Former NFL offensive lineman Chad Wheeler, who, in November, was discovered responsible of home violence after attacking his girlfriend, was sentenced to 81 months in jail.
Moreover, the decide ordered that Wheeler can’t contact the sufferer, Alleah Taylor, and he should pay restitution.
The responsible verdict was three years after the incident occurred of their shared condo. Wheeler blamed it on having “a manic episode.”
The sufferer had known as 911 to state that she was being “killed,” the Seattle Occasions reported again in January 2021. She suffered a dislocated arm and was bleeding, in accordance with police.
Wheeler was listed at 6-foot-7, 310 kilos, whereas the sufferer was 5-foot-9, and 145 kilos, per the police report.
The sufferer additionally instructed police this all started when Wheeler requested her, a girl of coloration, to “bow to him.” She additionally recounted what occurred when she regained consciousness, saying Wheeler was standing subsequent to her mattress and mentioned, “Wow, you’re alive?”
Her face was coated in blood and her left arm was swollen and limp towards her physique, and she or he had noticeable fingerprints on each side of her neck, in accordance with the police report.
Earlier than the sentence was finalized, Taylor posted on X to thank the individuals who have supported her.
Wheeler, 30, spent three seasons within the NFL after taking part in collegiately at USC. The undrafted lineman began 19 of the 32 video games he appeared in for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks.
