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Santonio Holmes Submits Note Pleading Not Guilty
No. 1 Draft Pick Faces Disorderly Conduct Charges
POSTED: 2:33 pm EDT July 12,
2006
UPDATED: 5:19 pm EDT July 12,
2006
MIAMI -- Steelers No. 1 draft pick Santonio Holmes was supposed to answer to charges in Miami on Wednesday.Police arrested Holmes on disorderly conduct charges back in May.Channel 11 has learned Holmes did not show up in court because he didn't have to.Holmes submitted a written note pleading not guilty to disorderly conduct charges.Holmes was one of nearly 600 people arrested in Miami Beach over the Memorial Day holiday.The arrest report stated the football player was walking in the middle of the road obstructing traffic.When police told him to get on the sidewalk, he refused and instead began to yell obscenities causing a crowd to form.The judge ordered Holmes to stand trial in 15 days.This is not the first time Holmes has been in trouble with the law.Holmes will go in front of a jury in Ohio next month on domestic violence charges.Police said Holmes choked girlfriend Lashay Brown and threw her to the ground in June.Holmes' lawyer told Channel 11 he expects to work out an agreement before the August 15 court date in Columbus.
Previous Stories:
- July 7, 2006: Santonio Holmes Goes To Court
- June 21, 2006: Steelers Draft Pick To Appear In Court
- June 20, 2006: Santonio Holmes Releases Statement
- June 20, 2006: Big Ben, Santonio Holmes Back At Steelers Headquarters
- June 19, 2006: Steelers' Top Draft Pick Arrested In Ohio
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