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Pierce was present when teammate Plaxico Burress negligently shot himself in the thigh at the Latin Quarter Night Club in New York City on November 28, 2008. [32] Police say that Pierce drove Burress to the hospital and then returned home with the gun in the glove compartment of his car.
Plaxico Antonio Burress (born August 12, 1977) [1] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans , and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft .
Plaxico Burress: New York Giants: Attempted criminal possession of a weapon 2 years Conviction was a plea bargain for an incident in which Burress accidentally shot himself in a nightclub. [9] Eligible for parole in April 2011; [10] released June 7, 2011. [11] Billy Cannon: Retired Counterfeiting 5 years [12] Served 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years.
Plaxico Burress: WR: New York Giants: Accidental shooting with a firearm [63] April 9, 2009 3 games Marshawn Lynch: RB: Buffalo Bills: Violation of the Personal Conduct Policy [64] July 7, 2009 1 game Michael Boley: LB: New York Giants: Violation of the Personal Conduct Policy [65] August 13, 2009 Entire 2009 season Donté Stallworth: WR ...
Russel Timoshenko (August 18, 1983 – July 14, 2007) [4] was a 23-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) police officer who was shot on July 9, 2007, and died five days later, after pulling over a stolen BMW automobile in New York City's Crown Heights, Brooklyn, neighborhood. After a four-day manhunt that stretched across three states, all ...
A high-profile example of the penalties associated with New York's restrictive gun laws is the 2-year prison sentence served by former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon, stemming from negligently shooting himself in the leg at an NYC nightclub with his concealed handgun, for ...
Al Sharpton verbally attacked both Steve Serby and his employer for a column in which Serby commended Tom Coughlin for putting star wide receiver Plaxico Burress on the injured reserve list after an incident where Burress shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed firearm. [3]
Bradshaw also attended the party where wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh. Bradshaw was not aware Burress had a gun. [38] On June 22, 2015, Bradshaw was suspended for one game by the NFL for violating the league's policy and program of substance abuse. Bradshaw was charged with possession of marijuana. [39]