{"id":3800,"date":"2013-05-28T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T17:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2013-05-28T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T19:25:02","slug":"maurice-jones-drew-charged-with-battery-after-punching-security-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/2013\/05\/28\/maurice-jones-drew-charged-with-battery-after-punching-security-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Jones-Drew allegedly punched security guard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maurice Jones-Drew has been charged with battery after punching a security guard in a night club. Jones-Drew, 28, has spent all seven of his seasons in the NFL as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n

According to TMZ,<\/a> Jones-Drew is accused of striking the security guard with a closed fist on the guard’s left cheek, knocking him out.<\/p>\n

The incident which took place at the Conch House in St. Augustine, FL on Sunday began when the security guard told a friend of MJD to stop touching a female at the club. At that time MJD’s friend slapped the security guard on the chest and a fight broke out.<\/p>\n

TMZ reported the following:<\/p>\n

One of the security guards reportedly put MJD’s friend in a headlock to stop the fight … and that’s when MJD stepped in and clocked the guard.<\/p>\n

After the incident, the security guard spoke with police — and cops noted that the guy’s jaw was “swollen a great deal and had a large lump on his jaw bone.”<\/p>\n

The security guard was hospitalized after the incident — and doctors found contusions and a bone bruise, but no broken bones.<\/p>\n

Jones-Drew’s agent insists he’s innocent. “Maurice was there and was not involved,” the’s rep said. Jones-Drew’s agent says that MJD left when the altercation took place.<\/p>\n

More details are surely to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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