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Dolphins' McMichael Charged With Assault on Wife
Miami's Randy McMichael caught 88 passes for 1,083 yards and six TDs in two seasons with the Dolphins.
Miami Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael was arrested Tuesday for allegedly hitting his pregnant wife.
McMichael was charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant woman, a second-degree felony that is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, Broward County sheriff's officials said.
His wife, Cawanna, also was arrested on a domestic battery charge stemming from a fight early Tuesday morning at their home. Officials said she is six months pregnant.
Randy McMichael was released Tuesday evening on $5,000 bond; his wife on a $1,000 bond, officials said. Both appeared in court wearing jail-issued uniforms, and both wept during the brief proceeding.
"We are certainly aware of the seriousness of this matter and we don't condone the types of actions which have been alleged to have occurred," Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt said in a statement. "However, we will withhold any comment on this specific situation until the judicial process has run its course."
Randy McMichael's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined comment.
The 6-foot-3, 247-pound McMichael has caught 88 passes for 1,083 yards and six touchdowns in two seasons with the Dolphins.
McMichael told sheriff's investigators he had been out drinking with friends, according to a probable cause affidavit. After arriving home, he became ill in a downstairs bathroom when his wife came in and began yelling at him.
He told investigators his wife "hit him across the head with her hand," and she fell to the ground when he pushed her.
Cawanna McMichael, though, said her husband grabbed her arm and hit her several times. She was taken to a hospital for evaluation, then transported to the jail for booking, officials said.
It was unknown whether either has an attorney.
Source: AP