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January 14, 2010

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Looks To Resolve Battery Charge With Pretrial Intervention

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Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aquib Talib made headlines during the season when he got into an altercation with a cab driver early one morning and was charged with battery. The battery charge followed Talib allegedly striking a cab driver on a ride from a St. Petersburg club to a Tampa hotel. The NFL player hopes to have the simple battery charge resolved by entering a diversion program in Pinellas County.

According to TBO.com a first time offender is eligible to enter the diversion program upon approval. If the person is allowed to enroll and successfully completes the program, the charges can be dismissed without prejudice. Talib will go to court in a month and find out if he will be allowed to enroll in the program.

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January 11, 2010

Felony Domestic Battery Charges Filed Against Tampa Bay Buccaneer

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Tampa Bay Buccaneer Jermaine Phillips has been accused of choking his wife and is now in a tampa jail on felony domestic battery charges. The safety is being held without bail in Hillsborough County jail on third-degree felony charges according to TampaBay.com. According to the story Phillips argued with his wife and then grabbed her by the neck impeding her breathing. The Buccaneer allegedly admitted to pushing his wife by her neck and he is being held without bail.

Phillips is a free agent and spent and spent most of 2009 on injured reserve after breaking his thumb. It seems unlikely the former Georgia Bulldog will be back in Tampa next season. The Buccaneer issued a statement saying they are aware of the case and are following the situation. Phillips and his wife live in northwest Tampa on Derbyshire Drive.

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December 14, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Aqib Talib May Avoid Trial In Battery Case

Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT

It has been a rough year on the field for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It hasn’t been much better off the field for one of its top players, cornerback Aqib Talib. The Buc was charged for assault when he punched a Tampa cab driver in the neck and ear when he left a St. Petersburg nightclub and headed to Tampa.

According to the St. Pete Times, Talib may avoid a trial according to his attorney. The judge in the case asked if pre-trial intervention was a possibility. The defense attorney said he and the prosecutors were hopeful for something else but he would not elaborate on what the two parties were discussing. The pre-trial intervention would include a year of probation that would end in the charges being dropped if Talib stayed out of trouble.

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