Rashee Rice: WR under investigation for assault, police say

DALLAS — Kansas Metropolis Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is below investigation for allegedly hitting a photographer at a membership in Dallas early Monday, police sources say. 

Dallas police sources say officers are interviewing witnesses concerning the incident that allegedly occurred Monday at 609 N. Harwood Avenue, which is the listed deal with for Lit Kitchen & Lounge and its connected speakeasy venue Feu Nightclub.

Final month, Rice turned himself into police in connection to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March. 

Data present that, after Dallas Police introduced Rice would face expenses for his involvement in that crash, Rice turned himself in to the Glenn Heights Police Division and was taken to the DeSoto Jail, the place his bond was set at $40,000.

His lawyer, state Sen. Royce West, issued an announcement after Rice turned himself in, saying that, “Mr. Rashee Rice turned himself in at this time and was launched on bond. I need to re-emphasis Mr. Rice’s continued cooperation with regulation enforcement. Mr. Rice acknowledges his actions and feels deeply for these injured because of this accident. Our authorized staff is now tasked with reviewing all authorized paperwork.”

Rice, 23, faces eight expenses in that case – six counts of collision involving bodily harm, one rely of collision involving critical bodily harm, and one rely of aggravated assault, in accordance with the warrant. All the expenses are felonies.

Collision involving harm carries a penalty of imprisonment within the Texas Division of Legal Justice for no more than 5 years or confinement within the county jail for not multiple yr, a nice to not exceed $5,000, or each. 

Collision involving critical bodily harm – a third-degree felony – carries a punishment of imprisonment within the Texas Division of Legal Justice of no more than 10 years or lower than 2 years. Aggravated assault – a second-degree felony – is punishable by two to twenty years in jail and a nice of as much as $10,000.

Rice, who went to SMU earlier than getting drafted by the Chiefs, grew up in North Richland Hills in Tarrant County. Chiefs coach Andy Reid has stated that, because the authorized course of performs out, Rice would take part just about within the staff’s voluntary offseason program that started earlier this month.

This can be a growing story. WFAA will replace this story as further data turns into out there. An earlier model of this text stated the alleged incident occurred Monday night time not Monday morning. WFAA regrets the error.