Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Ricky Manning Jr. Pleads No Contest to Assault Charges and Then Attacks Court Stenographer

Chicago Bears cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. pled "no contest" to assault charges stemming from his attack of a man at Denny's using a laptop computer.

If you don't remember the incident, in the morning hours just after he had signed a contract with the Bears, Manning, along with Maurice Jones-Drew and Tyler Ebell, attacked a man at a Westwood, California Denny's for being a nerd. The three UCLA alums kicked and punched the man in the face until he lost consciousness.

After pleading no contest Manning was sentenced to three years' probation, a year of anger management counseling, and 100 hours of community service.

"We are disappointed in Ricky's involvement in the incident that occurred this past April. Situations like these are embarrassing to our football team and create unnecessary distractions. We will continue to follow the NFL's personal conduct policy which retains jurisdiction on this issue."

-Bears GM Jerry Angelo


Manning is already on probation for a similiar incident in 2002 while at UCLA.

Here's hoping the anger management counselor doesn't bring a laptop to class.

1 comments:

Jeeves said...

I think some politeness training like what was ordered for Ozzie, should be in order...but then again he could just opt out of that.

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