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08-03-2009, 12:49 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txburressweaponscharge&prov=st&type=lgns
NEW YORK(AP)—Former New York Giants (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nyg/;_ylt=Atrp2veU8mbn4K2bvbPavY4LubYF) star Plaxico Burress (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5037/;_ylt=ApVTlt8u_U9PxK_toZKds9sLubYF)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5037/news;_ylt=AqmVAhmIGTNLG_dicWrBNkcLubYF) was indicted by a grand jury on weapons charges after shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan night club last winter, prosecutors announced Monday.
The indictment charged the 31-year-old Burress with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said.
The 31-year-old wide receiver faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison.
NEW YORK(AP)—Former New York Giants (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nyg/;_ylt=Atrp2veU8mbn4K2bvbPavY4LubYF) star Plaxico Burress (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5037/;_ylt=ApVTlt8u_U9PxK_toZKds9sLubYF)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5037/news;_ylt=AqmVAhmIGTNLG_dicWrBNkcLubYF) was indicted by a grand jury on weapons charges after shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan night club last winter, prosecutors announced Monday.
The indictment charged the 31-year-old Burress with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said.
The 31-year-old wide receiver faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison.