Winslow pleads not guilty
VISTA, Calif. — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was jailed without bail Friday after pleading not guilty to multiple counts of kidnapping, rape and other charges.
The 34-year-old Winslow, who played his final NFL season for the Jets in 2013, was ordered to return to San Diego County Superior Court on June 25 for a preliminary hearing.
If convicted, Winslow faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
His attorney, Brian Watkins, did not immediately respond to a message left at his office.
Prosecutors said Winslow began a crime spree last March that included rapes, kidnappings, indecent exposure and burglary and continued until just before his arrest this week.
According to charging documents, Winslow, the son of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, allegedly kidnapped and raped a 54-year-old woman on March 13 and a 59-year-old woman on May 13.
On May 24, prosecutors say, he exposed himself in a public place, the location of which wasn’t disclosed.
The burglary charges involved alleged breakins, June 1 at the home of a 71-year-old woman and June 7 at the home of an 86-year-old woman.
Winslow was originally arrested June 7 in the burglary case. After posting bail he was arrested again Thursday on the additional charges.