please.

I'm hoping for the best for the Chiefs but I'm genuinely curious to the logic you're putting together with this conclusion.

"Blocking traffic" is a pretty benign way of putting "Passed out drunk on a freeway"

I kinda suspect a discussion on the 'logic' would be lost on you...

[Otter]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Umm you either quoted the wrong person or you need to read my post again.

I did. And thank you much for being Johnny on the spot to catch my mistake within 2 seconds.

The response was meant for this post:

Originally Posted by Kiimo

I posted it in the Jordan Addison thread but him straight up asleep blocking a lane on the 105 and Sepulveda is bonkers to me.

Rice racing cars and then leaving is bad. This is incredibly worse.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

"Blocking traffic" is a pretty benign way of putting "Passed out drunk on a freeway"

I kinda suspect a discussion on the 'logic' would be lost on you...

Really, did he send anyone to the emergency room? Logic boy?

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

It's akin to the Seahawks approach to holding back in the legion of zoom days...

"They ain't gonna flag 'em all..."

One dude has an issue and I could see them trying to bury him. 3 dudes have issues (and your dude isn't the worst of the lot) and they're going to have a pretty tough time singling your guy out and blasting him. Or blasting all of them.

It's the most bizarre strength in numbers example imaginable, but I think it does work.

Agree to disagree. I think the number of offenses in recent years and the tragedies that have happened to both innocent players and normal everyday people makes them drop the hammer harder.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Agree to disagree. I think the number of offenses in recent years and the tragedies that have happened to both innocent players and normal everyday people makes them drop the hammer harder.

I guess I don't understand how being passed out at a traffic light is the same as causing an accident, disruption of hundreds of lives, also blocking a major travel system, sending people to the hospital then leaving the scene is less benign then passing out at the wheel.

Both are dumb as a bag of hammers but one is far more consequential to innocent people than the other. The only thing in common is that they both interrupted people's lives.

I'll leave it up to the jury to decide which is worse.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Otter

I did. And thank you much for being Johnny on the spot to catch my mistake within 2 seconds.

The response was meant for this post:

Causing a wreck from going fast (and it was his friend that actually caused it) vs being so goddam hammered that you are sleeping on a highway are indeed two different things entirely.

I'm not really interested in arguing about it but yeah I do in fact think being shithoused and parked on the highway is in fact a worse thing

[Katipan]

I don’t think the jury will care. They will think he was drunk because he ran away.

So no need to fight.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Kiimo

Causing a wreck from going fast (and it was his friend that actually caused it) vs being so goddam hammered that you are sleeping on a highway are indeed two different things entirely.

I'm not really interested in arguing about it but yeah I do in fact think being shithoused and parked on the highway is in fact a worse thing

What time was the arrest? Genuinely asking. Passing out due to severe day drinking in rush hour traffic and passing out at 2 in the morning after a couple beers at the bar are both very stupid things to do, but the optics are far worse for the first.

[saphojunkie]

Otter doesn’t believe in attempted murder either. Results matter, nothing else!

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Kiimo

Causing a wreck from going fast (and it was his friend that actually caused it) vs being so goddam hammered that you are sleeping on a highway are indeed two different things entirely.

I'm not really interested in arguing about it but yeah I do in fact think being shithoused and parked on the highway is in fact a worse thing

How many cars do you think were behind Rice that couldn't get to where they were going?

How do you think the people whose vehicles he and his buddy wrecked got to work the next day or went to the store or got to visit their parents?

One guy blocked traffic the other did much more.

I get he's a Chief but this is apples and oranges. As I mentioned their both stupid but let's use some uncompressed reasoning no matter what uniforms they wear.

[Kiimo]

Friday at 11pm. I'm not sure what to glean out of that though. I also don't know if he was going to or coming from the airport.

Or technically if he was going to the airport at all but that stretch of the highway has to be like 99% airport people.







just tryin to find chick fil a

[Otter]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Otter doesn’t believe in attempted murder either. Results matter, nothing else!

Care to enunciate how you came to that conclusion? Swami.

Tell you what, I'm tapping out because I don't have a crystal ball like you guys and try not to make stuff up.

Have fun.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Otter

I guess I don't understand how being passed out at a traffic light is the same as causing an accident, disruption of hundreds of lives, also blocking a major travel system, sending people to the hospital then leaving the scene is less benign then passing out at the wheel.

Both are dumb as a bag of hammers but one is far more consequential to innocent people than the other. The only thing in common is that they both interrupted people's lives.

I'll leave it up to the jury to decide which is worse.

He had to drive drunk to get where he was and being parked in the middle of a freeway can cause accidents .

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Katipan

I don’t think the jury will care. They will think he was drunk because he ran away.

So no need to fight.

I doubt a jury ever hears either case.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

I doubt a jury ever hears either case.

Plea to what tho?

Texas started the hit and run law to prevent people from avoiding DUIs by running. They will have God knows how much evidence that he was drinking and there will be countless timestamps of his car from the venue to the crash.

Too much publicity to go light.