Dallas police officials say officers are interviewing witnesses regarding the incident that allegedly occurred at 609 North Harwood Street on Monday.
DALLAS — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Lachie Rice is under investigation for allegedly punching a cameraman at a Dallas club early Monday morning, police officials said.
Dallas police officials said officers responded to the incident Monday at 609 North Harwood Street, the address listed for Lit Kitchen & Lounge and the attached tavern Few Nightclub. Witnesses are being interviewed.
Rice turned himself in to police last month for his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Dallas in late March.
Records show that after Dallas police announced that Rice would be charged with involvement in the crash, Rice turned himself in at the Glen Heights Police Department and was taken to the DeSoto Jail, where his bail was set at $40,000. .
After Rice's appearance, his attorney, State Sen. Royce West, released a statement saying, “Laci Rice turned herself in today and has been released on bail. We reiterate that Mr. Rice continues to cooperate with law enforcement. I want to.'' Mr. Rice acknowledges his actions and extends his deepest condolences to those injured in this incident. Our legal team is currently tasked with reviewing all legal documents. ”
Rice, 23, faces eight charges in the incident, including six counts of collision with bodily injury, one count of collision with serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to the warrant. . All charges are felonies.
Collisions involving personal injury are punishable by up to five years in prison or up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $5,000, or both in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
A collision with serious bodily injury (a third-degree felony) is punishable by a prison term of up to 10 years or up to 2 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Aggravated assault – a second-degree felony – carries a sentence of two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Rice, who attended SMU before being drafted by the Chiefs, grew up in North Richland Hills in Tarrant County. Chiefs manager Andy Reid said that as the legal process progresses, Rice will effectively participate in the team's voluntary offseason program, which began earlier this month.
This is a developing story. WFAA will update this article as additional information becomes available. A previous version of this article said the alleged incident occurred Monday night, not Monday morning. WFAA regrets the error.
