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

[Womble]

Can they just speed this process up now to avoid being in a situation of having to play without Rashee in the playoffs? The sooner this is over the better for the Chiefs.

[Katipan]

You think you want a delay but now the civil case will come first. Which because humans are humans could make the criminal case worse.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Womble

Can they just speed this process up now to avoid being in a situation of having to play without Rashee in the playoffs? The sooner this is over the better for the Chiefs.

As I said much earlier in this thread, probably 3-4 games and not until 2025, we good for this year most likely.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Katipan

You think you want a delay but now the civil case will come first. Which because humans are humans could make the criminal case worse.

The civil cases most likely will be settled before they see a courtroom, with the injuries requiring no hospital stay it will probably be within the insurance limits.

[dlphg9]

Have we killed this P.O.S yet?

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Rausch

He won't be. And it won't be this year either way...

Are we sure about that? I don’t remember Kareem Hunt being sentenced before Goodell suspended him. Or was that just getting put on the Commissioners list?

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Are we sure about that? I don’t remember Kareem Hunt being sentenced before Goodell suspended him. Or was that just getting put on the Commissioners list?

Commissioners list because of the stupid video going public. Everyone was in panic mode.

[New World Order]

Rashee Rice is my favorite player!!!

[DJ's left nut]

Cameron Sutton got 8 games after being charged with "Felony Domestic Battery by Strangulation"

Fellas, that's a LOT worse than what Rice did.

This should be 2 games tops. May be 4 games. But if the league's letting Sutton off with 1/2 a season when he choked a woman out, it's hard to justify them 'dropping the hammer' on Rashee.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Cameron Sutton got 8 games after being charged with "Felony Domestic Battery by Strangulation"

Fellas, that's a LOT worse than what Rice did.

This should be 2 games tops. May be 4 games. But if the league's letting Sutton off with 1/2 a season when he choked a woman out, it's hard to justify them 'dropping the hammer' on Rashee.

I just saw this. He also evaded police for several weeks before turning himself in so...............

Yea should be a good sign for Rice.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Cameron Sutton got 8 games after being charged with "Felony Domestic Battery by Strangulation"

Fellas, that's a LOT worse than what Rice did.

This should be 2 games tops. May be 4 games. But if the league's letting Sutton off with 1/2 a season when he choked a woman out, it's hard to justify them 'dropping the hammer' on Rashee.

It’s been awhile, but Greg Hardy got 10 games which was reduced to 4.

His situation was really ****ing ugly too.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Cameron Sutton got 8 games after being charged with "Felony Domestic Battery by Strangulation"

Fellas, that's a LOT worse than what Rice did.

This should be 2 games tops. May be 4 games. But if the league's letting Sutton off with 1/2 a season when he choked a woman out, it's hard to justify them 'dropping the hammer' on Rashee.

Further proves what I've been saying about the 8 games rumor. It would be the most egregious arbitrary suspension in NFL history.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Further proves what I've been saying about the 8 games rumor. It would be the most egregious arbitrary suspension in NFL history.

Oh I've posted the list a couple times in various threads.

Bottom line is that the actual precedent for this kind of thing is 1 game, 2 games tops.

And the league with all its butt-****ery will probably give Rice 4 because...Reasons. Hunt will take it and both Rice and his attorneys will contritely claim they've grown and matured from the experience and the world will keep turning.

But even 4 doesn't have an established basis. Just Goodell dropping the bomb on his good soldier owner Clark.

I still wonder if his willingness to eat shit on stuff like this is what got him the gig as head of the finance committee. I just can't understand why a now established owner from a respected NFL family constantly gets whacked around like a red-headed step-child by the league. And just does it with a smile on his face.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Just worried that week 10 they’ll be like 8 games now!

Yeah with the way the whole Willy Gay incident went down I could see those ****ers suspending him for the playoffs.

[ThrobProng]

Originally Posted by crispystl

Yeah with the way the whole Willy Gay incident went down I could see those ****ers suspending him for the playoffs.

Won't matter, we're still going to threepeat.