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Last Updated: March 05, 2024, 00:00 IST
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A man has been charged with tried homicide in a locker room assault at a suburban Detroit YMCA that was damaged up by former NFL participant Braylon Edwards.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.: A man has been charged with tried homicide in a locker room assault at a suburban Detroit YMCA that was damaged up by former NFL participant Braylon Edwards.
Edwards mentioned he was “just minding my business” Friday when he heard a dispute about loud music on the recreation heart in Farmington Hills.
“The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like,” Edwards instructed WDIV-TV. “But once I hear a thud, that’s when I got up and turned around.”
Edwards mentioned he stopped the assault of an 80-year-old man, who had a head damage. The 20-yr-outdated suspect fled on foot earlier than he was captured by police.
Court paperwork checklist Edwards as the important thing witness within the case.
“This was a vicious, senseless attack,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald mentioned Monday. “I commend the witness who intervened, and we will seek justice for this victim.”
Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King didn’t point out Edwards by title however mentioned a “good Samaritan” stopped the “vicious assault.”
The alleged attacker appeared in courtroom Saturday and stays in custody on $250,000 bond.
“At the end of the day that’s what you do,” Edwards mentioned of his resolution to get entangled.
Edwards, a star receiver at Michigan, was a primary spherical draft choose by the Cleveland Browns in 2005. He performed eight seasons within the NFL, largely with Cleveland and the New York Jets.
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