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Derrius Guice ‘adamantly denies’ domestic violence charge; criticizes NFL team for release

By Neal Augenstein

The lawyer for running back Derrius Guice, who was arrested on domestic violence-related charges and released by the Washington Football Team, said Guice “adamantly denies” the charges and the NFL team rushed to judgment with the 23-year-old player.

Guice was arrested Friday.

Defense attorney Peter Greenspun, in a statement, was critical of the process that led to Guice’s arrest.

“On August 7, 2020, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants for Derrius Guice,” Greenspun said. “Unfortunately, the investigators did not seek a statement or any input from Derrius before the warrants were issued.”

The charges include one count of strangulation, three counts of assault and battery and one count of destruction of property.

The charges stem from incidents that happened earlier this year — on Feb. 14, March 13 and April 17 — in Loudoun County, where Guice lives and the team’s headquarters and practice facility is located.

The allegations against Guice were first reported in Montgomery County, where the victim lives, and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office first learned of them on July 22.

“The failure to fully investigate allegations of events, which allegedly took place months ago, is inexplicable,” said Greenspun.

Guice turned himself in and was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond.

“Based only on the assertion of these unsubstantiated charges, the Washington Football Team released Derrius, also without any inquiry as to what did or did not take place.”

Guice’s attorney said his client was expected to be a key player for the team this season, “yet he was released without a single question as to what occurred.”

Greenspun, who has represented high-profile defendants in the region, including Beltway Sniper John Allen Muhammad, said Guice will defend the charges in court.

“A full vetting of the allegations will take place, in contrast to actions by local law enforcement and the Washington Football Team that assumed the worst, directly contradicting every sense of fairness and due process,” said Greenspun.

Report: Sexual harassment claim against Dan Snyder-backed Native American charity

By JP Finlay
Report: Sexual harassment claim against Dan Snyder-backed charity originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIn what seems like a never-ending series of sexual harassment allegations against the Washington Football Team, a new report from The Washington Post shows a 2014 sexual harassment claim against the executive of the former Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation.Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Football Team, started the Original Americans Foundation in 2014 with a pledge of "making a real, lasting, positive impact" for Native American tribal communities. Some saw the creation of the foundation as a transparent attempt to quiet growing pressure and controversy surrounding the team's former Redskins nickname. Regardless, months after the creation of the foundation, a female employee lodged a formal complaint to Washington's human resources alleging sexual harassment by the foundation's executive director Gary Edwards. The Post published excerpts of the 2014 letter that alleged the complaint:  The complaint prompted an investigation, but a former foundation employee quoted in the story said it was anything but complete.  Eventually the harassment claim made its way to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where after mediation the female employee received a financial settlement and signed a non-disclosure agreement, according to the report. The team refused to release the alleged victim from the NDA when requested by the Post.The latest allegations come after a series of investigative reports from The Post showing a pervasive culture of abuse and harassment from former Washington Football executives towards women.The NFL is now conducting its own investigation into the culture created inside the football team and the level of knowledge of owner Dan Snyder. The problems don't end there, as 40 percent of the team is up for sale as former business partners of Snyder want to sell their shares. Snyder is fighting that sale in court, and Washington's owner also has his own investigation and lawsuits ongoing due to slanderous misinformation spread this summer that linked him to the late criminal pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Washington has overhauled most of its business operation this year, including hiring new team president Jason Wright and a new human resources director.Wright has been very clear that he wants a full investigation into all of the misdeeds of the past and that this is a new day for the Washington Football organization. 
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