SportReuben Foster’s accuser will cooperate with authorities, her attorney says
49ers LB Reuben Foster arrested on domestic-violence charge in Florida, report says
Reuben Foster was arrested at 9:10 p.m. ET and booked in jail at 11:11 p.m. ET. No bond has been posted yet. The 49ers are playing the Buccaneers on Sunday. Foster had a previous domestic-violence charge dropped in May after his ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, recanted her statements that alleged Foster caused her bodily harm. The 24-year-old linebacker did serve a two-game suspension for a marijuana-related charge as well as a gun-possession charge stemming from the dropped domestic-violence charge.
At left, Reuben Foster walks into court last month. At right, Elissa Ennis leaves court with attorney Stephanie Rickard Thursday. Attorney Stephanie Rickard issued a statement on behalf of Elissa Ennis that said her client can prove the injuries in February that led to the charges were not caused
Reuben Foster ' s Accuser Recants Domestic Violence Accusations. The attorney for the ex-girlfriend of Reuben Foster says her client Rickard says those injuries were caused by a fight with another woman and Ennis made the accusation against Foster because he threatened to break up with her.
© Provided by Perform Media Channels Limited It appears the truth will eventually come out in the ongoing saga that is Reuben Foster.
Foster was arrested in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday on a domestic-violence battery charge, and according to the accuser’s attorney, she will cooperate in the ongoing investigation into her allegations against the NFL linebacker.
“We are moving forward,” said Adante Pointer (via USA Today). “She will participate in the process.”
Foster was released by the 49ers following his arrest over the weekend and eventually claimed off waivers by the Redskins in what head coach Jay Gruden called “a team decision.”
49ers release Reuben Foster after another arrest
The move comes after Foster was arrested Saturday in Tampa Bay on a domestic-violence battery charge. According to a police report obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, he was arrested at 9:10 p.m. ET and booked in jail at 11:11 p.m. ET. MORE: 49ers LB Reuben Foster arrested on domestic-violence charge in Florida, report says Foster had a previous domestic-violence charge dropped in May after his ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, recanted her statements that alleged Foster caused her bodily harm.
At left, Reuben Foster walks into court last month. At right, Elissa Ennis leaves court with attorney Stephanie Rickard Thursday. Attorney Stephanie Rickard issued a statement on behalf of Elissa Ennis that said her client can "Im sorry,” Ennis said under cross-examination by Foster ' s attorney .
Under questioning from Foster ’ s attorney Joshua Bentley, Ennis also admitted that she attempted to get a previous boyfriend arrested for domestic violence in 2011 in a similar scheme. “You knew in this case when Reuben Foster broke up with you, you were going to go to your playbook and ruin his
Foster was placed on the commissioner's exempt list Tuesday following the Redskins' announcement.
“There's no guarantee he's ever going to play here, to be honest with you,” Gruden told reporters. “He's got a lot of work to do — personally, with the team, with the NFL, with himself — before he even thinks about playing football again.”
Foster had a previous domestic-violence charge dropped in May after his ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, recanted her statements alleging Foster caused her bodily harm. According to reports, Ennis is the woman involved in Foster’s most recent incident.
The 24-year-old linebacker did serve a two-game suspension for a marijuana-related charge as well as a gun-possession charge stemming from the dropped domestic-violence charge.
Police release video of Reuben Foster's domestic dispute.
Six weeks before an alleged domestic violence incident at a 49ers team hotel, Foster was involved in another dispute with his ex-girlfriend.
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