Chiefs News: Arrest warrant issued for Chiefs WR Rashee Rice in Dallas

According to WFAA (ABC8) in Dallas, an arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas Chiefs broad receiver Rashee Rice in connection to his involvement in a six-vehicle crash that occurred on March 30.

Rice, 23, now faces eight fees within the case — six counts of collision involving bodily damage, one depend of collision involving critical bodily damage and one depend of aggravated assault, in keeping with the arrest warrant.

Rice is linked to each vehicles — a Lamborghini, a rental he admitted to driving on the time, and a Corvette that was leased in his identify. SMU broad receiver Teddy Knox, a former teammate of Rice’s, reportedly faces the identical fees.

The entire occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette fled the scene, leaving a number of victims behind with out exchanging info or insurance coverage, and with out checking to ensure everybody was OK.

The police report additionally mentioned marijuana was present in each vehicles, in addition to bank cards, a $16,500 verify, a diamond chain and the playbook for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The crash noticed two victims needing hospitalization, together with a lady who wanted “a number of stitches.”

Final Wednesday, Rice apologized via his official Instagram account — and, a day later, Rice’s legal professional, state Senator Royce West, held a press convention to debate the case.

“Mr. Rice needs to make sure that it’s understood and appreciated that he’s going to do the whole lot in his energy to deliver [the victims’] life again to as regular as doable,” mentioned West, “by way of accidents, by way of property harm. He’ll make sure that he’s answerable for serving to them to get via that individual a part of this.”

West added that his consumer cooperated with the Dallas Police Division. Now, sources have advised WFAA he has 24 hours to show himself in.

Rice performed highschool soccer in North Richland Hills, Texas, earlier than committing to SMU to play school soccer. The Chiefs drafted Rice within the second spherical of final yr’s NFL Draft.

The Chiefs have said that they will react accordingly once they have all the facts, and the NFL has said it is monitoring the situation.