Guice charged with domestic violence, released by the team
August 7, 2020
by Alex Zeese
Washington released Derrius Guice today as a result of his arrest on charges of domestic violence, which allegedly included accusations of strangulation.
The team moved quickly to announce his release less than one hour after NBC Washington’s JP Finlay first broke the news on Twitter around 6:30 PM ET.
Washington Football RB Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges, per Loudon County Sherrifs. Guice turned himself in Friday.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 7, 2020
The team released the following statement a short time later:
STATEMENT FROM THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM ON RB DERRIUS GUICE
“On Thursday we learned of a potential domestic violence related incident involving RB Derrius Guice. We immediately alerted the National Football League and have continued to work with them during this process. We then met with Derrius to inform him that he was excused from all team activity pending a review of this matter. This afternoon we learned that there were multiple charges filed against Derrius. Upon review of the nature of these charges and following internal discussions, we have decided to release Derrius immediately.”
The Hog Sty contacted the Loudon County Sheriff for a statement, and will update this post with more information as it becomes available.
Update:
According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Dept the charges against Guice stemmed from 3 separate domestic related incidents earlier this year — on Feb 14, March 13 and April 17.
— John Keim (@john_keim) August 7, 2020