Lawrence Phillips | Lawrence Lamond Phillips | NFL | Phillips | San Diego Trial
Lawrence Phillips | Lawrence Lamond Phillips | NFL | Phillips | San Diego Trial
Lawrence Lamond Phillips born on 12th May 1975, in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a former running back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a former professional American football and Canadian football running back who has had numerous conflicts with law enforcement.
Phillips trouble with the law and inability to produce in the NFL have led many critics to label him as a bust. He attended Baldwin Park High School in Baldwin Park, CA.
On 21st August 2005, Phillips was arrested for assault after allegedly driving a car into three teenagers, following a dispute with the teens during a pick-up football game in Los Angeles, California. At the time of the arrest, Phillips was wanted by the San Diego, California, police in connection with two alleged domestic abuse incidents involving a former girlfriend, who claimed that Phillips choked her to the point of unconsciousness during one of the incidents. In addition, the Los Angeles police Department was seeking Phillips in connection with yet another, separate domestic abuse allegation that had occurred previously in Los Angeles.
In March, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Phillips had been ordered to stand trial on felony assault with a deadly weapon charges stemming from the August 21, 2005, incident. The assigned judge dismissed two counts of child abuse and one count of leaving the scene of an accident, but continued the trial on the more serious charges.
On 10th October 2006, Phillips was found guilty of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
On 3rd October 2008, Phillips was sentenced to 10 years in a California state prison.
He can face a sentence of up to 25 years in prison at a San Diego Superior Court hearing scheduled for8th September.
During Phillips’ San Diego trial, which began last week, the jury deliberated less than a day before reaching verdicts on seven offenses. One count related to tampering with a phone was dismissed by prosecutors Monday before the case was turned over to the jury.
Cooper said there was insufficient evidence to support that charge.