Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Lachie Rice is suspected in an assault that injured a man in downtown Dallas, law enforcement officials said. dallas morning news on tuesday.
Officers were dispatched to a nightclub in the 600 block of North Harwood Street near Federal Street around 2:30 a.m. Monday for a report of an assault, a police spokesperson confirmed.
The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesperson said.law enforcement officials revealed news There was visible swelling on one side of the man's face.
Officials said Rice, a former Richland High School and SMU star, was involved in the incident. Rice's lawyer, state Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas), declined to comment.
It was unclear whether Rice had been in contact with authorities, and police announced as of Tuesday afternoon that no charges had been filed. A spokesperson for the Dallas County Sheriff's Department said there was no record of any recent arrests.
The charges come more than a month after police filed eight charges against Rice in connection with a March 30 multi-vehicle crash in Dallas that injured at least seven people. Police said Rice and SMU football player Theodore “Teddy” Knox were driving two luxury sports cars that caused the chain reaction accident.
Seconds before the incident, Rice was driving 119 mph and Knox was driving 116 mph in the 6600 block of North Central Expressway between Lovers Lane and University Boulevard, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. was.
Rice and four other men were seen on video leaving the scene after the crash. Police said the men did not stop to check if anyone needed medical treatment or to provide information.
Rice and Knox are each charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision with serious injury, and six counts of collision with injury. Both men turned themselves in to authorities less than two weeks after the accident and posted bail shortly after.
Staff writer Julia James contributed to this report.
