By: KDKA-TV news staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh lawyer says he and his client have filed charges against Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald.
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The man’s lawyer says he will file assault charges against former Pitt and NFL star Aaron Donald. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/Zy37tgs19I
– Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) April 14, 2021
Lawyer Todd Hollis gave Andy Sheehan of KDKA a picture of a man who appeared to have a swollen eye and a cut on his face and said the man would accuse the NFL star again.
(Photo credit: KDKA)
Hollis says De Vincent Spriggs, who is the man in the photo, is filing criminal charges against Donald for an alleged assault overnight last weekend, April 10-11. It is supposed to have happened between 3-4 in the morning at an afternoon club in the South Side of the city.
Just before noon, Hollis and 26-year-old Spriggs arrived at the Pittsburgh Zone 3 police station in Arlington to file charges against Donald.
RUPTURE: According to his lawyer: “De Vincent Spriggs intends to file criminal charges with the Pgh Zone 3 Police against Aaron Donald after an alleged April 10-11 attack between 3 and 4 in the morning.” @KDKA pic.twitter.com/kdqMZyPVQo
– Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) April 14, 2021
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Hollis said Donald allegedly beat Spriggs, who was later treated and released at a local hospital. He is asking the police to conduct a full investigation into the incident.
Hollis identified Spriggs as out of town, but declined to say where.
Spriggs, who has his arm in a belt, a swollen right eye and visible seams, didn’t have much to say.
Andy Sheehan al KDKA: “Have you been assaulted, sir?”
Spriggs: “Yes, I was.”
Sheehan: “Was this unprovoked?”
Hollis: “It simply came to our notice then. I instructed him not to comment, but as you can see from his arm in a belt, his eye is closed, 16 stitches in his eyes and a concussion and other serious injuries he suffered, this is a serious incident. ”
Donald, 29, has been named Defensive Player of the Year this season.
He played at the University of Pittsburgh before being recruited by the Rams in 2014.
In 2019, Donald made a seven-figure donation to the University of Pittsburgh.
Later that year, Pitt Athletics unveiled the Aaron Donald Football Performance Center, with new signage outside the weight room on the training grounds, as well as at the main entrance to the facility.
Donald played at Penn Hills High School.
Andy Sheehan of KDKA works to get a statement or response from Donald and / or his representatives.
Stay tuned to KDKA.com for more details