Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown pleaded no contest Friday to charges related to a fight with a moving truck driver outside his South Florida home in January.
For those of you who erased this crazy debacle from your memories, here’s a refresher.
On Jan. 21, police responded to a disturbance call at Brown’s home, where the moving truck driver said Brown and his trainer hit him.
Brown had refused to pay $4,000 to the driver to release his household goods, according to the police. The driver told officers that Brown threw a rock as he left Brown’s residence, which caused a small dent and chipped paint on the moving truck.
According to the police, when the driver returned later, Brown paid the $4,000 but refused to pay $860 in truck damages. The driver returned to his truck to call his company, and Brown pulled him out of the vehicle, while the trainer grabbed the keys, officials said. Brown, the trainer, and others began removing boxes from the truck until the driver told them the boxes belonged to another client.
Brown had left the scene by the time police arrived but turned himself in two days later. His trainer was taken into custody.
As part of a deal with Broward County prosecutors, Brown pleaded no contest to burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief. He will serve two years of probation, undergo a psychological evaluation and follow-up treatment, attend an anger management course, and perform 100 hours of community service. He also must follow a stay-away order from the truck driver and the moving company owner.
Provided Brown successfully completes probation, he will not receive a criminal conviction on his record.
“With this matter now resolved and behind him, Mr. Brown looks forward to continuing his cooperation with the NFL and resuming his phenomenal professional career,” said Brown’s attorney, Carson Hancock. “He has achieved so much throughout his life from both a personal and professional standpoint, and will continue to do so.”
Brown still faces a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and rape and could face league discipline for both matters.
