Mariotti is going to be on mute for a long long time

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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:20am #21558

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Mariotti ‘could face up to seven years behind bars
TMZ.com and the L.A. TIMES report this afternoon that Jay Mariotti has been charged with seven misdemeanors relating to his August 21 arrested for an alleged domestic disturbance with his girlfriend.
The myriad charges came from the L.A. City Attorney’s office after the L.A. County District Attorney elected to not charge Mariotti with a felony. The L.A. City Attorney can only bring misdemeanor charges, not felonies.
Andrew Blankfein of the LOS ANGELES TIMES writes of the charges:
Charges include two counts of domestic violence with injury, two counts of domestic violence, one count of grand theft, one count of false imprisonment and one count of vandalism. Each of the counts carries a maximum of a year in jail, meaning he could face up to seven years behind bars.
Mariotti is to be arraigned Friday at the downtown criminal courts building.
Blankfein also noted of Mariotti’s alleged altercation:
The argument continued at the couple’s Venice-area apartment, where Mariotti allegedly pushed and shoved the woman. During the altercation, Mariotti grabbed her arm, leaving marks, the sources said.
Police were called to the apartment and found his girlfriend, who has not been identified, with cuts and bruises.
A Los Angeles County law enforcement source told me today that the list of charges brought by the L.A. City Attorney’s office is remarkable considering the L.A. District Attorney elected not to charge Mariotti with a felony.
Despite the D.A. electing to completely pass on the case, Mariotti could still face serious jail time if convicted on all or any of the seven misdemeanor counts.
If Mariotti’s career at ESPN and AOL Fanhouse wasn’t in peril before, it is now.
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mariotti_could_face_up_to_seven_years_behind_bars/3222941
All i can tell you Jay….dont drop the soap…no matter how many points they are giving out
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:42am #400958

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Shocking. A guy who always yelled about athletes getting out in front of issues and demanding the public having a right to know about instances involving their private lives has been very quiet since this took place.
I doubt he does time, but the reaction of his colleagues (not just sports fans, but former co-workers) during this matter has been nothing short of remarkable.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:42am #400973

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Shocking. A guy who always yelled about athletes getting out in front of issues and demanding the public having a right to know about instances involving their private lives has been very quiet since this took place.
I doubt he does time, but the reaction of his colleagues (not just sports fans, but former co-workers) during this matter has been nothing short of remarkable.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:46am #400964

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BTPH I promise you he does time. You cannot just walk on those charges, I gaurentee that. He does at least 6 months unless he gets some fancy lawyer to straight luck out.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:46am #400978

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BTPH I promise you he does time. You cannot just walk on those charges, I gaurentee that. He does at least 6 months unless he gets some fancy lawyer to straight luck out.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:16am #400996

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Couldn’t agree more.
I have never been a fan of Mariotti (dating back to his time with a local paper in Chicago), but this is truly troubling. I am interested to see where this trial goes.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:16am #401011

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Couldn’t agree more.
I have never been a fan of Mariotti (dating back to his time with a local paper in Chicago), but this is truly troubling. I am interested to see where this trial goes.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:51am #401032

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I would be surprised if prosecutors would push for prison time given the overcrowding in California. It is not to belittle the charges, but how much money are they going to put into prosecuting and imprisoning a first time offender? They have the public shame and a virtual guarantee that his career as a professional writer is over. They can hit him with a big fine. If the will was there for prison time, then I have to believe the L.A. County District Attorney would have pursued with felony charges.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:51am #401047

BothTeamsPlayedHard
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I would be surprised if prosecutors would push for prison time given the overcrowding in California. It is not to belittle the charges, but how much money are they going to put into prosecuting and imprisoning a first time offender? They have the public shame and a virtual guarantee that his career as a professional writer is over. They can hit him with a big fine. If the will was there for prison time, then I have to believe the L.A. County District Attorney would have pursued with felony charges.
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 12:08pm #401087

getacomb
he is the biggest douche of all time, i’ve never liked him or any of his opinions, i hope he rots in jail, and never sees another day on Around the Horn. LONG LIVE WOODY PAIGE
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Posted on: Tue, 09/14/2010 - 12:08pm #401100

getacomb
he is the biggest douche of all time, i’ve never liked him or any of his opinions, i hope he rots in jail, and never sees another day on Around the Horn. LONG LIVE WOODY PAIGE
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