samurai30 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former NFL and Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips was convicted Tuesday of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon for driving a car at a group of young men, injuring three. The 31-year-old Phillips drove onto a field near Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after losing a pickup football game on Aug. 21, 2005. He struck two boys, ages 14 and 15, and a 19-year-old man, and narrowly missed four others between 15 and 24 years old, according to the prosecutor. ADVERTISEMENT The three who were struck sustained "severe bumps and bruises and cuts," Deputy District Attorney Todd Hicks said. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about an hour before finding Phillips guilty, Hicks said. Phillips faces up to 20 years in state prison. A sentencing date is expected to be set Oct. 19. The prosecutor told jurors that Phillips became agitated when his team fell behind in the pickup game. He left the field, accused the boys of stealing from him and drove onto the field at a high rate of speed, Hicks said. Defense attorney Leslie Ringold argued that her client's actions were neither willful nor intentional, and said there was "woefully insufficient evidence of assault." She said the car Phillips was driving first hit the front wheel of a bike and fishtailed. Phillips was arrested that day and has remained jailed since. He has a history of trouble with the law, going back a decade to his time as one of the nation's top college football players. The St. Louis Rams released him for insubordination in 1997 after he played 25 games with them. Phillips signed with the Miami Dolphins later in the 1997 season, but was released after pleading no contest to hitting a woman in a nightclub. Phillips was the top offensive player in NFL Europe in 1999 after setting league records for rushing and touchdowns with the Barcelona Dragons. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers later that year, but was released for missing a practice. He also has played in the Canadian Football League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 If I recall correctly, Phillips had a tatoo of a bomb with a burning wick on his back. Appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well at least he isn't beating up his white girlfriends anymore. He'll always be special to me. My first year playing FF I drafted him as my #1 RB. Timmy Biakabatukamazoola was my #2. See ya in that penal league, Larry, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well at least he isn't beating up his white girlfriends anymore. He'll always be special to me. My first year playing FF I drafted him as my #1 RB. Timmy Biakabatukamazoola was my #2. See ya in that penal league, Larry, lol. Hey don't forget Scotty Baldwin........ Sidenote.....remember when Baldwin was naked downtown goin nuts and a female cop shot'em.....that was my wife's sister ( Aunt Munch ) special friend that pulled the trigger....... man hater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitpdub Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 If I recall correctly, Phillips had a tatoo of a bomb with a burning wick on his back. Appropriate. If this is like a tramp stamp, it may come in handy for Lawrence in prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo-J Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Good god, what a frickin' loser... Besides all his women beatings he tries to run over 14-15 year olds from arguments in a pickup game? This guy should have been locked up LONG ago and he deserves every single year (the max penalty) he gets sentenced to in the pokey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD6405 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) If he was trying to hurt them he OBVIOUSLY should have been driving faster, they only recieved bumps and bruises. We all know if you want to hurt somebody you atleast need to be going 50 mph. Edited October 11, 2006 by CD6405 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 1. How does the team he's on lose a pick up game in the first place? those kids mustve been hazing the fruck outta him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Anybody recall how the "great" Dr. Tom Osborne coddled this loser because he wanted to win games, ur I mean because he wanted to give a poor kid a break? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Wouldn't it be cool if football was played while driving cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Anybody recall how the "great" Dr. Tom Osborne coddled this loser because he wanted to win games, ur I mean because he wanted to give a poor kid a break? It is sickening. Same with Bowden and Janikowski. And hundereds of others I'm sure. Let them think the rules don't apply to them because they're so talented, and they're guaranteed to end up as @$$holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMB Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 It is sickening. Same with Bowden and Janikowski. And hundereds of others I'm sure. Let them think the rules don't apply to them because they're so talented, and they're guaranteed to end up as @$$holes. Bowden?? I know this collegiate angle is off-topic, but whoa there buddy! FSU has had their share of misfits but is not known for coddling woman-beaters or serious criminals. Janikowski was a partier, Chris Rix didn't know where to park, Peter Warrick and Lav Coles were busted for a shoplifting-type incident (really a groupie chick at Dillards hooked them up), Randy Moss was booted for smoking Josh Gordon, etc. More serious offenders have been booted from the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Dick Vermeil cried five or six times talking about what a "good kid" this wsa from a troubled background and all Phillips did was screw him the first chance he got. The would is better off with him in prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Seemed like a sociopath, one of those who didn't care what he did to people. In a case like that being behind bars is the best place for him to be. I don't see him as a good guy gone bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Dick Vermeil cried five or six times talking about what a "good kid" this wsa from a troubled background and all Phillips did was screw him the first chance he got. The would is better off with him in prison. Dick should have traded him for a Coors cooler pack while he had the chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD6405 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Wouldn't it be cool if football was played while driving cars? ...Or what if while we drove we played football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Bowden?? I know this collegiate angle is off-topic, but whoa there buddy! FSU has had their share of misfits but is not known for coddling woman-beaters or serious criminals. Janikowski was a partier, Chris Rix didn't know where to park, Peter Warrick and Lav Coles were busted for a shoplifting-type incident (really a groupie chick at Dillards hooked them up), Randy Moss was booted for smoking Josh Gordon, etc. More serious offenders have been booted from the team. Other, insignificant players were punished for missing curfew, but Bowden did nothing for Janikowski's same, exact act. (He was on Polish time - remember? ) Because he was more important to the team. The issue isn't the severety of the crimes. The issue is that these Coaches allow key players to get away with stuff that the average player, let alone average student, wold be punished for. They aren't doing the kids any favors. All they do is tarnish college athletics and their own reputations. For that matter, the same is true of the NFL. You or I get busted with drugs or arrested for obstructing justice and I bet our jobs aren't sitting there waiting for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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