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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was released from prison Monday morning after serving 22 months for weapons charges. Burress pleaded guilty in 2009 to criminal possesion of a gun after he shot himself by accident at a nightclub in New York.Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was released from prison Monday morning... more
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Former NY Giants star Plaxico Burress was just sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegal possession of a weapon.Read MoreFormer NY Giants star Plaxico Burress was just sentenced to two years in federal... more
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Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has been sentenced to two years in prison for possessing a weapon at a New York City nightclub.Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has been sentenced to two years in prison for... more
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Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub.Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and... more
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August 3, 2009
HipHop Fam,
Why are second chances so hard for folks to give? I mean shouldn't people be allowed to start over and rejoin society after they've admitted to their mistake, paid for the offenses and "did time" so to speak...
Check out my article at http://miawhwn.blogspot.comAugust 3, 2009
HipHop Fam,
Why are second chances so hard for folks to... more
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Why are they raiding his house? Nothing better to do?
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Wow the cops are really investigating Burress like he is a criminal mastermind not a clumsy idiotWow the cops are really investigating Burress like he is a criminal mastermind not a... more
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Antonio Pierce telephoned a team trainer for help after star receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself, the New York Giants revealed, offering new details about the incident.Antonio Pierce telephoned a team trainer for help after star receiver Plaxico Burress... more
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Shouldn't he be worried about crime education or the economy not a stupid football player?Shouldn't he be worried about crime education or the economy not a stupid... more
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Plaxico Burress Surrenders to Police
By JULIET MACUR and ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Nearly three days after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress turned himself in at a New York City police precinct in midtown Manhattan on Monday morning to face charges of criminal possession of a handgun.
At 8 a.m., Burress, escorted by his lawyer, stepped out of a black Cadillac Escalade and walked calmly into the 17th Precinct station house at East 51st Street and Lexington Avenue — three blocks north of the night club where the incident took place — as throngs of onlookers, some of them heckling, and reporters stood behind metal barricades. Dressed in jeans and a white shirt with a collar, Burress did not appear to be limping, and said nothing as he entered the precinct.
His lawyer, Benjamin Branfman, emerged moments later and said Mr. Burress would “deal with the legal process in a responsible and professional manner.”
“He is standing tall,” he said. “He’s a mature adult handling this very well, I think, under the circumstances. He has asked me to tell all the fans who’ve written and called, and his teammates, that he very much appreciates their expressions of concern.”
Burress, a star player with a history of trouble both on and off the field, could face more than three years in prison, the authorities have said, because he did not have a permit to carry a gun in New York City. A law enforcement official said that the gun, a Glock semiautomatic pistol, was recovered at Burress’s home in Totowa, N.J.
The police have said they are also interested in talking with Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, who was with Burress when the gun went off in an alcove near the V.I.P. room section of the Latin Quarters nightclub. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw was with them, but he was in a different part of the club at the time of the shooting.
While the Giants beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Burress remained inside his sprawling estate, tending to his injury. Burress had not been scheduled to play against the Redskins because of a hamstring strain in that same leg. Pierce did play, and Bradshaw was in attendance, although out of uniform with a neck injury.
Earlier in the day, Burress hired Brafman, who has represented high-profile defendants like the hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, and they spent about an hour together at Burress’s home, discussing his legal options.
After that meeting, Brafman characterized Burress’s emotional state as “clearly not pleased about these events.”
“I ask his fans and the New York Giants to withhold judgment in this case until the facts come out,” Brafman said in a telephone interview Sunday, adding that he did not yet know the possible punishment that Burress could be facing.
“It depends on the degree of crime that they charge him with, and they have not told me that yet,” he said.
According to state law, a person carrying a gun without a permit faces 3 ½ to 15 years in prison if prosecutors prove that the person intended to use the weapon on another person. If intent to use cannot be proved, the person may still face felony charges that could result in up to seven years in prison.
In addition, Burress may also be facing punishment by the N.F.L. Under the league’s personal-conduct policy, violations of local gun laws can result in a player’s suspension.
Officials from the league and the Giants have yet to determine what, if any, punishment Burress would receive as a result of the incident.
“We are cooperating with the police and continuing to monitor the situation,” the N.F.L. spokesman Greg Aiello said.Plaxico Burress Surrenders to Police
By JULIET MACUR and ANAHAD O’CONNOR... more
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Plaxico Burress, the New York Giant's Superbowl hero, has accidently shot himself in the leg.Plaxico Burress, the New York Giant's Superbowl hero, has accidently shot himself... more
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