By: KDKA TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A lawyer in Pittsburgh says he and his client are pleading guilty to assault against Aaron Donald, defense package of the Los Angeles Rams.
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BREAKING: Attorney for this man says he will file assault charges against former Pitt and NFL star Aaron Donald. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/Zy37tgs19I
– Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) 14 April 2021
Attorney Todd Hollis gave a photo to Andy Sheehan of KDKA of a man who apparently had a swollen eye and cuts to his face and said the man was going to charge the NFL star again.
(Photo credit: KDKA)
Hollis says De Vincent Spriggs, the man pictured, is filing criminal charges against Donald for an alleged assault in the overnight from April 10 to 11. It allegedly happened between 3-4 hours in an after-hours club on the city of South Side.
Just before noon, Hollis and Spriggs, 26, arrived at Pittsburgh Police Zone 3 station in Arlington to file charges against Donald.
FRAGIOUS: According to his lawyer: “De Vincent Spriggs intends to file criminal charges with the Zone 3 Pgh police against Aaron Donald after an alleged assault on 10-11 April between 03:00 and 04:00.” @KDKA pic.twitter.com/kdqMZyPVQo
– Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) 14 April 2021
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Hollis said Donald allegedly beat Spriggs, who was later treated at a local hospital and released. He asked the police to conduct a full investigation into the incident.
Hollis identified Spriggs as a foreigner, but declined to say where.
Spriggs, with his arm in a sling, an inflated right eye and visible stitches, had little to say.
KDKA’s Andy Sheehan: “Have you been assaulted, sir?”
Spriggs: “Yes, I was.”
Sheehan: “Wasn’t it provoked?”
Hollis: “It was definitely not provoked. I instructed him not to comment, but as you can see on his arm in a sling, his eye was closed, 16 stitches in his eye and concussion and other serious injuries he sustained. This is a serious incident. ”
Donald, 29, was named Defensive Player of the Year this season.
He played at the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted by the Rams in 2014.
In 2019, Donald made a seven-digit donation to the University of Pittsburgh.
Later that year, Pitt Athletics introduced the Aaron Donald Football Performance Center, with new signs outside the weight room from the practice fields as well as the main entrance to the facility.
Donald played at Penn Hills High School.
Andy Sheehan of KDKA is working to get a statement or response from Donald and / or his representatives.
Stay tuned to KDKA.com for more details