BALTIMORE (AP)—
Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Bennie Thompson was charged Monday with violating a protective order after a woman told police he threatened her over the phone.
Thompson, one of coach Brian Billick's 14 assistant coaches, was released on his own recognizance at a bail review hearing Monday morning, said Thompson's attorney, Terry Lavenstein.
The woman Thompson called Sunday night, Nikki Walden, is a friend of a former girlfriend of Thompson's, Lavenstein said. The attorney said he believes the charges will not stand, because the protective order signed by a judge last week applies not to Walden but to Thompson's former girlfriend.
Walden told police Thompson threatened to kill her. Thompson's attorney said the former Ravens player didn't threaten Walden when he called her Sunday night.
"He spoke to her. She says it was a threat, but he swears he didn't even raise his voice. The call certainly wasn't to harass her in any way," Lavenstein said.
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Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Bennie Thompson was charged Monday with violating a protective order after a woman told police he threatened her over the phone.
Thompson, one of coach Brian Billick's 14 assistant coaches, was released on his own recognizance at a bail review hearing Monday morning, said Thompson's attorney, Terry Lavenstein.
The woman Thompson called Sunday night, Nikki Walden, is a friend of a former girlfriend of Thompson's, Lavenstein said. The attorney said he believes the charges will not stand, because the protective order signed by a judge last week applies not to Walden but to Thompson's former girlfriend.
Walden told police Thompson threatened to kill her. Thompson's attorney said the former Ravens player didn't threaten Walden when he called her Sunday night.
"He spoke to her. She says it was a threat, but he swears he didn't even raise his voice. The call certainly wasn't to harass her in any way," Lavenstein said.
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