Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill arrested in assault case
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ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) - Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill was arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and kept her in his home against her will.
According to a release from the Issaquah Police Department on Wednesday morning, Hill was arrested on investigation of unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence and third-degree assault-domestic violence. According to King County Jail records, Hill was booked into the Seattle correctional facility early Wednesday afternoon.
Both charges are felonies in Washington state. It's at least the fourth time Hill, 30, has been arrested and the second time he's been accused of domestic violence.
Police said they responded to Hill's home around 4 p.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old said she had been assaulted several times and was kept in Hill's home against her will. The women told police that Hill blocked the doorway and took her cellphone. She was able to escape the home when Hill used the bathroom, police said.
She was treated at a hospital and released. A Seahawks spokesman said the team is aware of the situation.
Hill played last season on a one-year contract with the Seahawks. He played in 13 games, starting 12, and recorded 47 tackles and 1½ sacks. Hill is one of two players still on the Seahawks roster from their lone Super Bowl appearance when they lost to Pittsburgh. He's played all eight NFL seasons with the Seahawks and has started 89 of 97 games in his Seattle career.
Hill is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason.
For much of his career, off-field problems have followed Hill. He was arrested less than a year ago for marijuana possession in Atlanta, but the charge was later dismissed. His first arrest came in 2009 in Georgia for marijuana possession where he was sentenced to 12 months of probation.
Then in April 2010, Hill was arrested by Issaquah police on a fourth-degree assault-domestic violence charge. Hill avoided trial on that charge after agreeing to a stipulated order of continuance that required him to avoid legal troubles for 18 months and complete a one-year, state-certified domestic violence treatment program.
Issaquah prosecutor Lynn Moberly said Wednesday that Hill's previous domestic violence case had closed and the latest arrest has no influence on his previous deal.
Hill was suspended by the NFL for two games during the 2010 season
According to a release from the Issaquah Police Department on Wednesday morning, Hill was arrested on investigation of unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence and third-degree assault-domestic violence. According to King County Jail records, Hill was booked into the Seattle correctional facility early Wednesday afternoon.
Both charges are felonies in Washington state. It's at least the fourth time Hill, 30, has been arrested and the second time he's been accused of domestic violence.
Police said they responded to Hill's home around 4 p.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old said she had been assaulted several times and was kept in Hill's home against her will. The women told police that Hill blocked the doorway and took her cellphone. She was able to escape the home when Hill used the bathroom, police said.
She was treated at a hospital and released. A Seahawks spokesman said the team is aware of the situation.
Hill played last season on a one-year contract with the Seahawks. He played in 13 games, starting 12, and recorded 47 tackles and 1½ sacks. Hill is one of two players still on the Seahawks roster from their lone Super Bowl appearance when they lost to Pittsburgh. He's played all eight NFL seasons with the Seahawks and has started 89 of 97 games in his Seattle career.
Hill is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason.
For much of his career, off-field problems have followed Hill. He was arrested less than a year ago for marijuana possession in Atlanta, but the charge was later dismissed. His first arrest came in 2009 in Georgia for marijuana possession where he was sentenced to 12 months of probation.
Then in April 2010, Hill was arrested by Issaquah police on a fourth-degree assault-domestic violence charge. Hill avoided trial on that charge after agreeing to a stipulated order of continuance that required him to avoid legal troubles for 18 months and complete a one-year, state-certified domestic violence treatment program.
Issaquah prosecutor Lynn Moberly said Wednesday that Hill's previous domestic violence case had closed and the latest arrest has no influence on his previous deal.
Hill was suspended by the NFL for two games during the 2010 season
Sad to see him go???..I'm sure most fans will buy him a one-way ticket out of town..I say good riddance with your pot smoking and domestic violence.
Well the good news is Malcolm Smith looked pretty good while filling in for Hill this year....it would be sad to Hill go since he has been with the team for so long, but he has ran into way too much trouble over the years. Time to send him packing!
@TelecasterMaster I agree with everything you said except the part where it will be sad to see him go. I think it will be a relief to send him packing.
Well, bugger. We really, really could use him but if he taints his image like this there is no way Carroll will keep him.
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Hey Leroy! Way to piddle in your own well at free agent time! You just cost yourself at least a million in signing bonuses.
As others have noted, that is one oddly-shaped cranium. It's probably HGH-head, which is misrepresented in the media, but severe HGH abuse can indeed cause some degree of cranial osteogenesis, which is what we may have in this case.
@Whobeke He looks older than 30. I'd run if I encountered him LOL.
 @Whobeke It could also be very, very bad PhotoShopping him out of a different background. Although HGH head is definitely a possibility based on this guy's history of poor decisions including previous domestic abuse charges.Â
Not surprised at all. A LOT of these football players would be in jail if it wasn't for football.
Gasp!!! Seahawk Lynch  was one when he played for Buffalo Bills and why they let him go.
BETCHA some of you didn't know that....
 @Jack60 BETCHA most of us don't care...
Here we go again -- Slap-on-Wrist Time...
surprising?
Sad to see Leroy do this.   Leroy & Lofa Tatupu was as POWERHOUSE together back in 2005 on the defense.
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Thanks for the great memories Leroy, but don't ruin your legacy before you leave Seattle mang.
What size condom does his head wear?
 @dylandawgie 11
....and women continue to come to his house. Â I hope the local team does not re-sign him. Â
I am sure she deserved it...
@Komo206 You speak like you know about their relationship !! Maybe you are one of those women that feel like you should 've been his girl !!! Also why would you wish something like that on anyone, cause it surely could happen to you !!!!!!!  Karma is a son of gun!!!!!!!!
 @cocomo   I am actually a man...
Dudes got a narly conehead! Lol!
 @hopeforthefuture I've never called it a conehead. I always though it looked like something else aka a mushroom tip if you catch my drift. ;-)
 @Hachee_Bungwhy Richard Cranium?
this clown is done ... he should just go hang out with chris brown and be butt buddies... big tuff guy beating on girls what a loser...
This guy's gotta go... no excuses for this track record.
Yep...He's had his chances to stay out of trouble...Leroy Hill is a soon-to-be ex-Seahawk. Pete Carroll won't put up with this, not after the Belcher case in KC.
Dan Ackroyd.. Coneheads strike again!
What I did????
 we still do not know the whole truth,Why is she with him at all?Money?
@Dozen 123 Why would you ask that question ? Is that the reason you would have been with him ? Are maybe she loves the man !!!!!!!!
Leave him now or stop calling 911 and wasting the police's time and resources.Â
Not many people get a shot at making loads of money like Leroy. Too bad he doesn't have common sense to keep his nose clean and acts like a two-bit thug. Where do all these stupid women come from that dates people like Leroy.
We had a girl in our office who had a boyfriend who beat her up. She would come to work with black eyes and bruises. When I asked her why she didn't date a nice guy who would take care of her she said she thought nice guys were too boring. Besides she wanted a guy who would protect her. I told her it's a double edged sword so better watch out.
Wow, well if she thinks getting beat is preferable to boring she has more than a couple of screws loose. He is not going to protect her from anything seeing he thinks it is ok to beat her up.
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My personality attracts dominant men, but at least I have the common sense to decline their invites. No one is going to beat on me physically or emotionally--blah
Too many hits to the head Leroy? Use it... it works for everyone else in the NFL. Apparently there really isn't any consequences for your actions.
sonn to be ex-seahawk...
And why did she stick around after the first domestic abuse incident?Â
@lakeview I don't see where in the article that it states that this is the same woman. If it was, then I totally agree with your question.
@Surveyor1   It's a different women . They would have said it was the same women.
What a great way to increase your value on the free agent market - NOT.
Leroy, boy, we gotta get you a woman.
Bye bye Leroy nice having you on the team the last 8 years.
Didn't this very thing happen involving the very same guy about a year ago?
@Jeff Valdez Read more than the first paragraph.
I didn't know he lived in Issaquah...but now I know what the sirens were for the other day...
Don't let the door hit ya on the way out....
Pretty sure he's a free agent and was gonna be out of here anyways. This just makes the already easy decision that much easier.
he can blame it on getting hit in the head to many times, but this is becoming a normal behavior for this violent sport.
What is your opinion based on, is there any evidence to substantiate your assertion or is it just an unfounded opinion? If Leroy Hill was someone other than a professional athlete, letâs just say a Plumber or an Accountant would KOMO News have even reported the story? Would there have even been a story, or for that matter would anyone care that he was arrested for allegedly committing a crime?
 The NFL has a total of 1,696 players employed (including 5 practice squad players per team), and out of that number what percentage were arrested for crimes other than traffic infractions in 2011 or 2012? (Iâll give you a clue that is a number less than the general public)
http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/10/28/statistics-show-nfl-players-may-be-less-likely-to-get-arrested-than-general-public/
 http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201110/nfls-surprising-new-arrest-leader Â
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/10/24/good-question-do-athletes-get-arrested-more-than-the-rest-of-us/
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/persons-arrested
 @Phatharrius How does that survey work out if you consider only the black players...??
@Biggg Donnn You really need to quit drinking before you post comments.
 @nunof uors So out of all the players in the NFL what percentage gets arrested for DV? Something tells me the percentage is very very small so I wouldn't consider it "normal behavior".