Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will serve two years of probation, attend a 13-week anger management program and undergo a psychological exam as part of a plea deal relating to a January incident at Brown’s Hollywood home involving a moving company truck driver.

On Friday, Brown changed his plea to no contest on charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief, which means he will accept the sentence but did not admit guilt.

The order issued by Broward Judge Edward Merrigan Jr. also requires Brown to complete 100 hours of community service and restrict his travel to within the United States for work purposes. Merrigan withheld adjudication, meaning Brown will not be convicted of a crime.

On Jan. 21, the driver of a moving truck arrived at Brown’s Hollywood home to deliver his household goods from California.

Soon after, the driver called police to report a vandalism, saying Brown threw a rock at his truck. The driver told police that Brown paid the $4,000 he owed for moving, but refused to pay $860 for the damage and his time, according to the police report. The driver also told police that Brown grabbed him and pulled him during the struggle.

Recently released dashcam video of the tussle in the cab of the moving company truck showed the reflection of Brown entering the cab and shouting at the driver. Then the video showed what appeared to be a tussle.

Glenn Holt, Brown’s trainer, was arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with one count of burglary with battery.

Brown, who grew up in Liberty City and graduated from Miami Norland Senior High, refused to speak to officers and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The next day Brown turned himself in. He had been out on a $110,000 bond since January 24. He originally pleaded not guilty to all charges.

“Rather than engage in a protracted legal case, Antonio decided to resolve this matter in an expeditious manner,” his attorneys said in a news release Friday.

In recent months, Brown, who was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders after a 2019 off-season and then released before the season began, has been in the spotlight. He was picked up by the New England Patriots, but was cut after only playing one game. A former trainer filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

Then eight days before the moving company truck incident, Hollywood police were called to Brown’s home after an altercation involving Brown’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsie Kyriss. Brown was not arrested, but police say Brown waved penis-shaped gummy candies at officers while calling them “a bag of d—-.”

Alana Burstyn, an adviser for Antonio, said in a statement Friday that “with this matter now resolved, Antonio looks forward to continuing his cooperation with the NFL and resuming his professional career.”

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will serve two years of probation, attend a 13-week anger management program and undergo a psychological exam as part of a plea deal relating to a January incident at Brown’s Hollywood home involving a moving company truck driver.

On Friday, Brown changed his plea to no contest on charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief, which means he will accept the sentence but did not admit guilt.

The order issued by Broward Judge Edward Merrigan Jr. also requires Brown to complete 100 hours of community service and restrict his travel to within the United States for work purposes. Merrigan withheld adjudication, meaning Brown will not be convicted of a crime.

On Jan. 21, the driver of a moving truck arrived at Brown’s Hollywood home to deliver his household goods from California.

Soon after, the driver called police to report a vandalism, saying Brown threw a rock at his truck. The driver told police that Brown paid the $4,000 he owed for moving, but refused to pay $860 for the damage and his time, according to the police report. The driver also told police that Brown grabbed him and pulled him during the struggle.

Recently released dashcam video of the tussle in the cab of the moving company truck showed the reflection of Brown entering the cab and shouting at the driver. Then the video showed what appeared to be a tussle.

Glenn Holt, Brown’s trainer, was arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with one count of burglary with battery.

Brown, who grew up in Liberty City and graduated from Miami Norland Senior High, refused to speak to officers and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The next day Brown turned himself in. He had been out on a $110,000 bond since January 24. He originally pleaded not guilty to all charges.

“Rather than engage in a protracted legal case, Antonio decided to resolve this matter in an expeditious manner,” his attorneys said in a news release Friday.

In recent months, Brown, who was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders after a 2019 off-season and then released before the season began, has been in the spotlight. He was picked up by the New England Patriots, but was cut after only playing one game. A former trainer filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

Then eight days before the moving company truck incident, Hollywood police were called to Brown’s home after an altercation involving Brown’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsie Kyriss. Brown was not arrested, but police say Brown waved penis-shaped gummy candies at officers while calling them “a bag of d—-.”

Alana Burstyn, an adviser for Antonio, said in a statement Friday that “with this matter now resolved, Antonio looks forward to continuing his cooperation with the NFL and resuming his professional career.”

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will serve two years of probation, attend a 13-week anger management program and undergo a psychological exam as part of a plea deal relating to a January incident at Brown’s Hollywood home involving a moving company truck driver.

On Friday, Brown changed his plea to no contest on charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief, which means he will accept the sentence but did not admit guilt.

The order issued by Broward Judge Edward Merrigan Jr. also requires Brown to complete 100 hours of community service and restrict his travel to within the United States for work purposes. Merrigan withheld adjudication, meaning Brown will not be convicted of a crime.

On Jan. 21, the driver of a moving truck arrived at Brown’s Hollywood home to deliver his household goods from California.

Soon after, the driver called police to report a vandalism, saying Brown threw a rock at his truck. The driver told police that Brown paid the $4,000 he owed for moving, but refused to pay $860 for the damage and his time, according to the police report. The driver also told police that Brown grabbed him and pulled him during the struggle.

Recently released dashcam video of the tussle in the cab of the moving company truck showed the reflection of Brown entering the cab and shouting at the driver. Then the video showed what appeared to be a tussle.

Glenn Holt, Brown’s trainer, was arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with one count of burglary with battery.

Brown, who grew up in Liberty City and graduated from Miami Norland Senior High, refused to speak to officers and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The next day Brown turned himself in. He had been out on a $110,000 bond since January 24. He originally pleaded not guilty to all charges.

“Rather than engage in a protracted legal case, Antonio decided to resolve this matter in an expeditious manner,” his attorneys said in a news release Friday.

In recent months, Brown, who was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders after a 2019 off-season and then released before the season began, has been in the spotlight. He was picked up by the New England Patriots, but was cut after only playing one game. A former trainer filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

Then eight days before the moving company truck incident, Hollywood police were called to Brown’s home after an altercation involving Brown’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsie Kyriss. Brown was not arrested, but police say Brown waved penis-shaped gummy candies at officers while calling them “a bag of d—-.”

Brown, who grew up in Liberty City and graduated from Miami Norland Senior High, was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders after a 2019 off-season.

Alana Burstyn, an advisor for Antonio, said in a statement Friday that “with this matter now resolved, Antonio looks forward to continuing his cooperation with the NFL and resuming his professional career.”

A multi-vehicle crash in Jozini left several dead, and many injured.

• KZN Transport MEC Bheki Ntuli is appalled to hear that alcohol was allegedly involved in a horror crash in Jozini in which eight died.
• A 48-year-old truck driver will face charges of drunk driving and culpable homicide.
• Ntuli was alarmed by the increase of car crashes on the road in the province since 1 June.

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KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Bheki Ntuli says he is appalled after hearing that the driver of a truck involved in a horror crash in Jozini, in which eight people died and 32 were injured, was allegedly intoxicated.

The driver is to be charged with drunk driving and culpable homicide. 

Paramedic reports on Wednesday indicated the truck driver had apparently lost control of the truck, crashing into pedestrians and at least nine vehicles.

Police have now confirmed that the 48-year-old man had traces of alcohol in his blood. 

“A 48-year-old suspect is due to appear tomorrow (Friday) in the Ubombo Magistrate’s Court on charges of drunken driving and culpable homicide”, police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said. 

On Wednesday, Ntuli visited the accident scene where police briefed him and he examined the crash wreckage as part of a fact-finding mission into what transpired. 

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“I was appalled when I learnt that the truck driver is suspected to have been driving under the influence of alcohol, which could be the cause of this ghastly accident that resulted in eight fatalities,” said Ntuli. 

“Alcohol has contributed immensely to bad driver behaviour which leads to traffic violations, road crashes and the increasing road death toll”.

“The blatant disregard for the rules of the road is to blame for the deaths of many breadwinners on our roads, which is a huge cost to the economy”, added Ntuli.

He was also alarmed by the increase of car crashes and fatalities on the road in the province since the country moved to Alert Level 3 of the national lockdown, aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19.

Ntuli expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and wished those in hospital a speedy recovery.

JR Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts to a second half defensive play while playing the Indiana Pacers in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on April 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Alison De Courcy-Ireland was charged with being impaired in 2015 accident that left former Canadiens player with a broken nose and foot.

The woman who was charged with impaired driving while she was allegedly behind the wheel of former Montreal Canadien Zack Kassian’s pickup truck when it crashed in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce more than four years ago will have to undergo a second trial in October.

Alison De Courcy-Ireland, 25, was supposed to learn her fate as far back as May 3, 2019, the date Quebec Court Judge Denis Mondor originally set to deliver his decision on the two charges she has faced since 2016; operating a motor vehicle while her ability to drive was impaired by alcohol or a drug and causing an accident while impaired that left Kassian injured.

Kassian, 29, never played a regular-season game with the Canadiens. The team obtained him through a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2015. Kassian was with the Canadiens as they prepared for the start of the 2015-16 regular season when a pickup truck loaned to him by a dealership crashed into a tree on Clanranald Ave., near the corner of Côte-St-Luc Rd.

The hockey player suffered a broken nose and a broken left foot in the crash. The NHL suspended Kassian without pay because he had violated the league’s substance-abuse program the night of the crash. Kassian was already in the program before he was traded to the Canadiens and during De Courcy-Ireland’s trial admitted he consumed alcohol and cocaine at his home in the hours before the crash occurred.

While Kassian was recovering, the Canadiens traded him to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 28, 2015. He is still an Oiler and was enjoying the best season of his NHL career when the league was shut down in March by the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Kassian testified during De Courcy-Ireland’s trial in February 2019, he did so on a video linkup from a location in Edmonton to accommodate his hockey schedule. He will likely be called to testify again when De Courcy-Ireland’s second trial is held at the Montreal courthouse.

On Monday, Quebec Court Judge Mélanie Hébert set three days, beginning on Oct. 7, as the dates for the second trial.

The new trial was ordered by a different judge earlier this year on a request from the Crown after it was determined that Mondor, the judge in the first trial, was unable to deliver his verdict because he is suffering from an undisclosed illness.

On Feb. 7, 2019, Mondor heard the closing arguments of the prosecutor in the case and said he would deliver his decision in three months. On April 26, 2019, he sent emails to lawyers on both sides of the case informing them that he was unable to deliver the decision as scheduled on May 3, 2019.

The date was pushed back three times until a coordinating judge at the Montreal courthouse informed both parties that Mondor was ill.

When the date was delayed again to February, the Crown requested a new trial. While the time that the judge took to deliberate on the decision would not have counted if De Courcy-Ireland argued it had taken too long to prosecute her case the Crown conceded in its motion that it should take “appropriate measures” to bring a case to its end.

pcherry@postmedia.com

 

Alison De Courcy-Ireland was charged with being impaired in 2015 accident that left former Canadiens player with a broken nose and foot.

The woman who was charged with impaired driving while she was allegedly behind the wheel of former Montreal Canadien Zack Kassian’s pickup truck when it crashed in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce more than four years ago will have to undergo a second trial in October.

Alison De Courcy-Ireland, 25, was supposed to learn her fate as far back as May 3, 2019, the date Quebec Court Judge Denis Mondor originally set to deliver his decision on the two charges she has faced since 2016; operating a motor vehicle while her ability to drive was impaired by alcohol or a drug and causing an accident while impaired that left Kassian injured.

Kassian, 29, never played a regular-season game with the Canadiens. The team obtained him through a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2015. Kassian was with the Canadiens as they prepared for the start of the 2015-16 regular season when a pickup truck loaned to him by a dealership crashed into a tree on Clanranald Ave., near the corner of Côte-St-Luc Rd.

The hockey player suffered a broken nose and a broken left foot in the crash. The NHL suspended Kassian without pay because he had violated the league’s substance-abuse program the night of the crash. Kassian was already in the program before he was traded to the Canadiens and during De Courcy-Ireland’s trial admitted he consumed alcohol and cocaine at his home in the hours before the crash occurred.

While Kassian was recovering, the Canadiens traded him to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 28, 2015. He is still an Oiler and was enjoying the best season of his NHL career when the league was shut down in March by the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Kassian testified during De Courcy-Ireland’s trial in February 2019, he did so on a video linkup from a location in Edmonton to accommodate his hockey schedule. He will likely be called to testify again when De Courcy-Ireland’s second trial is held at the Montreal courthouse.

On Monday, Quebec Court Judge Mélanie Hébert set three days, beginning on Oct. 7, as the dates for the second trial.

The new trial was ordered by a different judge earlier this year on a request from the Crown after it was determined that Mondor, the judge in the first trial, was unable to deliver his verdict because he is suffering from an undisclosed illness.

On Feb. 7, 2019, Mondor heard the closing arguments of the prosecutor in the case and said he would deliver his decision in three months. On April 26, 2019, he sent emails to lawyers on both sides of the case informing them that he was unable to deliver the decision as scheduled on May 3, 2019.

The date was pushed back three times until a coordinating judge at the Montreal courthouse informed both parties that Mondor was ill.

When the date was delayed again to February, the Crown requested a new trial. While the time that the judge took to deliberate on the decision would not have counted if De Courcy-Ireland argued it had taken too long to prosecute her case the Crown conceded in its motion that it should take “appropriate measures” to bring a case to its end.

pcherry@postmedia.com