Raiders' Janikowski charged with misdemeanor battery (1 Viewer)

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Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski, who has lived a quiet off-field life the past seven years after a half-decade of routinely showing up on police blotters, has been charged with misdemeanor battery and false imprisonment against a woman in an incident alleged to have occurred last year, according to Walnut Creek Superior Court documents.

Circumstances are unclear. The alleged victim, Syrena Nicholson, did not return messages left on her phone. The Raiders, who flew to Buffalo on Friday for Sunday's game against the Bills, were unavailable for comment.

What is known comes from court documents in which Nicholson, 36, alleges Janikowski "did unlawfully violate (her) personal liberty" and "did willfully and unlawfully use force and violence upon (her) person" in Walnut Creek on Sept. 24, 2010 -- one day before Janikowski and the Raiders flew to Arizona for a game against the Cardinals. No arrest was made at the time; Nicholson, a Berkeley woman, filed charges after the fact.

Attorneys for both parties met in court Thursday for a pretrial conference. No trial date has been set. The charges against Janikowski could result in a maximum of 18 months in jail and a $3,000 fine.

http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_18913564

 

[mr roboto]

what?

 

[Raider Nation]

He was framed.

 

[massraider]

He was framed.

Just another example of the man keeping the Polish people down.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Was he pulled over in his Honda?

 

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This is amazing news!

 

[Sarnoff]

I don't believe it.

 

[Cookiemonster]

Can't be true. He hasn't date raped anybody in years.