Brutal details in arrest of Kamara
New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara is accused of punching and injuring a man in an attack also involving at least three men who were with Kamara last weekend at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, according to a police arrest report made public Tuesday.
The alleged victim told Las Vegas police he fell unconscious, and police said video showed him being punched, kicked and stomped by three people who accompanied Kamara at the rooftop nightclub Drai’s at the Cromwell casino.
“At no point during this attack did (the man) hit, punch or push Kamara or any of his associates,” the report said.
The identities of the three other alleged attackers were blacked out. No other arrests have been made. Officer Larry Hadfield, a Las Vegas police spokesman, called the investigation ongoing.
Police said the attack happened about 6:30 a.m. Saturday outside an elevator at Drai’s, and the alleged victim first spoke with police at a hospital about 5:30 p.m. after he got medical treatment.
Kamara played in the Pro Bowl at noon Sunday before police interviewed him at Allegiant Stadium. He was arrested at about 3:30 p.m. on suspicion of felony battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.
Kamara posted bond for his release. He has a March 8 court date. A conviction on the felony charge could result in a sentence of one to five years in state prison.
Representatives for the NFL and the Saints declined to comment about the police report.
“The matter is being reviewed under the personalconduct policy,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said.
Kamara punched the man approximately eight times, according to the police report, and the three men with Kamara stomped on the man’s face, chest and legs a total of more than 20 times.
Police said the incident began when Kamara put his hand on the man’s chest to stop him from entering the elevator, the man pushed his hand away, a person with Kamara punched the man, and Kamara “immediately attacked.”
Kamara is one of the top running backs in the NFL. He had more than 1,300 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns on the way to being selected for his fifth Pro Bowl in five seasons. Commander charged: Deshazor Everett, a safety for the Washington Commanders, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal car crash in which he was behind the wheel.
Everett, 29, was the driver in a one-car crash that killed his girlfriend, Olivia Peters, on Dec. 23 in Northern Virginia. Peters was riding in the passenger seat.
Their vehicle was traveling more than 90 mph in a 45 mph zone, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office said Tuesday in a news release. Everett suffered non-life-threatening injuries that kept him off the field for the final three games of the 2021 season.
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