Former NBA star Amare Stoudemire, who retired from US basketball in 2016, was arrested in Miami on Saturday. graduate with a master’s degree From Miami University.
According to the Miami Herald, Stoudemire was arrested at his Miami condominium just after 10 p.m. and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence after slapping and punching one of his daughters causing them to bleed.
The arrest report obtained by the Herald contains quotes from Stoudemire’s daughter (an unidentified minor), Alexis, the girl’s mother and Stoudemire’s ex-wife, and Stoudemire herself. According to her daughter, her Stoudemire, who is 6-foot-10 and weighs 255 pounds, got upset when she thought she was “showing attitude” to her grandmother, punching her in the chin, slapping her in the face, He is said to have slapped his hands in various places. on the left side of her body after she denied her attitude.
Alexis told police she had picked up her daughter and two sons after receiving texts and photos from her daughter asking for help. He said he texted him to pick up his daughter “because she was sad.”
When the police rushed to the house after receiving a report of a custody dispute, they found blood on the daughter’s clothes.
“Blood stains were found on the victim’s sweater and sweatpants.” The arrest report states via the Miami Herald. “The victim’s mother showed me a photograph she had received from her daughter, which showed the victim crying and blood running down his face.”
The Herald reported that Stoudemire chose to exercise his right to remain silent after his arrest. He was released on his $1,500 bail, and a pretrial no-contact order was also issued. His next court appearance is scheduled for January 17, 2023.
Stoudemire, 40, was drafted 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns in 2003 and was named Rookie of the Year that season. During his 14-year career in the NBA, he spent a good amount of time with the Suns and New York Knicks. Dallas Mavericks When miami heatHe recently brooklyn nets as a player development assistant.
