Chicken allegedly threatened to homicide his GF throughout violent altercation.
Boston Celtics guard Jabari Chicken pleaded not responsible Wednesday to 2 new prices stemming from a home violence incident involving his girlfriend final September, based on stories.
Chicken was initially arrested on prices assault and battery, assault and battery with a harmful weapon, strangulation and kidnapping. On Wednesday, prosecutors added threats and witness intimidation prices, alleging that Chicken informed his girlfriend he was going to homicide her through the altercation.
“In case you don’t cease speaking I’m going to kill you,” the sufferer alleges Chicken stated, based on court docket paperwork (H/T TMZ Sports). Moreover, the sufferer says Chicken additionally stated whereas kicking her, “Inform anybody about this, I don’t care the place you’re, I’ll discover you and I’ll kill you.”
Chicken, who was chosen by the Celtics with the 56th choose within the 2017 draft, is accused strangling his girlfriend, a university pupil, a dozen instances to the purpose that she misplaced consciousness for a interval time. Police say she locked herself within the rest room, and at one level within the alleged altercation she was hiding underneath a mattress.
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In response to a report by CBS Boston:
“Chicken threw the lady towards a wall and continued the assault for about 4 hours. Chicken allegedly dragged the sufferer by the ankles away from a door when she tried to depart.”
“The lady informed police Chicken was having “seizure like” signs when she ultimately escaped. She stated Chicken texted her that he would kill himself if she didn’t come again.”
Chicken’s subsequent scheduled court docket date is February 13. In response to ESPN, the Celtics must pay Chicken’s assured $1.35 million wage for this season in the event that they had been to waive him. By permitting the league to deal with the matter, his contract may probably be voided, relying on how the authorized proceedings play out.