Lawrence Phillips, an ex-NFL RB who flamed out on many levels, was found guilty on Monday of assault and other felony charges. He had been accused of attacking and choking his girlfriend on two occasions in 2005.
A jury found Lawrence Phillips, 34, guilty of seven counts. The charges included assault with great bodily injury, corporal injury on a spouse or roommate, false imprisonment, making a criminal threat and auto theft. He faces a sentence of up to 25 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 8th at a San Diego Superior Court.
Lawrence Phillips was accused of choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness Aug. 2, 2005, and again Aug. 13, 2005. During the trial, two of Phillips' former girlfriends testified that he had choked them to unconsciousness on separate occasions.
In October 2008, Lawrence Phillips was sentenced in Los Angeles to a 10-year prison term for driving onto a field near the LA Coliseum in August 2005 and striking three boys and a 19-year-old man with his girlfriend's car.
Lawrence Phillips' domestic violence issues first surfaced in college. One night, Phillips found his ex-girlfriend, Kate McEwen, in the apartment of another football player, Scott Frost. He assaulted her by dragging her down a stairwell by her hair and by her shirt. Phillips was subsequently suspended from the Nebraska football team by Head Coach Tom Osborne.
Despite these seeming character issues, Lawrence Phillips was draft in the first round, number six pick overall, by the St. Louis Rams.
During his football career, Lawrence Phillips played for the Rams, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers, from 1996 - 1999.
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