Morris Charged With Assault

Baltimore Raven running back Bam Morris was charged with assault for allegedly choking a woman at a birthday party.

The allegations could be used to bolster Texas prosecutors’ attempts to revoke Morris’ probation for a 1996 drug conviction.

Morris, 25, was at a party given by the family of Raven tackle Orlando Brown at a Baltimore County banquet hall when the altercation took place Sunday night, according to a police report.

April Dawn Brittain, 27, of Dallas, claimed she was talking to Morris when the player’s wife, Stephanie, accused her of having an affair with him. The three argued, and Morris grabbed Brittain by the arm and then put his hands around her throat “and began choking her until she could not breathe,” according to the report.

Brittain told police she was leaving the party when Morris again grabbed her and pushed her head into a glass door.

“You’ll get a chance to hear the story, but at this point I can’t talk about it,” Morris said Monday.

A hearing on the second-degree assault charge is scheduled for Dec. 17. The misdemeanor is punishable by a $2,500 fine and a maximum of 10 years in jail.

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New England Patriot quarterback Drew Bledsoe apologized Monday for jumping into a crowd at a Boston nightclub. Bledsoe and teammates Scott Zolak and Max Lane dived from a stage at the Paradise club in Boston during a concert last Thursday. A woman in the audience claims she was injured during the incident. The players deny being responsible for the woman’s injury.

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Aaron Brown, a starting defensive end for the Super Bowl-winning 1970 Kansas City Chiefs, died when he was struck by a car while walking on a northeast Houston street. Brown, 53, and his wife were on their way to a party when their van broke down. Brown was struck from behind by another motorist when he was walking back to his home.

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