49ers release Reuben Foster after arrest for domestic violence

TAMPA – The linebacker's term, Reuben Foster, officially ended this morning. Nearly 12 hours after his arrest for domestic violence at the hotel's team, after arguing with the same woman who accused him of having hit earlier this year in Los Angeles. Gatos, but later. famous retracted.

Foster, a first-round pick of 2017, saw spousal violence charges against him earlier this year in the Santa Clara County Superior Court after Elissa Ennis repeatedly testified at the bar that She had invented her allegations. Now, Ennis says she wants to file a lawsuit against Foster for a Saturday night clash where she allegedly slapped her face, according to a Tampa police arrest report.

The San Francisco 49ers free Reuben Foster.

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Foster was arrested at 9:10 pm at the Grand Hyatt, located about 8 km from the Raymond James Stadium, where the 49ers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today.

General Manager John Lynch should speak to the media before the game. Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan had strongly supported Foster in his out-of-the-field troubles earlier this year, but had also warned of future incidents that could jeopardize his judgment and decision-making.

Foster, an energetic and charismatic game maker from the University of Alabama, has played only 15 games in a 49ers uniform. He totaled 101 tackles with no interception, no forced fumble, no fumble recovery and no bag. He missed six games as a rookie because of injuries and started this season with a two-game suspension due to this year's arrests for domestic violence and marijuana possession. He was about to return today after a two-game interruption caused by a hamstring. injury.

A criminal affidavit emanating from the Tampa police indicates that the police responded to a call for domestic violence at the hotel on Saturday night, involving a dispute between Foster and Ennis, with whom he had an "uninterrupted relationship" during last three years.

"The victim stated that the accused had slapped his phone, had it thrust with one hand to the chest and had struck it with an open hand on the left side of the face, "says the affidavit, with defendant Foster. "The victim has a 1 inch scratch on the left collarbone. The victim wants to sue the (defendant). "

Foster was charged with a battery charge of first-degree domestic violence, the police said. The prison records show that he was transferred at 11:11 pm in Hillsborough County Jail, located on the other side of downtown. Foster was not allowed to post bail immediately before his appearance before a judge on Sunday.

Earlier, Ennis had charged Foster with domestic violence on February 11 at their home in Los Gatos, which led to his arrest and two charges of domestic violence and possession for possession of a de facto weapon. Santa Clara County attorneys, based in part on police interviews with Ennis, claimed that Foster had dragged her, threw her clothes and "hit her head 8 to 10 times" breaking his eardrum.

But Ennis retreated aggressively to the hearing during the preliminary hearing, claiming that his injuries resulted from a fight the night before and that charges were that Foster was "deadly". had struck were a vengeance for an imminent break and that "all this was money" to pull him financially. The charges related to domestic violence were dismissed on May 23.

Prosecutors insisted that Ennis's initial charges against Foster were more credible and consistent with other evidence. Foster did not plead in any way against a charge of reducing the weapons charges for an assault rifle found at his home on the day of his arrest.

"Some people wondered why we continued to think that Mr. Foster had hurt his girlfriend when she said that she had not done it." Retraction is common among victims of domestic violence, "he said. said the Santa Clara County Attorney's Office in a statement. "Whatever the cause, let's go ahead with cases where the victims retract falsely because we know that if we do not do it, more victims will be injured Our commitment to victims of domestic violence is unwavering. "

Ennis had access to Foster on the eve of a match, the team secured the sleeping floors and meeting rooms of his hotels, and players often reserved rooms on other floors for family and guests without forget that the vestibules remained open to the public. Public.