Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison pled not guilty to domestic violence charges on July 11 TMZ Sports reported
As we previously reported, the 28-year-old point guard was charged with corporal injury and assault after allegedly attacking his wife at their Granite Bay home.
Collison was arrested on May 30th. The Placer County Sheiriff’s Office released this statement the day after the arrest.
Deputies from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on Oakbrooke Court in Granite Bay on Monday, May 30, at 1 a.m., by a female who reported that she was being assaulted inside the residence.
Deputies found that the woman had visible injuries and they arrested Darren Collison, 29, on a charge of domestic violence. He was booked at the Placer County Jail in Auburn. He was additionally booked for one misdemeanor warrant for $5,000, for driving on a suspended license. He was released from jail at 9 a.m. Monday. His bail was $55,000.
The name of the female victim will not be released as she’s a victim of domestic violence.
Collison was present in court when he pled not guilty. If Collison is found guilty on both charges he faces up to a year in jail. Collison is due back in court in August.
Collison is entering the final year of his contract with the Kings. Last season he backed up Rajon Rando and was a good back up point guard averaging 14 points a game while shooting nearly 49%.
