Under contract, Kings guard Collison faces steep charges

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SACRAMENTO -- According to an official press release, Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office stemming from his role in a situation on May 30, 2016.

“After review of all the above evidence we have concluded there is sufficient evidence that will allow our office to file and prove this criminal case against Mr. Collison beyond a reasonable doubt,” the official press release reads.

Deputies were called to a home in Granite Bay early on Monday the 30th by a female who reported that she was being assaulted. According to the Placer County Sheriff's Facebook page at the time, "Deputies found that the woman had visible injuries and they arrested Collison on a charge of domestic violence.”

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Collison was booked and later released on $55,000 bail. The District Attorney’s Office was handed the case on June 1 and eventually determined that misdemeanor, and not the more serious count of felony, charges were warranted.  

“The predominant factors in a domestic violence case are the past criminal record of the defendant particularly of prior convictions that are violent in nature and the severity of the injuries,” the DA’s office press release states. “Considering the above factors including the lack of any prior criminal history of Mr. Collision and the fact the injuries suffered by the defendant, while concerning, required little if any medical attention, dictate this case be charged as a misdemeanor.  Accordingly Mr. Collision has been charged with one count of violating 273.5 of the Penal Code (domestic violence causing injury).  Mr. Collision has also been charged with one count of Domestic Battery of a Spouse in violation of Penal Code 243(e), in a closely related, but separate incident occurring on the same evening.”

According to the official complaint, count one is for, “willfully and unlawfully inflict[ing] corporal injury upon a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant or child’s parent resulting in a traumatic condition.”

The second count of domestic battery is for, “willfully and unlawfully use[ing] force and violence, to wit, spit upon the person.”

Collison will be arraigned on July 11. If convicted, he faces up to a year in county jail, as well as one year in a batterer’s treatment program.

Due to the fact that it is an ongoing legal matter, the Sacramento Kings have no comment at this time, although they are well aware of the situation.  

The 28-year-old point guard signed a three-year, $15 million deal with the Kings in July of 2014. He is under contract for the 2016-17 season in Sacramento.

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