Giants' RB Bradshaw in jail in Virginia for probation violation (1 Viewer)

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Giants' Bradshaw in jail in Virginia for probation violation

By Skip Wood, USA TODAY

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has been jailed in southwest Virginia since June 15 for an undisclosed probation violation.

Lt. Jeannie Patrick of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail confirmed this morning that Bradshaw remains incarcerated. Bradshaw's attorney, Charles Stacey, was not immediately available for comment.

Bradshaw, 22, was sentenced to two years of probation for misdemeanor petty larceny in 2006 while a student at Marshall University. He pleaded guilty in Cabell County Circuit Court (W.Va)., of stealing a fellow student's PlayStation video game from a dorm room.

As a rookie last season, Bradshaw led all Giants rushers with 208 in the postseason in helping lead the team to a Super Bowl upset against the New England Patriots.

No other details were immediately available.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...-bradshaw_N.htm

 

[switz]

Giants' Bradshaw in jail in Virginia for probation violation

By Skip Wood, USA TODAY

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has been jailed in southwest Virginia since June 15 for an undisclosed probation violation.

Lt. Jeannie Patrick of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail confirmed this morning that Bradshaw remains incarcerated. Bradshaw's attorney, Charles Stacey, was not immediately available for comment.

Bradshaw, 22, was sentenced to two years of probation for misdemeanor petty larceny in 2006 while a student at Marshall University. He pleaded guilty in Cabell County Circuit Court (W.Va)., of stealing a fellow student's PlayStation video game from a dorm room.

As a rookie last season, Bradshaw led all Giants rushers with 208 in the postseason in helping lead the team to a Super Bowl upset against the New England Patriots.

No other details were immediately available.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...-bradshaw_N.htm

Really? The kid wouldn't just let him borrow it?

 

[Yenrub]

I sure hope it’s one of those I missed a meeting with my PO type violations, instead of the I was breaking another law type

 

[Ron_Mexico]

I sure hope it’s one of those I missed a meeting with my PO type violations, instead of the I was breaking another law type

 

[Rodeojones]

I sure hope it’s one of those I missed a meeting with my PO type violations, instead of the I was breaking another law type

If he had been arrested on a separate charge, one would think we would hear about it with this news. Story states he violated his probation which is quite easy to do. As another posted noted, simply not checking in with your PO is grounds for violation. Other conditions can be one must stay from certain areas of town, cannot associate with certain types of people, refrain from alcohol use, etc.----------------

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[mdog1967]

I sure hope it’s one of those I missed a meeting with my PO type violations, instead of the I was breaking another law type

God Ron I hope so too, I own Him in several leagues but whats important is the NFL stop hemorrhaging bad press. Hope Bradshaw has done nothing real stupid and takes advantage of the opportunity in front of him.

 

[biggamer3]

Big Gmen fan, hope this is just some clerical error

Hope he at least stole a PS3 game this time as Ps2 is reeeeaaaaal cheap now

 

[brock]

overrated and a convict.

 

[Yenrub]

Bradshaw "reported voluntarily to jail."
Link

 

[fsufan]

NFL= Nation Felon League

 

[Yenrub]

According to Lt. Mike Henegar, a spokesman for the jail, Bradshaw will “serve a certain amount of time” for a probation violation. He wouldn’t say when Bradshaw was charged or how long he had been jailed. Henegar, who said he was limited to what he could say, would not reveal what the probation was related to, and he also couldn’t disclose the amount of time Bradshaw would serve at “this point in time.”
Link

 

[Yenrub]

Here's a statement released by the Giants on Ahmad Bradshaw a few minutes ago:"We are aware of the situation and have been in contact with Ahamd's legal representative. This situation is not the result of any recent incident. It stems from an issue that occurred prior to Ahmad being drafted by the Giants. Beyond that, we have no further comment."

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Bradshaw "reported voluntarily to jail."Link

1. I am a Bradshaw owner in many leagues. The reason I was able to get him in the 4th round of most rookie drafts last season was simply the fact that he had trouble in college...the Giants took him in the 7th round mainly because they didn't want him to get onto another team after the draft...but Bradshaw might have been undrafted otherwise. So the fact there is something that is related to what happened back in 2006, so far I'm not too worried.2. He went to jail voluntarily, probably informed the Giants what was happening, and I'll bet that there is no riff going on between Bradshaw, Coughlin, and the front office. While none of us know what the violation was, it would have been much worse if he was arrested while partying at a night club and there were stray bullets...nothing like that has been reported so in light of all that I am pretty happy.

3. If you can leverage some of this to get Bradshaw in a dynasty league, run don't walk and get him immediately. Bradshaw has a lot of potential in most dyansty formats...and I love him in a best ball league even more.

 

[BusMan]

Don't forget he has some history.

 

[mdog1967]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

 

[Zoomanji]

Don't forget he has some history.

I don't know if I want a RB who can't outrun 2 police officers

 

[Zoomanji]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

Probably has Ward too

 

[Asinine]

Bradshaw "reported voluntarily to jail."Link

1. I am a Bradshaw owner in many leagues. The reason I was able to get him in the 4th round of most rookie drafts last season was simply the fact that he had trouble in college...the Giants took him in the 7th round mainly because they didn't want him to get onto another team after the draft...but Bradshaw might have been undrafted otherwise. So the fact there is something that is related to what happened back in 2006, so far I'm not too worried.2. He went to jail voluntarily, probably informed the Giants what was happening, and I'll bet that there is no riff going on between Bradshaw, Coughlin, and the front office. While none of us know what the violation was, it would have been much worse if he was arrested while partying at a night club and there were stray bullets...nothing like that has been reported so in light of all that I am pretty happy.

3. If you can leverage some of this to get Bradshaw in a dynasty league, run don't walk and get him immediately. Bradshaw has a lot of potential in most dyansty formats...and I love him in a best ball league even more.

Agreed. It was pretty hush hush. I'd guess he's serving jail time to reduce probation time.fwiw, I drafted Bradshaw in the 7th round of my 16-team dynasty league....

 

[jwb]

Agreed. It was pretty hush hush. I'd guess he's serving jail time to reduce probation time.

ahhh... didn't think about that. I own Bradshaw everywhere, and am very high on him, so the fact that it doesn't appear this is "recent incident related" is encouraging (well, as encouraging as a player being in jail can be.)

 

[brock]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

i smell a nervous bradshaw owner that spent a high pick on him.

 

[brock]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

Probably has Ward too

but he represents the best value of the bunch

 

[softball]

Don't forget he has some history.

Yes he does, and on draft day the way the story goes is Jerry Reese called him and told him that ANY trouble and he'd cut him from the team.Bet he doesn't....

 

[Yenrub]

Link

"Ahmad Bradshaw is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence in Abington Regional Jail in Virginia on a probation violation charged out of the Tazewell County juvenile and domestic relations court," the statement read. "The underlying charge in this matter stems from an offense that occurred while Mr. Bradshaw was a juvenile. Mr. Bradshaw has not been charged with any offense since being drafted by the New York Giants and is eager to put this matter behind him and be in training for the next season."

Doesn't seem like there is any reason for Reese to cut him

 

[houndirish]

I'm shocked. I didn't know NFL players were subject to probation violations.

Maybe he kicked Javon Walker's ###.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Link

"Ahmad Bradshaw is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence in Abington Regional Jail in Virginia on a probation violation charged out of the Tazewell County juvenile and domestic relations court," the statement read. "The underlying charge in this matter stems from an offense that occurred while Mr. Bradshaw was a juvenile. Mr. Bradshaw has not been charged with any offense since being drafted by the New York Giants and is eager to put this matter behind him and be in training for the next season."

Doesn't seem like there is any reason for Reese to cut him

No, but why not take care of this in April? Or even May? Hopefully he is ready to go when camp opens.

 

[Yenrub]

I wonder if he wasn’t supposed to leave the country as part of his probation

The Giants did play in London

 

[mdog1967]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

i smell a nervous bradshaw owner that spent a high pick on him.

Your off the mark. Apparently I was dead on about you!!Don't worry about it, you should get one more year of some production out of Jacobs before Bradshaw or Ward takes the job outright.Big back, little knee ligaments equal OUCH!!And there have been few if any men Jacobs size that have been a feature back.I cant think of it but Brock rhymes with something, damn what is it......?

 

[brock]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

i smell a nervous bradshaw owner that spent a high pick on him.

Your off the mark. Apparently I was dead on about you!!Don't worry about it, you should get one more year of some production out of Jacobs before Bradshaw or Ward takes the job outright.Big back, little knee ligaments equal OUCH!!And there have been few if any men Jacobs size that have been a feature back.I cant think of it but Brock rhymes with something, damn what is it......?

good one maroney=speed

 

[Ron_Mexico]

I sure hope it’s one of those I missed a meeting with my PO type violations, instead of the I was breaking another law type

If he had been arrested on a separate charge, one would think we would hear about it with this news. Story states he violated his probation which is quite easy to do. As another posted noted, simply not checking in with your PO is grounds for violation. Other conditions can be one must stay from certain areas of town, cannot associate with certain types of people, refrain from alcohol use, etc.----------------

Now playing: Smashing Pumpkins - Galapogos

No one is speculating on why he was arrested.I'm just hoping it wasn't a serious infraction.

Although dude has been in the slam for 5 days now.

This may get interesting.

(non-Bradshaw owner, I just like the kid, and hope he's not in big trouble)

 

[mdog1967]

overrated and a convict.

I can smell a Jacobs owner here.

i smell a nervous bradshaw owner that spent a high pick on him.

Your off the mark. Apparently I was dead on about you!!Don't worry about it, you should get one more year of some production out of Jacobs before Bradshaw or Ward takes the job outright.Big back, little knee ligaments equal OUCH!!And there have been few if any men Jacobs size that have been a feature back.I cant think of it but Brock rhymes with something, damn what is it......?

good one maroney=speed

Hey I was goofing with ya, you didn't need to go there, LOL.

 

[Jello_Biafra]

CBS is reporting he's doing 30 days:

News: Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw is serving a 30-day jail sentence on a probation violation in southwest Virginia, his legal counsel said Thursday. Charles A. Stacy said in a news release that Bradshaw is being held on a violation from the Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The underlying charge stems from an offense that occurred while Bradshaw, a native of Bluefield, was a juvenile. "Mr. Bradshaw has not been charged with any offense since being drafted by the Giants and is eager to put this matter behind him and begin training for next season," Stacy said in the statement. The Giants said they were aware of Bradshaw's situation. Bradshaw was originally enrolled at Virginia, but was dismissed from the Cavaliers football team without ever playing a game after pleading guilty to resisting arrest and underage drinking, both misdemeanors, and being placed on probation. He rushed for almost 3,000 yards and 31 touchdowns in three seasons at Marshall after joining the team as a walk-on, but also had another arrest for allegedly stealing a video game. He pleaded guilty in that case to misdemeanor petty larceny and was given two years probation. A 12-month jail sentence was suspended.

 

[DropKick]

The last thing I usually want to hear is the race card but how does a college kid get 2 years probation for stealing a video game?

 

[Marc Levin]

Don't forget he has some history.

I don't know if I want a RB who can't outrun 2 police officers

Maybe it's the wine I'm drinking, but that was very funny.

 

[fatness]

CBS is reporting he's doing 30 days:

I realize it probably varies from state-to-state and even county-to-county, but in general aren't 1 or more probation violations (assuming non-serious ones) overlooked before they go the jail route?

 

[Jimmy James]

CBS is reporting he's doing 30 days:

I realize it probably varies from state-to-state and even county-to-county, but in general aren't 1 or more probation violations (assuming non-serious ones) overlooked before they go the jail route?

In many places, yes. In many of the small Virginia counties and cities I'm familiar with, no. I'm not sure what the policy of the J&D court in Tazewell County is these days.ETA: The local paper (bdtonline.com) seems to be reporting that he's in jail in Abingdon, Virginia at the regional jail. This is just speculation, but I know (from the paper) that he was in town for a ceremony honoring him in the middle of May. My guess would be that there was something outstanding for him and the publicity surrounding this return to the area led to him being served with the violation from who knows when.

 

[NFL-ons]

Has any information surfaced regarding the particulars of Bradshaw's probation violation?

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

Has any information surfaced regarding the particulars of Bradshaw's probation violation?

all indications are this is stemming from violations during his college days and even younger, but not since he entered the NFL. which actually would explain the lack of information available in the media, if it was something that happened after he got to New York I would think they would not be so successful in keeping it from getting out. i've seen nothing to doubt this, so probably no sanctions from the team nor the league.quite unfortunate.signed, Brandon Jacobs owner.

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

From the FBG News blog:

Decision From NFL Regarding Giants RB Bradshaw Coming Soon

Ralph Vacchiano, New York Daily News - [Full Article]

The NFL is still investigating whether New York Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw's recent 30-day jail sentence was a violation of the league's Personal Conduct Policy. The Giants and Bradshaw's lawyers claim it stemmed from an incident before he came to the NFL. Bradshaw has declined repeated requests to be interviewed by the media since camp began. League spokesman Greg Aiello said a decision should be coming "soon."

Surprising that this is still being reviewed, i thought it was a foregone conclusion. Could upgrade Jacobs significantly if anything happens here, although I wouldn't expect a big penalty if any at all assuming this is indeed stemming from an incident in college or even prior to that as some have reported.

 

[Jimmy James]

I can see how this merits review. If Bradshaw knew this was hanging around out there and willfully did nothing about it, I'm sure that's not what the Commissioner would want to know.

 

[Riffraff]

I think he just did the 30 days instead of doing the years of probation and community service.

Just got the problem over and done with. A non-factor for the NFL if it's all taken care of. Gets to focus solely on football.

 

[simey]

The last thing I usually want to hear is the race card but how does a college kid get 2 years probation for stealing a video game?

Maybe because he was on probation previous to this for resisting arrest and underage drinking.

 

[dmac37]

The last thing I usually want to hear is the race card but how does a college kid get 2 years probation for stealing a video game?

Maybe because he was on probation previous to this for resisting arrest and underage drinking.

Lynch in 2008 is convicted of a hit and run and gets no suspension and there is concern for Bradshaw stealing a video game as a minor.

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

The last thing I usually want to hear is the race card but how does a college kid get 2 years probation for stealing a video game?

Maybe because he was on probation previous to this for resisting arrest and underage drinking.

Lynch in 2008 is convicted of a hit and run and gets no suspension and there is concern for Bradshaw stealing a video game as a minor.

Let's not blow this out of proportion yet, that article says they are still determining if this was against policy, doesn't say it was against policy. Let due process take its course, we'll find out if there is more to this story. If the media got it right and there is no more to this story than what's already out there, this is really a non-news. If you think about DropKick's question, was the 2 year probation too much for the crime or was the crime more than what was published? Hmmmmm?

 

[Jimmy James]

I think he just did the 30 days instead of doing the years of probation and community service. Just got the problem over and done with. A non-factor for the NFL if it's all taken care of. Gets to focus solely on football.

Since this does seem to be in the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, it's a lot of putting together pieces and speculating. With that said, I find it doubtful that it's a matter of him having any sort of option about what his punishment would be. I would guess the judge gave him 30 days to serve as an adult as punishment because it's ludicrous to have an adult on juvenile probation. 16.1-284 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended provides:"When the juvenile court sentences an adult who has committed, before attaining the age of eighteen, an offense which would be a crime if committed by an adult, the court may impose the penalties which are authorized to be imposed on adults for such violations, not to exceed the punishment for a Class 1 misdemeanor for a single offense or multiple offenses. "Generally, a misdemeanor-level first offense by a juvenile carries with it a maximum of 30 days in a secure juvenile facility. I can see how a judge would therefore conclude that the fair punishment for an adult would be 30 days in jail, whatever the juvenile offense was. I'm not as convinced that it is the biggest sentence Bradshaw could have gotten (I think he could have probably gotten 12 months, the max punishment for a class 1 misdemeanor), but I'd think it probable that this did close the door on Bradshaw's juvenile court experience.

 

[abishagenaden]

Big Gmen fan, hope this is just some clerical error

Hope he at least stole a PS3 game this time as Ps2 is reeeeaaaaal cheap now

It was this game

 

[Burning Sensation]

Per Rotoworld:

NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports that the league has determined Ahmad Bradshaw is not in violation of the personal conduct policy. He will not be suspended.

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

No confirmation of this, but now it is revealed that Bradshaw has to serve another 30 days in a Virginia jail after the 2008 season.

According to the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, players are in violation of the policy and subject to suspensions and/or fines if they are arrested or charged with a crime and they don’t report it to their team and to NFL security. “Failure to report an incident will constitute conduct detrimental” to the league, the policy says.

But the policy doesn’t say any anything about failure to report the punishment for a crime - and it’s not clear if it would matter anyway if the Giants and Bradshaw’s lawyers are telling the truth that the incident occurred before Bradshaw was drafted by the Giants. Anything he did before he was an NFL player would not subject him to discipline by the league.

Still, the NFL has been investigating the incident for six weeks and has not ruled whether Bradshaw will be facing a fine or suspension.

In court yesterday there were further discussions of whether or not to open the sealed juvenile records. I guess this is over for now, glad they didn't suspend him for being stupid when he was young.

 

[munchkin]

There's really no need to get down on a guy who is paying his dues all-be-it in a setting that most of us jokers would not be privy to in a similar situation. Let's hope he keeps his nose clean (insert Matt Jones jokes here) and this continues to be a water over the dam story.