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Felony Gun Charges For Plaxico Burress - December 1, 2008
thesmokinggun.com - 12/1/2008
Felony Gun Charges For Plaxico Burress - December 1, 2008
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Jail possible for NFL star after self-shooting incident at NYC club DECEMBER 1--Here is the felony criminal complaint filed today against football star Plaxico Burress, who shot himself in the leg early Saturday at a New York nightspot. The New York Giants wide receiver, charged with ...
Mayor Bloomberg fuming over Plaxico shooting: Throw the book at him
nydailynews.com - 12/1/2008
Mayor Bloomberg fuming over Plaxico shooting: Throw the book at him
— nydailynews.com — DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Monday, December 1st 2008, 2:28 PM A fuming Mayor Bloomberg said Monday... he wants Giants player Plaxico Burress prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law" for accidentally shooting himself in his leg with an illegal ... (more) Mayor Bloomberg fuming over Plaxico shooting: Throw the ...

Comments vote down The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 12/1/2008found this
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress turns himself in to police
sports.espn.go.com - 12/1/2008
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress turns himself in to police
— sports.espn.go.com — Burress timeline •Oct. 5: Suspended for game against the Seahawks and fined $117.5K after missing a team... meeting for "family issues," which he said included having to pick his son up from school. •Oct. 24: Fined total of $45K for three violations and ... (more) New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress turns himself ...

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How did Plaxico fall so far, so fast?
msn.foxsports.com - 12/1/2008
How did Plaxico fall so far, so fast?
— msn.foxsports.com — In a matter of months, Plaxico Burress has gone from Super Bowl hero to a real zero.... Kevin Hench can't believe it fell apart so fast. (more) How did Plaxico fall so far, so fast?

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ProFootballTalk.com:  TWO COUNTS FOR BURRESS

Can't Stop The Bleeding:  “Don’t Believe Everything You Read” - Pierce On WFAN

Deadspin:  Gun Safety Tips From Plaxico Burress [Plaxico Burress]

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TWO COUNTS FOR BURRESS
ProFootballTalk.com — For now, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress hasn’t been charged for reckless endangerment or any other crime relating to the discharge of a handgun in a public place.  Instead, Burress faces two counts under Section 265.03 of the New York Penal Law. According to documents obtained and posted by The Smoking Gun (the name of the site was arguably never more appropriate), Burress faces one count under Section 265.03(1)(b) and another count under Section 265.03(3) . Section 265.03(1)(b) makes it illegal for a person to possess a loaded firearm “with intent to use the same unlawfully ...

“Don’t Believe Everything You Read” - Pierce On WFAN
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... in the shooting and/or cover up of Plaxico Burress’ firearms mishap Friday night, Giants LB Antonio Pierce would dearly love to speak his mind. Sadly, for ...

Gun Safety Tips From Plaxico Burress [Plaxico Burress]
Deadspin — ... If you're looking for a bedtime story for your children tonight, may we suggest the felony criminal complaint of one Plaxico M. Burress. (It needs the initial, don't you think?) It's very short, but also very compelling and there's a life lesson in there for all of us. Namely, put down the wine before "fidgeting" with your waistband. Our favorite moment: "Informant then heard a 'pop' sound and defendant stated in substance 'Take me to a hospital.'" Am I the only one who wants to see this scene re-enacted with the robots from Wall-E? ...

Burress Charged With Two Felony Counts
Giants Football Blog — ... reports that Plaxico Burress was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree Monday and released on a $100,000 bond. The Smoking Gun has copies of the court documents. ...

Hmmmm. Plax is Getting it Hard and Fast, But Bloomberg’s Wall Street Buddies Aren’t
The Big Lead — ... and deserves his due process, the outlook is beyond bleak: In what prosecutors called “a strong case,” Burress faces a mandatory sentence of 3 ½ years in state prison, with a maximum of 15 years, on each count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Wouldn’t surprise us if he were cut today … or if he healed enough that he was on the field in two weeks against Dallas. Felony Gun Charges For Plaxico Burress (Smoking Gun)

Football Today -- Clark sorry for hurting Welker; Plaxico could lose a lot of money
Projo Pats Blog — ... (New York Daily News). Over at The Smoking Gun, you can read the full felony criminal complaint against Burress , which describes the Giants' receiver "holding a drink in his left hand while fidgeting with his right hand in the area of the waistline of his pants" before the gun goes off. AND WHAT WILL THE CONSEQUENCES BE? Mayor Michael Bloomberg may want to see Burress go to prison, but legal experts polled by Adam Schefter believe ...

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Plaxico Burress, Recently Shot, Should Remember to Limp Whenever He's on Camera
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/1/2008 — by Will Brinson Plaxico Burress has made some noise recently by accidentally shooting himself getting shot in the leg and landing himself in the Big Tim Sullivan Fan Club . So, naturally, since he couldn't play football (because he got shot, duh) we ...
Brandon Jacobs Talks About Carrying a Gun: Come in My House and 'I Am Going to Kill You'
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NFL players doing good: Former Bucs team to build houses
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Time to Put the Cowgirls in Reverse
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Plaxico Done Shot Himself
legendofcecilioguante.com 11/29/2008 — we are infinitely more interested in the next layer of detail to this tantalizing story. It begs so many natural questions. How exactly does one "accidentally" shoot oneself in the leg? Which club? Do they typically allow players to tote around handguns up in said club? What caliber of weapon...
BRADSHAW WAS THE THIRD GIANT
profootballtalk.com 12/1/2008 — Tiki Barber of NBC reports that Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw was the third member of the team who was present at the Latin Quarter night club in Manhattan when receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself. Police were (and still might be) ...
Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself in the Leg
midwestsportsfans.com 11/29/2008 — New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress is in the hospital after shooting himself in the leg. Burress was carrying a loaded gun when it went off accidentally, and is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is out Sunday Week 13 v the Redskins.
Plaxico Shoots Himself Tom Coughlan Vows To Eat His Liver
miracle.realsportsbloggers.com 11/30/2008 — From spiking a live ball, to Super Bowl star, to shooting himself in the leg. From the AP: Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver ...
WARD IS THE THIRD PLAYER THOUGHT TO BE AT SCENE OF SHOOTING
profootballtalk.com 11/30/2008 — A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that running back Derrick Ward is the third Giants player who is believed to have been present when receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally created two new holes in his body. To be clear, we’re ...
The New York tabloids weigh in on Plaxico Burress
sports.yahoo.com 11/30/2008 — The New York Post has been all over the Plaxico Burress self-shooting story , so their Sunday story is a natural place to begin this morning: The Super Bowl hero [Burress], who nabbed the game-winning catch in the Giants' monumental win over the ...
Plaxico Burress Off Field Injury Hall of Fame
sftsports.com 12/1/2008 — Plax shooting himself in the leg proves he's stupid. But it got me thinking...His crazy injury has to now be at the top of the list of the dumbest off the field injuries to ever happen. Here was my previous top 5
Plaxico Burress Shooting Details Emerge: Antonio Pierce with Him
blog.ingamenow.com 12/1/2008 — The Giants’ dream season was thrown into turmoil Saturday when Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub and linebacker Antonio Pierce tried to hide the gun, police sources said.
Oh the Problems of Plaxico — EveryJoe » Sports Rumors
Image: Newscom. As we told you , Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg Friday night. Here’s what happened. “An onlooker saw Burress near the V.I.P. area of the club holding a drink in his left hand and fidgeting his right hand in the area of the waistline of his pants. The ...
Boner of the Week: Plaxico Burress — The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
I wanted to wait until (most of) the facts were in before giving Plaxico Burress this prestigious award. For those that have been living under a rock for the past few days, Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unregistered hand gun while at a Manhattan night club. ESPN legal ...
Plaxico Burress turns himself into authorities — The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
New York Giants’ wide receiver Plaxico Burress turned himself into New York authorities Monday morning. He faces charges of criminal possession of a weapon after he was accidentally shot in the leg by his own gun Friday inside a club. Burress arrived in a black SUV, wearing a black blazer, ...
Video: Plaxico Burress In Da Club — YOU BEEN BLINDED
By now you’ve all heard about New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress going Suge Knight (??) and accidentally shooting himself in the leg. Plax is going to turn himself in to New York police on a criminal weapon charge later today, and plans to enter a “Not guilty” ...
Plaxico Burress saga, cont’d. — SmackCaster SmackBlog
The details are pretty despicable about Plaxico Burress shooting himself. Gets even worse, if possible, when the New York Daily News reports that Antonio Pierce hid the gun for the wide receiver. Great teammate, eh? Know we aren’t working with pure genius here, but imagine if Burress ...
Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself?? — SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
New York Giants troubled star Plaxico Burress shot himself accidentally in the leg on Friday night in a Manhattan night club. Burress who was out for Sunday’s game due to a hamstring injury. Plaxico now shooting himself in the leg is a long list of issues the Wide Reciver has had since ...
Plaxico Burress Shot Himself in the Leg — EveryJoe » Sports Rumors
Image: Newscom. Plaxico Burress has made headlines once again. The Giants receiver “accidentally shot himself in the right thigh on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long after being ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury.” ~ ...
Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself, No One Is Surprised — The Critical Fanatic
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After Accidentally Shooting Himself in Leg, Plaxico Burress Should Be Back This Season — FanHouse
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Pacman Jones No Longer the NFL's Dumbest Player — Bleacher Report - NFL
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Plaxico Burress: Packing Heat, Playing with Fire — Bleacher Report - NFL
Some songs for Plaxico.... A young Giant named Plaxico grew restless at his mansion A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm He changed his clothes and shined his boots And combed his dark hair down And his coach cried as he walked ...
Plaxico Burress will be charged in shooting incident, his lawyer says — L.A. Times - Pro Football
Star receiver will turn himself in Monday to face a charge of criminal possession of a weapon after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh at a nightclub this weekend. >  ...
Giants receiver Plaxico Burress wounds himself in leg — L.A. Times - Pro Football
Team says the accidental shooting of his right thigh happened at a club Friday night. The incident adds to an already tumultuous season. > Super Bowl hero ...
Reports: Giants' Burress shot in leg at club — The Seattle Times: Sports
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was accidentally shot in the leg at a nightclub, it was reported Saturday.
Report: Burress accidentally shot in leg (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been accidentally shot in the leg at a nightclub, it was reported Saturday. ESPN.com and Fox Sports.com said the wound was not life threatening. It was not clear at what club the shooting took place. ...
Reports: Giants' Burress shot in leg at club — Boston.com -- Football news
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been accidentally shot in the leg at a nightclub, it was reported Saturday.
Giants receiver Plaxico Burress shot in the leg — L.A. Times - Pro Football
Team says the 'apparent accidental shooting' happened at a club Friday night. The wound to his right thigh was not life threatening. > New York Giants wide ...