Benson gets jail time

[MongerKhan]

RB Cedric Benson agrees to plea deal on assault charge. Pleads no contest, 20 days in jail $4,000 fine.

http://http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=174497

For an assault on a bartender because they were escorting him out of a club and he punched him in the face. Idiot.

 

[Zach]

Former Longhorn RB Cedric Benson agrees to plea deal on assault charge - WeAreAustin.com

 

[Zach]

Damn they could not negotiate the 20 days until after the season....

 

[MongerKhan]

He starts the sentence on the Bengals bye week

 

[cctekguy]

That makes Scott a nice bye-week fill-in. Good timing! Thanks Cedrick!

 

[Miller]

He should only miss 1 game unless there is a suspension involved as well. What a moron!

 

[Miller]

Well looks like he won't miss any time:

Benson will return to Austin and turn himself in on Oct. 17, which is the day after the Indianapolis game at Paul Brown Stadium and the start of the bye week. Assistant Travis County Prosecuting Attorney Corby Holcomb told The Austin American-Statesman that with credit for good behavior, Benson would serve about a week in jail. If the normal schedule applies, Benson would only miss one or two practices and should be back in Cincinnati by Oct. 26, which would be the first major practice in preparation for the Oct. 30 game at Seattle.

 

[dannywest]

Yup, this seems about right, not particularly fair, but about right.

 

[MongerKhan]

Not just celebrity justice....that DA is a pu$$y...you get a year you might serve 3 or 4 months...lots of turn around in that jail and county