Sean Taylor Charged with Aggravated Assault

The modern day star athlete rarely goes to jail. Taylor may face charges but will end up with probation and community service. Rosenhaus and his lawyers will make sure of that if the charges even hold up. Hell if you are an NFL star--you can kill someone nowadays and get off (Leonard Little).

Me or you point a gun at someone=we're going to jail.

Sean Taylor ends up in bed with a dead hooker=probation and community service...

I used to live in FL....if he is convicted, FL Law has a minimum sentence of 5 yrs for those crimes commited with a handgun.

He is SCREWED if convicted!!!


It doesn't sound like he actually committed a crime with a gun, he used his fists and someone else used a bat, he initially used a gun to scare this individual but doesn't sound like it was used to actually beat anyone up, if he knew that this individual actually stole his vehicle than the guy probably got what he deserved. Who knows if he has a permit for the gun, his dad is a cop so if he had half a brain he should, but correct me if I am wrong aren't you allowed to carry in florida? Anyway this is a far cry from a drive by firing random shot's into a house.

This is what it sound's like it will start stacking up as, now that the police are involved they will probably find out who stole Taylors vehicle, if it turns out it was this individual it will be very tough to make charges stick to Taylor, especially if this or those individuals are the eye witness's to him pointing a gun at them.

Judging from the way Taylor has handled himself since he has arrived this may not be as bad as it initially seems, he doesn't let anyone know what's going on with him, we all thought he would be a hold out last season and yet he was one of the first guy's in camp, he was busted for DUI but never convicted, he defiently flirt's with disaster but seem's to alway's have an out, I have a feeling this isn't going to be all that bad for Taylor legally, the worst thing that will happen is the fact that whether or not he get's into legal trouble he is involved in another problem situation that makes him look bad.

offiss,
dude flashing a gun at a guy is a crime...hate to break it to you, and since it involves said gun it is also a gun related cime. you can't just threaten people with a gat.
btw, do you think he has a concealed weapons permit or the gun is registered? doubt it.

Assault

Threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so. Also, any intentional display of force that would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.

Assault = Crime
Assault with a weapon = really bad crime

you don't have to shoot, hit, bite someone to be charged with assault. using a weapon to intimidate or threaten is assault with a deadly weapon.
If he's been charged with felony aggravated assault, that is a min one year sentence. Add the gun to the equation and the stakes go up. Of course, I am sure he has a great lawyer on retainer.
Don't embarass the organization? I'd say this is pretty embarassing.

well he's been released on bond and they are gonna set up a date later, but i hope he takes this time to come back to camp, apologize for making the redskins look bad, and use whatever free time he has left to workout with the team. if i were him i would drop all contract renegotiations (sp), and try to salvage what's left of this offseason before he possilbly goes to jail for an extended period of time.

Washington Post reported today (Sunday) that he's only a person of interest and don't know if he was a victim, witness, or if he participated. I hope this is false!

offiss,
dude flashing a gun at a guy is a crime...hate to break it to you, and since it involves said gun it is also a gun related cime. you can't just threaten people with a gat.
btw, do you think he has a concealed weapons permit or the gun is registered? doubt it.


The question is who are the witness's that he threatened with a gun? It may very well be the same people who stole his vehicle? If that turn's out to be the case Taylor will look like the victom not the perp.

Second, pointing a gun is a crime yes, but he didn't use it to inflict harm, the crime is the fact that he apparently pointed a gun.

Who said the gun was concealed? obviously it wasen't, if all this is true.

Judging from what I have read in this article I doubt there will be any charges pertaining to him owning or carrying a gun.


The first thing his lawer will do is turn everything around on this individual, and if it's found that this guy did steal his vehicle he has no creditability, but the fact is we know very little right now so we are going to have to wait and see.


What this will probably come to is this, if this individual or individuals did steal his vehicle he will probably get off, if it turn's out they didn't steal his SUV then he has a real problem.


http://crime.about.com/od/guns/f/gunlaw_fl.htm

We've got a lot of speculation and few facts.

inflicting harm does not matter. threatening to inflict harm is aggravated assault. aggravated assault is a felony. he has been charged with aggravated assault and released on bond. if indeed these guys stole his ATV's (not his car) and he had a permit for a weapon (yet to be determined) you still can't flash a gun at someone and then come back later and beat some guy up. it dosn't matter if they stole his crap, you can't brandish a weapon unless it's self defense. the fact that he left the scene then came back and beat some dude does not ring of self defense BUT aggravated assault. doesn't mean he'll be found guilty or go to jail. it DOES mean, he is a total jackass.

Facts: "Taylor was accompanied by defense attorney Fred Moldovan when he surrendered on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and simple battery, police said.

According to a police statement, Taylor pointed a gun at an unidentified person Wednesday during a dispute over two all-terrain vehicles he claimed were stolen. Taylor left the scene but returned about 10 minutes later and punched one person"
ESPN

That's the police statement. He pointed a gun (fact), beat some guy up (fact) and was charged with aggravated assault and simple battery (fact). There is not much speculation in saying the guy is facing some serious charges.