Sapp released from jail
Former NFL star Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500
bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in
his hotel room.
Sapp was released at about 11 a.m. Sunday — a time the
NFL Network analyst would have been helping with Super Bowl
coverage.
The network has pulled Sapp off the air until it investigates
the matter.
Police arrested Sapp on Saturday on one charge of misdemeanor
domestic battery. An arrest affidavit says the incident happened
around 5 a.m. Saturday in the former defensive tackle's hotel room
at the Shore Club on Miami Beach.
Sapp's attorney said the former player is taking the matter
seriously and will cooperate with authorities.
"He sincerely apologizes to the NFL family and fans for
taking away any distraction from today's big game," Christopher
Lyons said. "We ask that everyone reserve judgment on the matter
until all the facts come out in a court of law."
The woman said she had been dating Sapp about two years. She
told officers the two were partying with a large group of friends
when she got tired and went to lay down.
Sapp entered hours later, pulled her out of bed and tried to
get her out of the room, according to the complaint. The complaint
says he yelled at the woman about men she had been hanging out with
and men listed in her cell phone.
The woman told police Sapp choked her, threw her down on a
couch, then picked her up by her shirt and neck and threw her down
again — injuring her leg.
The victim had a swollen knee and bruises on her neck, the
affidavit says. She was taken to the hospital.
Sapp told investigators he let the woman stay in his room but
asked her to leave a few hours later because he was expecting
company. He told police the woman fell on her leg when he tried to
help her get off a couch.
Sapp played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland
Raiders during a 13-year NFL career. He also was once a contestant
on "Dancing with the Stars."
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