Ron Artest Gets Community Service For Beating His Wife

I got this straight from ESPN word for word.

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from a March 5 dispute with his wife, the latest in a string of off-court problems.

Placer County Superior Court Judge Francis Kearney sentenced Artest to 100 hours of community service and a 10-day work project through the county sheriff's department. Artest also was fined $600 and ordered to get extensive counseling.
Kearney modified the restraining order that has kept Artest away from his wife, Kimsha, and three children since the incident at his $1.85 million mansion in Loomis, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento.
Artest will be allowed to have peaceful contact with his wife, and there are no restrictions on contact with his children. The judge said an attorney for Artest's wife appeared before her Thursday morning to say that Kimsha Artest no longer wanted any restrictions on their contact.
He was accused of grabbing, pushing and slapping his wife during an argument and preventing her from calling 911. The couple's 3-year-old daughter was home at the time.
Artest was charged with corporal injury to a spouse, battery, false imprisonment and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, all misdemeanors. He pleaded no contest to the first charge, while the others were dismissed, although they could be restored if he violates the terms of his three-year probation.

Ron Artest Ordered To Stay 100 Yards From His Family

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges stemming from a domestic dispute with his wife earlier this month.

A Placer County Superior Court judge also ordered him to stay at least 100 yards away from his wife and children until further notice.

(ESPN)

Ron Artest Charged With 4 Misdemeanors

The charges were filed late Tuesday. Placer County Deputy District Attorney Dan Quick said Artest will be arraigned Thursday on charges of battery and corporal injury to a spouse, false imprisonment and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime. Each carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.

Artest was arrested March 5 at his estate in Loomis, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, and was released from custody after posting a $50,000 bond.

A Placer County sheriff's report said Artest grabbed a woman and pushed her down, then slapped her face during an argument. The report, which did not identify the victim because it was a domestic violence incident, said Artest took a phone from the woman the first time she tried to call 911.

When she reached 911, the woman at first complained that Artest was taking the family Hummer from the home, according to a recording of the call released by the sheriff's department. The woman then told a dispatcher that her finger was cut and her leg scratched, and that she broke the windshield of the vehicle.

(ESPN)

Ron Artest Apologizes

"First, I want to apologize to my wife, to my family," Artest said Saturday. Then he lowered his head and fought back tears for nearly a minute before continuing. "I want to apologize to the Kings, to my teammates, to the NBA, everybody."

After he cried, they let him back on the team.
(ESPN)

Ron Artest's Wife Lied?

When you listen to the 911 call from his latest domestic assault arrest, it sounds like the wife broke the windshield on his car and called the cops because he was taking the other car, and only says she was hit after finding out Ron couldn't be arrested for taking his own car. Listen.

Ron Artest Kicked Off The Team

After his latest domestic violence arrest, the Sacramento Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation.

Team spokesman Troy Hanson told The Associated Press that Artest had not been suspended and still was being paid.

(Yahoo)

Ron Artest Arrested for Domestic Violence

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was arrested Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted...

Ron Artest Is Going On Tour With Fat Joe, But He Shouldn't Be

This is the worst!

No wonder he got jumped by Pistons fans in Detroit!

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