Posted April 23, 2011, 11:17 am MT
The Brandon Marshall File: His off-field troubles
By MIKE KLIS
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The stab wound to the stomach allegedy inflicted by the hand of his wife was the latest off-field incident involving Miami Dolphins and former Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall. But hardly the first.
Here’s a chronology of Marshall’s off-field troubles:
Oct. 31 2004- Marshall faced misdemeanor charges of trespass, resisting
arrest without violence, disorderly conduct, refusal to obey and assault on
a law enforcement officer from a Halloween night arrest his junior year at
Central Florida. All charges were ultimately dismissed.
April 8, 2005 – Marshall was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor,
after police in Orlando accused him of trying to return a stolen set of bed
sheets at a Burlington Coat Factory. The charge was dropped.
June 17, 2006 – Marshall and his girlfriend Rasheedah Watley both filed police reports alleging
physical abuse by the other in an hours-long a fight at Marshall’s Orlando
apartment. No arrests.
Jan 1, 2007 _ According to court testimony in the murder trial in which Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was the victim and Willie E. Clark was the defendent, Marshall and his cousin were involved in an altercation outside a downtown Denver nightclub with Wllie E. Clark and Daniel “Ponytail” Harris. Prosecutors believe an enraged Clark followed a limousine that he thought Marshall and his cousin were in. Clark was found guilty of firing at least 15 shots into the crowded limousine that killed Williams. Marshall and his cousin were in another vehicle. Clark is serving a life sentence.
Jan. 24, 2007 – Police interview Marshall and his father after an
argument in an Orlando parking lot. Marshall claimed his father tried to run him over with his car, while the father told police Marshall had shot a gun. Both
declined to press charges.
March 18, 2007 – Watley told Atlanta police that Marshall had punched
her and taken her purse while at a downtown hotel. Marshall left before
police arrived and no charges were filed.
March 21, 2007 – Police in Palm Beach County, Fla., interviewed Marshall
and Watley twice in one night after two loud arguments. Both said the
incidents were not physical, and no arrests were made.
March 26, 2007 – This is the first time the Broncos and Denver-area sports fans understood the magnitude of Marshall’s domestic troubles with Watley. Marshall was arrested in Highlands Ranch on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after another argument. Marshall hired attorney Harvey Steinberg to defend him and charges were dropped in May 2007.
June 8, 2007 – Two incident reports were filed by Atlanta police. The
first was to investigate damage to private property when Watley’s friend
alleged that Marshall hit her car and then threw a rock at the passenger
door, where Watley was riding. In the other, Watley told police Marshall had
cut her in the thigh and punched her in the face. She was taken by ambulance
to a local hospital. Marshall was not on the scene, and no charges were
filed.
June 30, 2007 – Watley told Atlanta police Marshall had punched and
choked her at his downtown condo, leaving a bruise on her eye and scratches
on her body. He was not on scene and no charges were filed.
Oct. 22, 2007 – Marshall arrested and charged with DUI after he
allegedly was driving the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Denver
hours after a Broncos game.
March 4-5-6, 2008 – Three incident reports and one criminal warrant
filed after Watley and Marshall got into a fight at his Atlanta condo. She
told police Marshall had punched her in the mouth and eye. Marshall told
police his hand was also cut on glass during the incident, which included
Watley’s two younger sisters. Marshall was arrested on March 6 on a
misdemeanor battery charge.
May 21, 2008 – An Atlanta police officer was dispatched to Marshall’s
condo to enforce Watley’s temporary restraining order while Watley was there
removing her belongings. The officer described Marshall as being cooperative
and Watley as being argumentative, though Watley told the officer she felt
threatened by Marshall and his relatives who were also there.
Feb. 8, 2009 – Played in his first Pro Bowl in Hawaii, an honor received because
of his performance in the 2008 season. While on that trip, he proposed to
his girlfriend, Michi Nogami Campbell.
March 1, 2009: Takes part in a fierce argument with his fiancée that leads to
their arrest on disorderly conduct charges. The charges are dismissed the
next day.
Aug. 14, 2009 – A six-person Atlanta jury acquits Marshall on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from the March 6, 2008 incident.
Aug. 28 – Coach Josh McDaniels suspends Marshall for the remainder of
the preseason for conduct detrimental to the team, the day after he
lost his cool at practice, punting away a football and batting down
balls in frustration. He was reinstated on Sept. 6.
Feb. 26, 2010 – Marshall testifies for the prosecution in the murder trial of
Willie Clark, the man accused of killing former Bronco Darrent Williams on
Jan. 1, 2007. Marshall was partying with Williams the night of the murder.
In his testimony, Marshall said he escalated a dispute outside a downtown
nightclub with Clark and Clark’s friends. “I think about it every night,”
Marshall said.
April 1, 2010 – Marshall marries Michi Nogami in a courthouse ceremony in Jefferson
County. Marshall was spotted wearing his new wedding band in a fashion
magazine photo shoot on April 13.
April 14 – Marshall is traded to the Miami Dolphins for two second-round
draft picks, one each in 2010 and 2011.
July 17, 2010 _ Marshall and his wife again exchange vows in a formal ceremony in Miami.
April 22, 2011 _ Michi Nogami-Marshall is arrested and jailed after she admits to police she stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife in self-defense. Marshall is hospitalized following emergency surgery to repair a non-life threatening stab wound to his stomach.