Carswell charged with domestic violence

[The_Philster]

ATLANTA -- Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell was arrested on a domestic violence charge and was in jail Saturday.

He was arrested Friday and charged with simple battery, domestic violence and obstruction of an officer, said Sgt. Nikita Hightower, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Carswell was being held without bail pending an initial court appearance at the county jail Saturday. The circumstances of the arrest were not immediately available.

A team spokesman did not immediately return calls. ..

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Carswell charged with domestic violence

ATLANTA -- Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell was arrested on charges that he picked up his girlfriend by the neck and was released Saturday night on $2,500 bail.

He was arrested Friday and charged with simple battery, domestic violence and obstruction of an officer, said Sgt. Nikita Hightower, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Carswell was initially held without bail, but Associate Magistrate's Judge Roy Roberts set bond after a brief hearing at the Fulton County Jail. Carswell was not asked to enter a plea, and a public defender was assigned to represent him for the hearing. A preliminary hearing was set for Tuesday.

A team spokesman did not immediately return calls

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Carswell out after arrest

ATLANTA - Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell, who was arrested on charges Friday that he picked up his girlfriend by the neck, was released Saturday night on $2,500 bail.

He was arrested Friday and charged with simple battery, domestic violence and obstruction of an officer, said Sgt. Nikita Hightower, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff's Department.

Carswell initially was held without bail, but Associate Magistrate's Judge Roy Roberts set bond after a brief hearing at the Fulton County Jail. Carswell was not asked to enter a plea, and a public defender was assigned to represent him for the hearing. A preliminary hearing was set for Tuesday....

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Broncos' Carswell could face suspension

Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell was released from custody late Saturday after being arrested by the Atlanta Police Department on Friday, according to Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff's Department public information officer Sgt. Nikita Adams-Hightower.
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Under the NFL's personal conduct policy, Carswell could be subject to a fine, suspension or banishment from the league for a time specified by commissioner Paul Tagliabue....

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Carswell moves closer to plea bargain

ATLANTA -- Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell waived his right to a hearing Tuesday to determine whether there was enough evidence to arrest him on domestic violence charges, court officials said.

The move means Carswell, 31, will next appear in state court to enter a plea on charges of domestic violence battery and obstruction of an officer, said Rebecca Smith in the criminal warrants division of Fulton County magistrate court.

A date for that hearing had not been scheduled Tuesday....

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Carswell case bound for trial

ATLANTA - Denver Broncos tight end Dwayne Carswell will stand trial on charges related to a July 4 assault on his girlfriend.

Carswell, 31, failed to appear at the preliminary hearing Tuesday, thus waiving his right to one. His case was bound over to state court...

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