Kenrick Ellis Agrees to Plea Deal - Page 2

10PennyToColes87 · 05-17-2012, 04:54 PM

[QUOTE=SINYJets;4471433]Is the league going to suspend him?[/QUOTE]

It's his first offense so probably not.

Maury77 · 05-17-2012, 04:59 PM

[QUOTE=10PennyToColes87;4471438]It's his first offense so probably not.[/QUOTE]

I hope not since it is due to an act that occurred before he was in the league.

CraigFL · 05-17-2012, 05:15 PM

Kenrick Ellis has had a legal case pending for his entire tenure with the Jets, but that case has wrapped up with a plea agreement, the victim's attorney said today.
The Jets defensive lineman was due to face trial on a malicious wounding felony charge next week, but S. Howard Woodson said his client and the victim in the case, Dennis Eley, has reluctantly agreed to a plea agreement for a lesser charge.
According to Woodson, the terms of the agreement are that Ellis will plead guilty to assault and battery, a misdemeanor charge. That plea will come with six months of active jail time, but per Virginia law, he will only have to serve half, i.e. 90 days in jail. He could also receive credit for time served.
One potential complication with the case was that Ellis faced the possibility of being deported if convicted of a felony, because he is a U.S. permanent resident, ESPN New York reported. It appears that Ellis is now safe from deportation by pleading to a misdemeanor, though the Commonwealth's Attorney could not be reached to verify.
The case stemmed from an April 2010 incident while Ellis was a student at Hampton University. The Jets selected Ellis in the third round of last year's draft despite his pending legal issues and said they were comfortable with the risk.
Woodson said his client will likely continue to pursue a civil claim against Ellis. It was originally filed last year for $3 million, before being withdrawn because it was about to lapse. If refiled, the suit could be for less money given the outcome of the criminal case.
Ellis declined to answer questions about his legal situation yesterday because the case was still pending.

LockeJET · 05-17-2012, 05:15 PM

[QUOTE=Maury77;4471445]I hope not since it is due to an act that occurred before he was in the league.[/QUOTE]

I don't think that matters. Wasn't the QB from OSU suspended when he got to the Raiders due to stuff that happened in college?

LockeJET · 05-17-2012, 05:17 PM

He needs to work out while locked up and get his ass in shape. Wait, what???

DDNYjets · 05-17-2012, 05:19 PM

Is this immediate or will they wait until after the season?

jetstream23 · 05-17-2012, 05:23 PM

90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure!

:shakehead

Jordy · 05-17-2012, 05:35 PM

[QUOTE=revischrist;4471429]Who cares at this point? From a football perspective I could care less. From a TMZ perspective i suppose it still matters.[/QUOTE]

Considering he'd have to take time to meet with lawyers, respond to depositions and interrogatories and possibly spend time in a courtroom for several days...I guess it's not important and wouldn't take any time away from his football actvities.

Not that everything is about football anway.

AceBoy · 05-17-2012, 05:35 PM

Man talk about baggage, that's why teams stay away from certain players...he's a Jet so I'm wishing him well.

JetsCrazey · 05-17-2012, 05:42 PM

sucks he will probably miss most of the offseason training + training camp. but at least it'll be over.

and maybe he'll get jacked in prison....

dmitexxi · 05-17-2012, 05:45 PM

[QUOTE=Ven0m;4471398]Typically most courts will offer pro athletes a suspended sentence that he can serve probably next Feb-Apr. I doubt he serves anything this offseason.[/QUOTE]

As a Jets fan I'm happy, but as a person that really twist my balls good right there. Any other regular person doesn't have the flexibility to serve a sentence when its convenient to them, but athletes and entertainers can? They should have to follow the same rules everyone else has to follow.

OCCH · 05-17-2012, 05:56 PM

[QUOTE=AceBoy;4471481]Man talk about baggage, that's why teams stay away from certain players...[/QUOTE]

That's EXACTLY what we're hoping -- that this kid is the real deal, and the only reason he slid to us is b/c other teams didn't want to take the risk we did.

If it really turns out this is all behind him, we may have a MAJOR coup on our hands . . .:eek::yes:

Peebag · 05-17-2012, 06:09 PM

[QUOTE=jetstream23;4471469]90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure!

:shakehead[/QUOTE]

Lolz....we do hate the patsies don't we.....:P

Spectre · 05-17-2012, 06:23 PM

[QUOTE=jetstream23;4471469]90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure!

:shakehead[/QUOTE]

Tell us again who Belichick assaulted ?

Someone hit the nail on the head with regard to pro athletes vs blue collar guys and the USCJS .

patman · 05-17-2012, 06:34 PM

This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff.

I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich.

No doubt that he will be suspended by the league.

Jordy · 05-17-2012, 06:52 PM

[QUOTE=patman;4471541]This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff.

I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich.

[B]No doubt that he will be suspended by the league[/B].[/QUOTE]
Based on what?

JetsNeedNewton · 05-17-2012, 06:52 PM

[QUOTE=patman;4471541]This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff.

I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich.

No doubt that he will be suspended by the league.[/QUOTE]

Can the league suspend him for something that happened before he was even in the league? That's BS. Maybe if he lied about it and they found out after he joined but that's not the case.

Jordy · 05-17-2012, 07:00 PM

[QUOTE=JetsNeedNewton;4471551]Can the league suspend him for something that happened before he was even in the league? That's BS. Maybe if he lied about it and they found out after he joined but that's not the case.[/QUOTE]
Before anyone goes any further, the Terrelle Pryor situation is completely different than Ellis'.

EM31 · 05-17-2012, 07:01 PM

Cool outcome.

I wonder what specific charge he is pleading to.

Woody got his money's worth from the legal talent here. The DA, the Judge or the immigration and naturalization service could have decided to be hard nosed but it got worked out and smoothed over in favor of the Jets.

In a civil case you cannot "unplead" an earlier plea from a criminal case so whatever Ellis is pleading to here will be assumed to be true in the civil case. Ellis can assume he will be paying over some chunk of money to the victim (no longer "alleged").

chirorob · 05-17-2012, 07:07 PM

[QUOTE=SINYJets;4471433]Is the league going to suspend him?[/QUOTE]

Can't. He wasn't in the league when it happened.

05-17-2012, 05:45 PM	#31
dmitexxi RIP JF XXI Forever! Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 2,025	[QUOTE=Ven0m;4471398]Typically most courts will offer pro athletes a suspended sentence that he can serve probably next Feb-Apr. I doubt he serves anything this offseason.[/QUOTE] As a Jets fan I'm happy, but as a person that really twist my balls good right there. Any other regular person doesn't have the flexibility to serve a sentence when its convenient to them, but athletes and entertainers can? They should have to follow the same rules everyone else has to follow. Last edited by dmitexxi; 05-17-2012 at 05:54 PM.

05-17-2012, 04:54 PM	#21
10PennyToColes87 Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2005 Location: SoFla Posts: 15,374	[QUOTE=SINYJets;4471433]Is the league going to suspend him?[/QUOTE] It's his first offense so probably not.

05-17-2012, 04:59 PM	#22
Maury77 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,084	[QUOTE=10PennyToColes87;4471438]It's his first offense so probably not.[/QUOTE] I hope not since it is due to an act that occurred before he was in the league.

05-17-2012, 05:15 PM	#23
CraigFL still a rookie after 4 years. should be SanchezFL Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 987	Kenrick Ellis has had a legal case pending for his entire tenure with the Jets, but that case has wrapped up with a plea agreement, the victim's attorney said today. The Jets defensive lineman was due to face trial on a malicious wounding felony charge next week, but S. Howard Woodson said his client and the victim in the case, Dennis Eley, has reluctantly agreed to a plea agreement for a lesser charge. According to Woodson, the terms of the agreement are that Ellis will plead guilty to assault and battery, a misdemeanor charge. That plea will come with six months of active jail time, but per Virginia law, he will only have to serve half, i.e. 90 days in jail. He could also receive credit for time served. One potential complication with the case was that Ellis faced the possibility of being deported if convicted of a felony, because he is a U.S. permanent resident, ESPN New York reported. It appears that Ellis is now safe from deportation by pleading to a misdemeanor, though the Commonwealth's Attorney could not be reached to verify. The case stemmed from an April 2010 incident while Ellis was a student at Hampton University. The Jets selected Ellis in the third round of last year's draft despite his pending legal issues and said they were comfortable with the risk. Woodson said his client will likely continue to pursue a civil claim against Ellis. It was originally filed last year for $3 million, before being withdrawn because it was about to lapse. If refiled, the suit could be for less money given the outcome of the criminal case. Ellis declined to answer questions about his legal situation yesterday because the case was still pending.

05-17-2012, 05:15 PM	#24
LockeJET pooping, but thinking of you! Hall of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 15,957	[QUOTE=Maury77;4471445]I hope not since it is due to an act that occurred before he was in the league.[/QUOTE] I don't think that matters. Wasn't the QB from OSU suspended when he got to the Raiders due to stuff that happened in college?

05-17-2012, 05:17 PM	#25
LockeJET pooping, but thinking of you! Hall of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 15,957	He needs to work out while locked up and get his ass in shape. Wait, what???

05-17-2012, 05:19 PM	#26
DDNYjets Bye week buh bye Rex Hall Of Fame Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York Posts: 12,247	Is this immediate or will they wait until after the season?

05-17-2012, 05:23 PM	#27
jetstream23 recovering from turf toe Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ (New Jets Stadium Section 246) Posts: 31,571	90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure! :shakehead

05-17-2012, 05:35 PM	#28
Jordy Keeping it real... Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tårnby, Denmark Posts: 23,145	[QUOTE=revischrist;4471429]Who cares at this point? From a football perspective I could care less. From a TMZ perspective i suppose it still matters.[/QUOTE] Considering he'd have to take time to meet with lawyers, respond to depositions and interrogatories and possibly spend time in a courtroom for several days...I guess it's not important and wouldn't take any time away from his football actvities. Not that everything is about football anway.

05-17-2012, 05:35 PM	#29
AceBoy Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,181	Man talk about baggage, that's why teams stay away from certain players...he's a Jet so I'm wishing him well.

05-17-2012, 05:42 PM	#30
JetsCrazey All League Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,664	sucks he will probably miss most of the offseason training + training camp. but at least it'll be over. and maybe he'll get jacked in prison....

05-17-2012, 05:56 PM	#32
OCCH glad I have more purpose in life than Jets football . . . Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,412	[QUOTE=AceBoy;4471481]Man talk about baggage, that's why teams stay away from certain players...[/QUOTE] That's EXACTLY what we're hoping -- that this kid is the real deal, and the only reason he slid to us is b/c other teams didn't want to take the risk we did. If it really turns out this is all behind him, we may have a MAJOR coup on our hands . . .:eek::yes:

05-17-2012, 06:09 PM	#33
Peebag being disappointed since January 13th, 1969 All Pro Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: great midwest -well not so great Posts: 7,110	[QUOTE=jetstream23;4471469]90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure! :shakehead[/QUOTE] Lolz....we do hate the patsies don't we.....:P

05-17-2012, 06:23 PM	#34
Spectre N40 48.79182 W74 4.48859 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 572	[QUOTE=jetstream23;4471469]90 day prison sentence for self defense.....and yet Belichick remains free. Go figure! :shakehead[/QUOTE] Tell us again who Belichick assaulted ? Someone hit the nail on the head with regard to pro athletes vs blue collar guys and the USCJS .

05-17-2012, 06:34 PM	#35
patman happy to be here All Pro Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,157	This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff. I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich. No doubt that he will be suspended by the league.

05-17-2012, 06:52 PM	#36
Jordy Keeping it real... Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tårnby, Denmark Posts: 23,145	[QUOTE=patman;4471541]This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff. I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich. [B]No doubt that he will be suspended by the league[/B].[/QUOTE] Based on what?

05-17-2012, 06:52 PM	#37
JetsNeedNewton Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,679	[QUOTE=patman;4471541]This is a guy who is going to play pro football for 50,000 grand a year. The rest will be going to his lawyer and the plaintiff. I bet the plaintiff is biggest ellis fan in the world. Two years from now Ellis will be a FA, if he plays to his potential the guy will be rich. No doubt that he will be suspended by the league.[/QUOTE] Can the league suspend him for something that happened before he was even in the league? That's BS. Maybe if he lied about it and they found out after he joined but that's not the case.

05-17-2012, 07:00 PM	#38
Jordy Keeping it real... Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tårnby, Denmark Posts: 23,145	[QUOTE=JetsNeedNewton;4471551]Can the league suspend him for something that happened before he was even in the league? That's BS. Maybe if he lied about it and they found out after he joined but that's not the case.[/QUOTE] Before anyone goes any further, the Terrelle Pryor situation is completely different than Ellis'.

05-17-2012, 07:01 PM	#39
EM31 All Pro Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oceanside, Long Island Posts: 9,148	Cool outcome. I wonder what specific charge he is pleading to. Woody got his money's worth from the legal talent here. The DA, the Judge or the immigration and naturalization service could have decided to be hard nosed but it got worked out and smoothed over in favor of the Jets. In a civil case you cannot "unplead" an earlier plea from a criminal case so whatever Ellis is pleading to here will be assumed to be true in the civil case. Ellis can assume he will be paying over some chunk of money to the victim (no longer "alleged").

05-17-2012, 07:07 PM	#40
chirorob Draft the best available player. All Pro Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In transit Posts: 5,801	[QUOTE=SINYJets;4471433]Is the league going to suspend him?[/QUOTE] Can't. He wasn't in the league when it happened.