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Adrien Broner Appears In Court for First Time Today
Photo Credit: Adrien Broner stands to the right of his attorney, Will Welsh, at a hearing Tuesday in Hamilton County Municipal Court. (Photo: The Enquirer/Kevin Grasha)
Cincinnati, Ohio (April 5th, 2016)– Boxer Adrien Broner appeared in court Tuesday for the first time after returning to Cincinnati to face felony charges surrounding an alleged assault and robbery earlier this year outside a Madisonville bowling alley.
Broner, who won a televised fight Friday night in Washington, D.C., turned himself in Monday at the Hamilton County Justice Center, but was released after posting a $100,000 bond. At Tuesday’s hearing, Municipal Judge Dwight Mallory said there were two separate bonds of $50,000 for each charge Broner faces.
Broner, 26, is charged with felonious assault and aggravated robbery in connection with a Jan. 21 incident outside Madison Bowl. An arrest warrant was issued March 22, but authorities allowed Broner to turn himself in after Friday’s fight.
His attorney, Will Welsh, declined to comment Tuesday.
Court documents say Broner pointed a handgun at a West Chester man during a betting dispute over $14,000 and then knocked him unconscious. The incident has also led to a lawsuit against Broner, who lives in Cincinnati.
It has been a tumultuous week for Broner. His super lightweight title was taken away before Friday’s fight after he was four-tenths over the 140-pound limit and then didn’t try to lose it.
On Friday night, he defeated challenger Ashley Theophane with a ninth-round technical knock-out before a sold-out crowd.
USA Today contributed to this report.
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