Another day, another athlete arrest. SMH. Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson is free on bond after getting arrested & charged with physical harassment, criminal mischief. Details of what happened are still coming out, but Ty and his teammate Wilson Chandler don’t seem too worried about it. Both took to Twitter after reports were released. Check it out…
*WILSON CHANDLER JOKES ABOVE IN GALLERY ALONG WITH MUG SHOTS*
Via Associated Press:
Court records show Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson has been arrested on suspicion of charges including harassment.
KUSA-TV in Denver reports that according to Arapahoe County sheriff’s officials, Lawson and his girlfriend each face charges after a fight Saturday night.
The Denver Post reports Lawson was arraigned Monday. He is free on bond. Details of the arrest weren’t immediately available Monday night.
Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly said in a written statement that the team was “fully aware” of the incident but that, per team policy and out of respect for the legal process, the team would have no further comment.
Lawson signed a four-year contract extension with the team last October. He averaged 16.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.47 steals in 73 games last season.
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Update via Bleacher Report:
Alan Gathright of ABC-7 News in Denver has the details:
Denver Nuggets’ guard Tywon “Ty” Lawson was arrested in an alleged domestic violence incident in Arapahoe County on Saturday, according to court records.
The 25-year-old Lawson was arrested by sheriff’s deputies on investigation of harassment that includes either striking, shoving or kicking as well as property damage, court records state. Both charges are misdemeanors. The incident requires a mandatory restraining order.
According to the report, Lawson, who was also arrested in January of this year for attempting to avoid prosecution on another misdemeanor case involving traffic citations, was released on a $1,000 bond.
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Ty Lawson tweet on incident:
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UPDATE via TMZ:
Denver Nuggets star Ty Lawson allegedly shoved his pregnant girlfriend before he was arrested for domestic violence on Saturday, this according to the police report — but the girlfriend was arrested too.
According to the report, police were called to Lawson’s Denver home around 9AM Saturday morning in response to a report of a domestic argument involving Lawson and his gf Ashley Pettiford — aka Ashley King from “Bad Girls Club” — who is six months pregnant.
When they arrived, Pettiford was crying, and explained that she and Lawson had been arguing because she overheard him talking to another woman on his phone the night before.
She told police she tried to pack her things to leave Lawson because she’d had enough, but he stopped her and pushed her onto their bed. She says she responded by throwing his phone and breaking it. Lawson then allegedly grabbed her phone and dunked it under water.
Pettiford said she knew her baby was okay despite the incident because she felt it moving afterward, but Lawson was still placed under arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, as well as criminal mischief (for throwing Pettiford’s phone) and harassment.
Pettiford was arrested for criminal mischief (for destroying Lawson’s phone) and domestic violence. They have both since been released on $1,000 bond.
