NY Giants RB Bradshaw jailed in southwest Virginia Thu Jun 19, 4:22 PM EDT New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw is serving a 30-day jail sentence on a probation violation in southwest Virginia, his legal counsel said Thursday. Charles A. Stacy said in a news release that Bradshaw, who reported to the Abingdon Regional Jail on Sunday, is being held on a violation from the Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Stacy said the underlying charge stems from an offense that occurred while Bradshaw, a native of Bluefield, was a juvenile. ``Mr. Bradshaw has not been charged with any offense since being drafted by the New York Giants and is eager to put this matter behind him and begin training for next season,'' Stacy said in the statement. His office declined to release any additional information. Bradshaw, a key player in the Giants' Super Bowl victory against the New England Patriots last February, reported to the jail under a court order and is being held without bond, jail employee Stephen Clear said. Bradshaw, who played in college at Marshall, rushed for 45 yards in New York's 17-14 victory against the Patriots. He also recovered a fumble. The Giants said they were aware of Bradshaw's situation. ``This situation is not the result of any recent incident,'' the team said. ``It stems from an issue that occurred prior to Ahmad being drafted by the Giants. Beyond that, we have no further comment.'' After a dazzling career at Graham High School, where he rushed for 5,265 yards and 92 touchdowns, Bradshaw was recruited by and originally enrolled at Virginia, but was dismissed from the Cavaliers football team without ever playing a game after pleading guilty to resisting arrest and underage drinking, both misdemeanors, and being placed on probation. He rushed for almost 3,000 yards and 31 touchdowns in three seasons at Marshall after joining the team as a walk-on, but also had another arrest, this time for allegedly stealing a PlayStation 2 video game. He pleaded guilty in that case to misdemeanor petit larceny and was given two years probation. A 12-month jail sentence was suspended. The Associated Press
Well, the incident might have occurred before he was drafted, but the probation violation obviously didn't, which means he did something he wasn't supposed to.
I should allow six months, but something tells me enough time has elapsed for me to revert to an ungrateful b*tch and start pissing on the Giants again. Life is good.
You can get a probation violation for sneezing the wrong direction in the probation office. I wouldn't jump to any conclusions regarding malfeasance as it doesn't take very much. His original run-ins are minor, I would imagine the violation is along the same lines.
this is a non-story... it has no severity similar to the jail time the other NFL athletes have served... minus OJ
It's exactly the fact that the original violations were relatively minor that makes me wonder why they would put him in jail now.
When you are given a suspended sentence and probation, ANY violation of the probation, even something as inane as pissing in public or missing a probation meeting, automatically gives you back all the suspended time along with any new sentencing stemming from the violation. The judge has the choice to give you back all or part of it. In Bradshaw's case, it seems the judge is making him serve only 30 days of the original 12 month suspended sentence. This leads me to believe the violation was relatively minor. Especially in a commonwealth state like Virginia...they will take every opportunity possible to throw the book at you.
Also keep in mind he may be released early for good behavior. So although the judge may have set his sentence at 30 days he may be out in 10 or less. If this completes his obligation to the State of Va. and releases him off probation, then it's almost worth the time. An don't forget where the Giants got this kid either, the Jets practice squad.....
Yes, he was drafted in the 7th round by the Giants (250th overall). He never had any connection to the Jets.
