Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Former Hampton Pirates Kenrick Ellis to serve 45 days in jail

HAMPTON, Virgina -- When the New York Jets' mandatory minicamp ends June 14, backup nose tackle Kenrick Ellis will go to jail for 45 days, but will avoid deportation.

Ellis, who reached a plea agreement last week in which he accepted a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault and battery, was sentenced Monday in Hampton, Virginia, to 179 days in prison, with 89 days suspended. The deal also includes two years of supervised probation.


KENRICK ELLIS, DT, 6'- 4"/346 LBS, NEW YORK JETS
2011 NFL DRAFT 3RD RD PICK, HAMPTON UNIVERSITY


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Based on Virginia law, Ellis will serve 45 days with good behavior, his attorney, Timothy Clancy, said in a phone interview. Ellis will report June 15 to the city jail in Hampton, where two years ago he was arrested and charged with malicious wounding -- a felony that carried a five- to 20-year sentence. He was a Hampton University student at the time.

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