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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will face two felony charges in a strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting in February, authorities said Wednesday.
Two other people police identify as part of the troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback's entourage also will face felony charges in the fracas inside the Minxx club, police said in a statement.
No one is named in the shooting that occurred later outside the club, police Capt. James Dillon said. The gunfire left a bar employee paralyzed and two others with less serious wounds.
Warrants were issued for the arrests of Jones, Robert "Big Rob" Reid of Carson, Calif., and Sadia Morrison of New York, an aide to Clark County District Attorney David Roger said.
Jones, 23, of Franklin, Tenn., faces two counts of felony coercion stemming from allegations he bit a bar bouncer on the ankle and threatened to kill club employees, according to a criminal complaint filed in Las Vegas Justice Court.
Reid, 37, who police identify as Jones' bodyguard, faces one felony coercion charge alleging he attacked a bouncer who tried to restrain Jones.
Morrison, 25, faces charges including coercion, felony assault with a deadly weapon and battery stemming from allegations that she hit a bouncer in the head with a champagne bottle and attacked several other club employees with a chair and a stanchion.
Coercion is the act of threatening or physically interfering with a person trying to do something that he or she has a right and responsibility to do.
If convicted, Jones faces up to six years in prison and a $5,000 fine on each charge.
The charges are slightly different from those police sought in March against Jones, Reid and Morrison. Roger declined to file those charges, which included misdemeanor battery and threats. The district attorney instead asked police for more information and to identify a shooter.
"The investigation continued and additional evidence was gathered, that's why it's different," Dillon said. "These are complicated acts and charges. We've worked closely with the district attorney."
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will face two felony charges in a strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting in February, authorities said Wednesday.
Two other people police identify as part of the troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback's entourage also will face felony charges in the fracas inside the Minxx club, police said in a statement.
No one is named in the shooting that occurred later outside the club, police Capt. James Dillon said. The gunfire left a bar employee paralyzed and two others with less serious wounds.
Warrants were issued for the arrests of Jones, Robert "Big Rob" Reid of Carson, Calif., and Sadia Morrison of New York, an aide to Clark County District Attorney David Roger said.
Jones, 23, of Franklin, Tenn., faces two counts of felony coercion stemming from allegations he bit a bar bouncer on the ankle and threatened to kill club employees, according to a criminal complaint filed in Las Vegas Justice Court.
Reid, 37, who police identify as Jones' bodyguard, faces one felony coercion charge alleging he attacked a bouncer who tried to restrain Jones.
Morrison, 25, faces charges including coercion, felony assault with a deadly weapon and battery stemming from allegations that she hit a bouncer in the head with a champagne bottle and attacked several other club employees with a chair and a stanchion.
Coercion is the act of threatening or physically interfering with a person trying to do something that he or she has a right and responsibility to do.
If convicted, Jones faces up to six years in prison and a $5,000 fine on each charge.
The charges are slightly different from those police sought in March against Jones, Reid and Morrison. Roger declined to file those charges, which included misdemeanor battery and threats. The district attorney instead asked police for more information and to identify a shooter.
"The investigation continued and additional evidence was gathered, that's why it's different," Dillon said. "These are complicated acts and charges. We've worked closely with the district attorney."
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