by Associated Press A former wide receiver with the New York Giants and the New York Jets was ordered held on $5,000 bond today after allegedly dragging a Long Island woman by her hair down a flight of stairs and across a driveway, authorities said. Jonathan Carter, 28, a fifth-round draft pick of the Giants in 2001, surrendered to police on Monday night for the attack on the 26-year-old victim, Nassau County police said. He was arraigned before Nassau Judge Edmund Dane, who set the bond and issued a temporary order of protection barring Carter from contacting the alleged victim. Carter, of Lineville, Ala., was at a home in Bellmore around 11 p.m. Sunday when he began strangling the victim before grabbing her by the hair and dragging her 100 feet across a driveway and down a flight of stairs, police said. Carter fled the scene after the woman's cell phone began ringing, police said. After his surrender, Carter was charged with assault, stalking and menacing. The woman, whose identity was not released, was treated at Nassau University Medical Center for cuts and bruises to her arms, feet, lower back and left thigh. A call left at the Legal Aid office for Carter's attorney was not returned today. Carter, who also played as a kick returner, spent two years with the Giants and two with the Jets before he was released in August 2005.
He had to of dragged her in a straight line since that was the only route he was able to understand and run.
Did I read this correctly? They tried to reach his attorney at the Legal Aid office? My, my, I figured a former NFL player only two years removed from the league would have better representation than a Legal Aid attorney. General Population! Run, Jonathan, Run!
Here's more from The Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/07/04/2007-07-04_thought_shed_die.html
